ANDERSON, S.C. - The Anderson University women's tennis team used the momentum started in the doubles portion to claim a 6-3 victory over Newberry Wednesday afternoon at the AU Tennis Complex.
With the victory, the Trojans improve to 10-6 overall and 5-2 in the SAC, while the Wolves fall to 14-3 and 6-1 in conference play.
In the doubles round, Ivey Welborn and Rebecca Bruning got back in the win column with an 8-5 victory over Vanessa Ortiz and Amanda Carrillo. Playing in the No 2 spot Alexandra Ebner and Jennifer Holcombe defeated Elizabeth Williamson and Tara Lamers, 8-4, with Abigail Gregory and Natalia San Jose posting an 8-5 win over Kelly McManus and Paula Avellan to give the Black and Gold a 3-0 advantage.
Bruning picked up her 13th singles victory of the season while Ebner and Nikkola Wichenko put the match away defeating their opponents from Newberry. Ebner recorded her ninth singles win while Wichenko posted her eighth triumph of the season.
Anderson continues conference action when it hosts Carson-Newman
on Friday. First serve is set for 2 p.m. at the AU Tennis
Complex.
Anderson 6, Newberry 3
Singles competition
1. Elizabeth Williamson (NBY) def. Ivey Welborn (AU-W) 6-4, 2-6,
6-4
2. Rebecca Bruning (AU-W) def. Vanessa Ortiz (NBY) 6-3, 6-0
3. Amanda Carrillo (NBY) def. Natalia San Jose (AU-W) 6-1, 6-4
4. Alexandra Ebner (AU-W) def. Tara Lamers (NBY) 1-6, 6-4, 6-1
5. Paula Avellan (NBY) def. Jennifer Holcombe (AU-W) 6-4, 6-2
6. Nikkola Wichenko (AU-W) def. Rebeca Martinez (NBY) 6-1, 6-3
Doubles competition
1. Welborn/Bruning (AU) def. Ortiz/Carrillo (NBY) 8-5
2. Ebner/Holcombe (AU) def. Williamson/Lamers (NBY) 8-4
3. Gregory/San Jose (AU) def. McManus/Avellan (NBY) 8-5
