Match Against Cumberland Not
Completed
ORLANDO, FL -- Division II Dallas Baptist defeated
Washington College, 6-2, in a women's tennis match this morning in
Orlando, FL. Washington had a second match later in the day -
against NAIA school Cumberland - but that match did not finish as
the courts the match was being played on became unavailable. While
there was not a winning team in the second match, the individual
matches completed do count in individual statistics.
Against Dallas Baptist, sophomore Jordan
Finnegan (Wilmington, DE/Archmere Academy) and sophomore
Brittany Marshall (Dagsboro, DE/Worcester Prep,
MD) posted an 8-6 win over Jeanelle
Stines and Lisa Olian at No. 1 doubles.
Natalie Holmes and Hannah Innes
bested senior Kellie Foster (Lothian, MD/St.
Mary's) and freshman Campbell McNicol (Mill Neck,
NY/St. George's School), 8-3, at No. 2 and Laura
Atkins and Lexi Yeado beat freshman
Kat Cohen (Springfield, MA/Williston-Northampton
School) and junior Kristine Depew (Downingtown,
PA/Westtown School), 8-1, at No. 3 as the Patriots (5-0)
took a 2-1 lead.
In singles, Finnegan picked up the Shorewomen's
other point with a 6-3, 6-4, win at No. 1. Olian beat Foster, 6-2,
7-5, at No. 2, Atkins downed McNicol, 6-3, 6-3, at No. 4,
Megan Billings defeated Cohen, 6-3, 6-4, at No. 5,
and Yeado topped Depew, 6-2, 6-2, at No. 6. No. 3 singles was not
finished.
In the suspended Cumberland match, Finnegan and
Marshall picked up a win at No. 1 doubles over Bea
Mompo-Rebaque and Amber Johnson. The
Shorewomen also picked up two other points by default.
Emily Jacobs and Courtney Schaub
downed McNicol and Foster, 8-6, at No. 2 doubles. Mompo-Rebaque
bested Finnegan, 2-6, 6-4, 10-8, at No. 1 singles, Schaub beat
Foster, 6-2, 6-4, at No. 2, and Jacobs downed McNicol, 6-4, 7-5,at
No. 3. Cumberland held a 4-3 lead at the time of suspension but a
winner cannot be declared until one team has earned five points in
the match.
Cumberland is ranked 22nd in the NAIA.
The Shorewomen (2-1) will play Bethel (TN) in
Orlando tomorrow at 1:00 p.m.
