Third-Ranked Emory Women’s Tennis Defeats Brenau 7-2
The Emory University women’s tennis team picked up its
second-straight victory on the road, defeating Brenau University
7-2 in Gainesville, GA on Thursday.
For the second-consecutive match, the Eagles swept through
all three doubles contests. Emory’s top-doubles pairing
of senior Lorne McManigle and junior Zahra
Dawson, ranked first in the Atlantic South Region,
defeated Lyn See Choo and Hannah Thompson, 8-3. In the
second-doubles contest, freshman Gabrielle Clark
and Jordan Wylie earned an 8-4 victory over Kate
Mazackova and Liubov Orlova. Rounding out doubles play,
Emory’s freshman duo of Brenna Kelly and
Malavika Padmanabhan defeated Eline Nagles and
Nelli Martirosyan 8-4 in the third match.
In singles play, Wylie earned a victory for Emory in the
second-singles match, defeating Kate Mazackova, ranked
48th nationally in the NAIA, 6-3, 6-1. McManigle
would add on a point with a come-from-behind victory in the third
singles match, winning 0-6, 6-1, 6-3. Adding on points were
freshman Taylor Brandt in the fifth-singles match
(6-2, 6-2) and Padmanabhan in the sixth-singles contest (6-3,
6-1). Emory’s Clark suffered a 7-6 (5), 6-3 loss to
22nd-ranked Lyn See Choo in the first-singles match, and
Dawson dropped the fourth-singles match 7-5, 6-0.
With the victory, Emory improved to 2-2 on the season, while Brenau
dropped to 1-2 on the campaign with the loss.
Emory will be back in action on Wednesday, February
23rd, as the Eagles will return home to the Woodruff
Physical Education Center to host Georgia Perimeter College at 4:30
PM.
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