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Women's Tennis defeats JWU 9-0, splits Hilton Head opening day

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Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 HILTON HEAD, South Carolina. – Cornell sophomore Audrey Small, and freshman Isabella Wallin picked up four victories each Friday as the Rams split two duals during their spring break slate opening day. 

The Rams shut out Johnson & Wales 9-0 in the day's opening meet. In an afternoon & evening battle with Penn State - Harrisburg, Cornell narrowly fell 5-4 under the lights. Cornell moved to 9-6 overall on the year. 
 
The Rams swept all nine bouts against JWU, including Ashley Mink's tight two set battle (7-6, 7-5) at No. 5. Tansy Graves/Mink, Small/Wallin, and Ashley Drake/Kaylee Hillyard all posted decisive wins in the three doubles matches. Mac Graves, Small, Wallin, Makayla Johnson, & Drake were also straight set winners in singles respectively. 

A back and forth afternoon dual against Penn-State Harrisburg went the distance. Small/Wallin were the lone doubles point for the Rams at No. 3, claiming an 8-4 victory. 

In tightly contested singles battle, four of the six singles matches went to third set super breakers. Small and Wallin both claimed third set super tiebreak wins at No. 3 and No. 4, while Mink provided the final point for the Rams at No. 6. 

Tansy Graves & Johnson were narrowly edged in third set superbreakers at No. 1 and No. 5 respectively. Mac Graves was narrowly defeated at No. 2 in a close two sets. 
  
Coming up – Cornell takes on Maryville College tomorrow afternoon at 1pm at the Van de meer tennis center in Hilton Head, SC. 
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