By Joshua J. Darling, Sports Information Director
LAGRANGE, Ga. – LaGrange (0-5, 0-1 CCS) women's tennis benefitted from a pair of forfeits but could not take full advantage as Belhaven (3-2, 1-0 CCS) came away with a 7-2 decision in an NCAA Division III women's tennis match on Saturday, March 11.
The Panthers would pick up a point with the forfeit at No. 3 doubles only to see senior Hannah Miller (Jacksonville, Fla.) and junior Journey Oden (Boaz, Ala.) drop an 8-1 decision at No. 1 and junior Leila Moss (Suwanee, Ga.) and senior Karson Troth (Marshall, Mo.) fell 8-3 at the No. 2 spot.
The Blazers would see their 2-1 lead disappear into a tie as they forfeited at the No. 6 position before taking control of singles. Judith Mills took down Miller 6-2, 6-0 at No. 1, Asia Robinson posted a straight sets 6-0, 6-0 decision at the fifth spot and Lillian Williams put the match away with a 6-0, 6-0 victory over freshman Nina Fischer. From there they would close out the 7-2 victory with 6-1, 6-1 and 6-1, 6-3 decisions at No. 3 and No. 2, respectively.
UP NEXT
The Panthers are off for a week before traveling to Huntington in Collegiate Conference of the South (CCS) play on Saturday, March 18. First serve is set for 2 p.m. in Montgomery, Alabama.
BELHAVEN 7, LAGRANGE 2
Doubles
1. Judith Mills/Lily Grace (BU) def. Hannah Miller/Journey Oden (LC) 8-1
2. Lillian Williams/Asia Robinson (BU) def. Karson Troth/Leila Moss (LC) 8-3
3. Olivia Dusterdieck/Nina Fischer (LC) def. No player/No player (BU), by forfeit
Order of Finish: 3,1,2
Singles
1. Judith Mills (BU) def. Hannah Miller (LC) 6-2, 6-0
2. Evey Moore (BU) def. Journey Oden (LC) 6-1, 6-3
3. Lily Grace (BU) def. Olivia Dusterdieck (LC) 6-1, 6-1
4. Lillian Williams (BU) def. Nina Fischer (LC) 6-0, 6-0
5. Asia Robinson (BU) def. Leila Moss (LC) 6-0, 6-0
6. Karson Troth (LC) def. No player (BU), by forfeit
Order of Finish: 6,1,5,4,3,2
