By Joshua J. Darling, Sports Information Director
ROME, Ga. – LaGrange (0-14, 0-7 CCS) women's tennis could not keep pace with regular season champion and No. 1 Seed Piedmont (17-2, 2-0 CCS) as they dropped a 5-0 decision in the quarterfinals of the Collegiate Conference of the South (CCS) Tournament and an NCAA women's tennis match on Thursday, April 27.
The Lions posted a dominant performance from start to finish, beginning with freshmen Abigail Fuller (Newnan, Ga.) and Nina Fischer dropping an 8-1 decision to Marion Sloyan and Dakota Wilkes at No. 3 doubles. PU would then take the No. 2 and No. 1 matches by 8-0 scores.
That 3-0 margin would quickly turn to a 5-0 final as Sloyan swept junior Journey Oden (Boaz, Ala.), 6-0, 6-0, at the top spot while Dannie Evans defeated junior Leila Moss (Suwanee, Ga.) 6-0, 6-1 to close it out.
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LaGrange has now closed out the 2023 season, a campaign which featured the first two CCS Player of the Week awards, both earned by senior Hannah Miller (Jacksonville, Fla.) on April 4 and April 25.
NO. 1 SEED PIEDMONT 5, NO. 8 SEED LAGRANGE 0
Doubles
1. Imani Vincent/Bri Laidman (PU) def. Journey Oden/Kirsten Boyd (LC) 8-0
2. Abbey Grace Venham/Alyssa McSpadden (PU) def. Karson Troth/Leila Moss (LC) 8-0
3. Marion Sloyan/Dakota Wilkes (PU) def. Nina Fischer/Abigail Fuller (LC) 8-1
Order of Finish: 3,2,1
Singles
1. Marion Sloyan (PU) def. Journey Oden (LC) 6-0, 6-0
2. Jordan Ballard (PU) vs. Kirsten Boyd (LC) 6-2, 2-1 UF
3. Mia Vasher (PU) vs. Karson Troth (LC) 6-0, 5-0 UF
4. Sarah Row (PU) vs. Nina Fischer (LC) 6-1, 3-0 UF
5. Dannie Evans (PU) def. Leila Moss (LC) 6-0, 6-1
6. Hollan Rabensdorf (PU) vs. Abigail Fuller (LC) 6-1, 4-0 UF
Order of Finish: 1,5
