NEWS

Women’s Tennis will play their final home match next Saturday at 1 p.m.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Davidson women’s tennis team picked up its first Atlantic 10 victory in a convincing 7-0 victory at George Washington Friday afternoon. 

The win puts the ‘Cats overall record at 11-6 while its conference mark becomes 1-4 with two matches remaining in the regular season. 

The senior duo of Kavya Patel and Daniela Porges continued their strong season taking a 6-3 win on court one while Ellie Hammond and Charlotte Calderwood claimed a victory in identical 6-3 fashion on court three to take the doubles point. 

It was all Davidson in singles competition winning from courts one to six all of which were two-set triumphs except for a three-set bout at No. 1 between Patel and Victoria Sasinka which ultimately went to Patel. 

Results
Singles
1. Kavya Patel vs. Victoria Sasinka, 1-6, 6-3, 6-4
2. Savanna Kollock vs. Madison Lee, 6-3, 6-3
3. Daniela Porges vs. Karen Verduzco, 6-1, 7-5
4. Bryson Langford vs. Solange Skeene, 6-3, 6-2
5. Ellie Hammond vs. Alejandra Ramirez, 6-2, 6-2
6. Olivia Hooper vs. Katya Balin, 6-3, 6-1

Double
1. Kavya Patel / Daniela Porges vs. Madison Lee / Victoria Sasinka, 6-3
2. Alejandra Ramirez / Solange Skeene vs. Savanna Kollock / Bryson Langford, 6-4
3. Ellie Hammond / Charlotte Calderwood vs. Karen Verduzco / Katya Balin, 6-3 

RICHMOND, VA. – The Davidson women’s tennis team was defeated 4-0 in its final regular season Atlantic 10 contest of the season on the road at Richmond Sunday.

The loss puts the Wildcats record at 11-7 overall with a league mark of 1-5 ahead of the postseason.

“We had two good matches this weekend and hopefully learned and took away some lessons,” said head coach Susanne Depka. “Richmond is a tough team and they did well. We have this week of practice to continue to work hard and improve with one match of the regular season left. We will be sure to use this time to physically and mentally prepare before the conference tournament.”

The day started with three competitive doubles matches, however the ‘Cats fell short of the doubles point with the Spiders claiming wins on courts one and two, leaving Ellie Hammond and Chalotte Calderwood unfinished at No. 3 trailing just 5-4.

Each spot battled in singles competition, with Savanna Kollock, Bryson Langford and Olivia Hooper all winning their opening sets. Despite the early set advantages by some of the Wildcats, the Spiders picked up victories on courts one, three and five to take a 4-0 match win.

Up Next
Davidson will play its final regular season match when it welcomes Lees-McRae to the Davidson Tennis Courts 1 p.m. Saturday on Senior Day.

RESULTS
Singles
1. Barbulescu def. Patel, 7-5, 7-6 (4)
2. Campodonico vs. Kollock, DNF 4-6, 6-4, 4-1
3. Bakhaya def. Porges, 6-1, 6-3
4. Le Du vs. Langford, DNF 5-7, 6-4, 4-3
5. Novak def. Hammond, 6-3, 6-2
6. O’Neil vs. Hooper, DNF 4-6, 6-3, 3-0

Doubles
1. Bakhaya/Campodonico def. Patel/Porges, 6-3
2. Barbulescu/Novak def. Kollock/Langford, 7-5
3. Le Du/O’Neil vs. Hammond/Calderwood, DNF 5-4