Lady Hawks open season with a pair of wins
By Chuck Tidmore
Sports Informatino Assistant
JACKSON, Miss. – The Huntingdon women's tennis team opened its season with a pair of wins on Saturday, defeating Tougaloo 7-2 and Centenary College 6-0.
The Lady Hawks (2-0) started the day against Tougaloo and found early success. Zoya Robinson (No.1), Josie Waddell (No. 2), Heather Tabor (No. 3) and Kaitlin Burns (No. 6) each picked up singles wins.
Huntingdon went 3-0 in doubles. Robinson-Sandy Mayson (No. 1), Tabor-Caroline McBroom (No. 2) and Waddell-Octavia Pendleton (No. 3) scored the wins for Huntingdon.
In their second match of the day, the Lady Hawks found similar success against Centenary. McBroom (No. 1), Pendleton (No. 2), Emily Waters (No. 3) and Maya Jones (No. 4) recorded singles wins.
Huntingdon won both doubles matches with Mayson-Tabor (No.1) winning 8-3 and Waddell-Burns (No. 2) winning 8-0.
The Lady Hawks finish their weekend trip at Millsaps at 10 a.m. on Sunday.
vs Tougaloo
Match Results
Singles
No. 1: Zoya Robinson (HC) def. Tara Rowell (TC) 8-2
No. 2: Josie Waddell (HC) def. Val Bond (TC) 8-0
No. 3: Heather Tabor (HC) def. Tyroka Hunter (TC) 8-4
No. 4: Cara Jackson (TC) def. Emily Waters (HC) 6-3
No. 5: Lauren Mitchell (TC) def. Maya Jones (HC) 6-4
No. 6: Kaitlin Burns (HC) def. Sak Jones (TC) 6-3
Doubles
No. 1: Robinson-Sandy Mayson (HC) def. Rowell-Bond (TC) 8-6
No. 2: Tabor-Caroline McBroom (HC) def. Hunter-Jackson (TC) 8-4
No. 3: Waddell-Octavia Pendleton (HC) def. Mitchell-Barrow (TC) 8-4
vs Centenary
Match Results
Singles
No. 1: Caroline McBroom (HC) def. Ckemence DeKermabon (CC) 8-0
No. 2: Octavia Pendleton (HC) def. Laura Perilloux (CC) 8-1
No. 3: Emily Waters (HC) def. Katherine Lind (CC) 8-2
No. 4: Maya Jones (HC) def. T. Range (CC) 8-2
No. 5: Won by default
No. 6: Won by default
Doubles
No. 1: Sandy Mayson-Heather Tabor (HC) def. Perilloux-DeKermabon (CC) 8-3
No. 2: Josie Waddell-Kaitlin Burns (HC) def. Range-Lind (CC) 8-0
No. 3: Won by default
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