Huntingdon defeats Division II Albany State

By Chuck Tidmore

Sports Information Assistant 

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Huntingdon women's tennis team earned its fourth win in a row by defeating Division II Albany State 6-3 on Thursday.

The Lady Hawks (8-3) took an early 3-0 lead after winning all three doubles matches. The No. 1 team of Dusty Catala and Mariah Bastos cruised to an 8-0 win while the No. 2 team of Clayton Waring and Caroline McBroom and the No. 3 team of Virginia Gaston and Jordan Fleming each won 8-1.

In singles play, Huntingdon split with the Golden Rams (3-11) as the Lady Hawks won at No. 1, No. 2 and No. 5 singles.

Josie Waddell (No. 1) and Heather Tabor (No. 2) each won 6-0, 6-0. Fleming played at No. 5 and took a 6-2, 6-3 win.

Huntingdon travels to USA South opponent Salem College on Saturday for an 11 a.m. matchup.

Match Results

Singles

No. 1: Josie Waddell (HC) def. Sam Heard (AS) 6-0, 6-0

No. 2: Heather Tabor (HC) def. Torian Foster (AS) 6-0, 6-0

No. 3: LaToya Boyd (AS) def. Kacey Stephens (HC) 6-2, 7-6

No. 4: Keona Livatt (AS) def. Virginia Gaston (HC) 6-4, 6-3

No. 5: Jordan Fleming (HC) def. Alexis Ruff (AS) 6-2, 6-3

No. 6: Alani Gauthier (ASU) def. Diamond Branch (AS) 6-0, 6-0

Doubles

No. 1: Bastos-Catala (HC) def. Boyd-Foster (AS) 8-0

No. 2: Waring-McBroom (HC) def. Heard-Livatt (AS) 8-1

No. 3: Gaston-Fleming (HC) def. Ruff-Gauthier (AS) 8-1

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