Pfeiffer Women's Tennis Picks Up First Dual Win Over Alfred, 8-1

Misenheimer, N.C. (March 9, 2020) – The Pfeiffer University women's tennis team picked up their first dual win of the season in an 8-1 win over Alfred University on Monday afternoon at the Knapp Tennis Center.

RECORDS
Alfred– 2-11
Pfeiffer – 1-7

THE BASICS
Pfeiffer swept five of the contested singles matches and one of the two contested doubles matched in the 8-1 win.

In singles, Sydney Honeycutt won a competitive three-set affair over Tori Pellegrino, 1-6, 6-3, 6-4.  Elithe Hudson won her No. 2 match in straight sets by a 6-2, 7-5 count.  Emma Gray Beacham took her match at No. 3 by identical 6-2, 6-2 scores while Cortney Queen and Allie Wike won their matches at No. 4 and No. 5 by identical 6-1, 6-2 scores.

In doubles play, Honeycutt teamed with Maddie Hatley to win their match at No. 2 by an 8-7 (5-0) count.  Alfred won their only point of the match at No. 1 doubles, with the team of Lauren Boshart and Pellegrino taking down Pfeiffer's Anna Branson and Elithe Hudson by an 8-7 (4-0) score. 

BACK ON COURT
The Falcons will return to play on Tuesday, March 10 with a road match in Charlotte, N.C. against Johnson C. Smith University.  The Falcons and Golden Bulls will square off at 3:00 p.m. from the Coleman-Cuthbertson Courts on the JCSU campus.