Methodist Downs Pfeiffer Women's Tennis

MIsenheimer, N.C. (March 31, 2022) – Visiting Methodist University took a 9-0 women's tennis win over Pfeiffer University on Wednesday afternoon at the Knapp Tennis Center in Misenheimer.

RECORDS
Methodist – 9-5 (3-0 USA South)
Pfeiffer – 5-5 (1-1 USA South)

THE BASICS
Methodist took all three doubles matches and also swept the six singles matches to take the 9-0 win.

At No. 3 singles, Pfeiffer's Darby Sherrill (Hiddenite, N.C.) had a competitive match with the Monarchs' Jull Lawrence, but fell by a 6-1, 6-2 score.  In doubles, Sherrill teamed with freshman Brittany Mills (Lillington, N.C.) at No. 3 but fell by an 8-4 score in the most competitive doubles match of the afternoon.

The duo of freshman Megan Rekieta (Lubbock, Texas) and senior Sydney Gray (Mt. Pleasant, N.C.) dropped their No. 1 double match by an 8-3 count.

Rekeita and Gray also dropped their singles matches at Nos. 1 and 2, respectively, with Rekieta falling in straight sets (6-1, 6-1) and Gray falling 6-1, 6-0.

Freshman Alison Sloop (Rockwell, N.C.) and sophomore Elithe Hudson (Albemarle, N.C.) also dropped their matches at No. 5 and No. 6 by identical 6-1, 6-1 scores.

BACK ON COURT
The Falcons will continue USA South play with a pair of matches this upcoming weekend.  Pfeiffer will take on Meredith College on Saturday, April 2 at 1:00 p.m. and will follow that with a 2:00 p.m. match on Sunday, April 3 against Mary Baldwin.