Box Score Pfeiffer Women's Tennis Falls at Brevard in USA South Tournament
Brevard, N.C. (April 25, 2023) – The fifth-seeded Pfeiffer University women's tennis team dropped its USA South first round match to fourth-seeded Brevard College by a 5-2 score on Tuesday afternoon at the McCoy Tennis Complex.
RECORDS
#5 Pfeiffer – 14-6
#4 Brevard – 15-5
THE BASICS
The visiting Falcons would take the lead after the doubles portion of the match, as the No. 1 team of
Megan Rekieta and
Alison Sloop won their match8-6. Teammates
Elithe Hudson and
Riley Isley won the No. 2 match 8-5 while Brevard prevailed in the No. 3 match, 8-4
In singles play, Brevard swept four match to claim the 5-2 win. Hamrick Perry started the Tornado comeback at No. 5 singles, taking out Pfeiffer's
Emily Moore, 6-1, 6-2. Savannah Anderson then won the No. 6 match over Pfeiffer's
Delaney Geygan by a 6-1, 6-2 score, putting Brevard up 3-2.
The No. 1 match saw Hannah Hersh down Pfeiffer's
Megan Rekieta 6-2, 6-2. The clinching point o the afternoon came when Brevard's Sophie Trantham won the No. 4 match over
Alison Sloop, 6-3, 6-3 to give Brevard the 5-2 win.
The loss ends the Falcons' season with an overall record of 14-6 overall. The 14 wins for the Falcons are the most since the 2015-16 season when the program posted 13 wins. IT also marks the most win in Pfeiffer's Division III era.
No. 4 Brevard will advance to the USA South semifinals, traveling to top-seeded and host N.C. Wesleyan University on Thursday, April 27.
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