ORLANDO, Fla.—The William Smith tennis team opened its spring break trip with an 8-1 win over Oglethorpe University on Sunday and a 7-2 loss to the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire on Monday. With the split, the Herons now sit at 2-4 on the season.
In Sunday's win over the Stormy Petrels, the Herons won all three doubles matches. Sophomore
Haley Levine and junior
Isabelle Goings-Perrot defeated Izzy Forster and Brianna Ali 8-1 in the No. 1 spot to move to 2-2 on the season. Sophomores
Marin Montagne and
Maddy Buck earned their first dual match victory of the season as they defeated Alexis Salgueiro and Maddie Nolan 8-0 in the No. 2 spot. The duo of junior
Emma Johnston and first-year
Teghan Torrey made their season debut in the No. 3 spot, and defeated Taylor Glover and Adeline Horton 8-1.
Junior
Natalie Haythorn led William Smith from the No. 2 singles spot, earning a 6-1, 6-1 win over Ali to move to 2-3 on the season. First-year
Grace Magna won in a thrilling tiebreaker in the No. 3 spot, defeating Salgueiro 7-6 (7-5), 4-6, 10-4. Junior
Julia Pida also was forced to a tiebreaker against Nolen but grabbed her second victory of the season, 6-3, 4-6, 10-4.
Junior
Charlotte Sanford and sophomore
Lizzy Legg saw their first dual match action of the season for the Herons, with both earning their first victories of the season. Sanford defeated Glover 4-6, 6-1, 10-5 in the No. 5 spot, while Legg defeated Horton 6-2, 6-0 in the No. 6 position.
In William Smith's 7-2 loss to the BluGolds, the Herons earned their two points in singles action. First-year
Mae Kellersman defeated Morgan Dekan in a thrilling match in the No. 3 spot. Kellersman earned her second victory of the season with a 6-2, 3-6, 14-12, win. Montagne moved to 3-0 on the season in dual matches with a 6-3, 6-1 win over Tea Armstrong in the No. 6 spot.
Goings-Perrot and Levine put up a fight in doubles play, falling 8-7 (7-3) in the No. 1 spot to Samantha Fuchs and Anna Lee.
UP NEXT:
William Smith will be back in action on Wednesday, March 20, when it takes on Luther College to close out action in Orlando. First serve between the Herons and the Norse is set for 8 a.m. at the USTA National Tennis Center.
