MOBILE, Ala. – Tuskegee women's tennis earned its first two sweeps of the early season to start the SIAC Round-up, defeating LeMoyne-Owen and Fort Valley State by a final score of 7-0 on Thursday at the Gerald L. Wallace Tennis Center.
Tuskegee (2-2) started the day by taking all three doubles courts, getting wins of 6-0 (
Dayna Jackson/
Taylor Ford) at No. 1, 6-1 (
Jamiya Ivory/
Chloe Griffin-Harrington) at No. 2,
and 6-0 (
Barbara Phillips/Gabrielle Geary) at No. 3.
The dominance continued in singles as
Tanyaradzwa Kaome, Geary, Ivory, and
Maud Tsaura each did not surrender a single game, winning 6-0, 6-0 on courts one, four, five, and six, respectively.
Against the Wildcats, the Golden Tigers again dominated the competition, taking the doubles point by scores of 6-2 (
Devynn Jackson/Kaome) at No. 1, along with 6-0 wins at No. 2 (Jackson/Ford) and No. 3 (Geary/Phillips) for the point.
Up Next
Tuskegee will remain in Mobile on Friday, as they start day two with battles against Clark Atlanta, Edward Waters, and later Lane. First serve is set for 9 a.m. CT at the Gerald L. Wallace Tennis Center.
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