Tennis Defeats Davidson; Extends Win Streak To Nine

Sunday, March 16

Davidson, N.C.

Noon

Samford University

Davidson

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Senior Kristin Lewis tallied her third-consecutive victory Sunday with a 6-1, 6-4 triumph on court No. 2.

Tennis Defeats Davidson; Extends Win Streak To Nine

3.16.14 | Women's Tennis

The Bulldogs extend their winning streak to nine-consecutive matches

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DAVIDSON, N.C. -- The No. 73-ranked Samford University women's tennis team cruised to a 6-1 Southern Conference road victory against the Davidson Wildcats on Sunday as the Bulldogs remained undefeated in league play and improved to 4-0 against conference opponents this season.

With Sunday's triumph, Samford (11-1, 4-0 SoCon) extended its winning streak to nine-consecutive matches and remained undefeated since Feb. 9. Already this season, the Bulldogs have tallied SoCon victories against Appalachian State, Western Carolina, Georgia Southern and Davidson (6-12, 1-3 SoCon).

Samford swept the doubles competition Sunday and took an early 1-0 advantage in the match. The Bulldogs have been dominant in doubles play this season and own an overall 29-5 record this spring.

On court No. 1, Samford's combination of Kristin Lewis and Stephanie N'tcha improved to 4-0 this season with a hard-fought 8-7 (6) victory over the Wildcats' duo of Brites Moniz-Soares and Elaina Cummer.

The Bulldogs proved to be triumphant in five of the six singles matches Sunday. With its continued success this spring, Samford used the wins to tally a 6-1 victory and extend its winning streak to nine-consecutive matches.

Overall, the Bulldogs boast a phenomenal 56-13 record in singles play this season.

Samford's Yasmeen Ebada, the SoCon's two-time reigning player of the week, extended her personal winning streak to 11-consecutive matches with a 6-3, 6-2 victory against Nisha Crouser.

The Bulldogs' Jessica Northcutt, Emily Mallory, Lauren Caballero and Lewis were also winners in singles play Sunday. With their triumphs, Northcutt improved to 10-2, while Mallory and Caballero both moved to 7-2 this season. Samford's Lewis extended her winning streak to three-consecutive matches and improved to 7-5 in dual-match play.

The Samford University women's tennis team will next be in action Wednesday at 1 p.m. (CDT) as the Bulldogs return home to face the Lipscomb Bisons in a key nonconference contest to be held at the Samford Tennis Center.

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