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Samford StatsSPARTANBURG, S.C. -- The No. 71-ranked Samford University women's tennis team concluded its three-match Spring Break road trip with a 7-0 Southern Conference victory Sunday as the Bulldogs defeated the Wofford Terriers in a key league matchup held at the Reeves Tennis Center.
Samford (13-2, 5-1 SoCon), which is off to its best start in school history this season, swept Sunday's doubles point and then cruised to singles victories on all six courts against
Wofford (5-11, 1-5 SoCon). The Bulldogs' 7-0 sweep proved to be its fourth of the 2014 campaign.
In doubles play, Samford's No. 1 combination of
Stephanie N'tcha and
Kristin Lewis tallied an 8-5 victory over the Terriers' duo comprised of Sarah Evans and Julia Paulson, 8-5. With their win, the Bulldogs' tandem improved its undefeated record on the season to 5-0.
Samford also dominated singles play Sunday and registered straight-set triumphs on courts No. 2-6.
All with wins against Wofford, the Bulldogs' Lewis improved to 9-6,
Yasmeen Ebada moved to 13-1 and
Jessica Northcutt increased her dual-match record to 12-3. Additionally, Samford's
Emily Mallory improved to 10-2 this season, while
Carita Moolman breezed to a 6-0, 6-1 triumph on court No. 6 to move to a perfect 4-0 this spring.
In the closest match of the day, Samford's N'tcha outlasted the Terriers' Evans, 6-3, 3-6, 1-0 (13), in a marathon contest held on court No. 1. With her triumph, N'tcha improved her record on the season to 11-3.
Comprehensively this season, the Bulldogs boast a 33-10 overall record in doubles play, as well as a brilliant 69-18 mark in the singles competition.
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 midweek nonconference contest to be held at the Samford Tennis Center.
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