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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Samford women's tennis team dropped a 6-1 Southern Conference home match to Furman Friday afternoon at the Samford Tennis Center.
Furman swept the three doubles matches to earn the first point of the match. The Paladins won, 6-4 on court No. 1, 6-4 on court No. 2, and 6-2 on the No. 3 court.
In singles, Samford's
Grace Jennings earned the win on the No. 6 court. She defeated Blair Martin, 6-4, 6-1. Furman earned singles wins at No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, No. 4 and No. 5 to earn the 6-1 win.
With the loss, Samford falls to 8-9 overall and 0-3 in Southern Conference play. Furman improves to 17-5 overall and 4-0 in league matches.
Samford will host Wofford for the Bulldogs' final home match of the season Sunday at 12 p.m. at the Samford Tennis Center. Senior
Annika Hepp will be honored prior to the match.
Furman 6, Samford 1
Singles
1. Ansley Speaks (FUR) def.
Ellie Gerlach (SAM-W) 6-2, 6-2
2. Katty Weymouth (FUR) def.
Savannah Wood (SAM-W) 6-2, 7-6
3. Danni Vines (FUR) def.
Elsa Pool (SAM-W) 6-3, 6-3
4. Katarina Kozarov (FUR) def.
Arianna Beltrame (SAM-W) 6-3, 6-0
5. Hannah Ferrett (FUR) def.
Annika Hepp (SAM-W) 6-4, 6-2
6.
Grace Jennings (SAM-W) def. Blair Martin (FUR) 6-4, 6-1
Doubles
1. Ansley Speaks/Aryn Greene (FUR) def.
Savannah Wood/
Ellie Gerlach (SAM-W) 6-4
2. Katty Weymouth/Danni Vines (FUR) def.
Annika Hepp/
Elsa Pool (SAM-W) 6-4
3. Katarina Kozarov/Blair Martin (FUR) def.
Arianna Beltrame/
Grace Jennings (SAM-W) 6-2
