CEDARVILLE, Ohio – The Davis & Elkins College Women's Tennis team earned a spot in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference Championship match on Saturday by cruising past Kentucky Wesleyan with a 5-0 victory at the Johnson-Murdoch Complex.
The Senators started strong with an 8-0 victory in the No. 1 doubles match, as
Laura Fermosel and
Elise Simon defeated Katie Laughlin and Elizabeth Clayton.
Ester Bolmenas and
Kelsie Roby then earned a defeat over Hannah Blythe and Eva Sampson with an 8-1 victory.
Amanda Fewster and
Haileigh Carper capped off a sweep of doubles action with an 8-3 victory over Elizabeth Greer and Amy Gossett.
Fermosel and Roby would be the first two winners for the Senators in singles play, clinching the victory.
Roby earned a 6-0, 6-0 win over Laughlin in the No. 4 singles match to put the Senators on the edge of clinching the victory.
Fermosel then sealed the victory with a 6-2, 6-0 win over Clayton in the No. 1 singles match.
The Senators will face Cedarville in a rematch of last year's championship match, as the Senators look to repeat. The match is set for a 10 a.m. start.
Doubles
1.
Laura Fermosel/
Elise Simon (DE) def. Laughlin, Katie/Clayton, Elizabeth (KWC) 8-0
2.
Amanda Fewster/
Haileigh Carper (DE) def. Greer, Elizabeth/Gossett, Amy (KWC) 8-3
3.
Ester Bolmenas/
Kelsie Roby (DE) def. Blythe, Hannah/Sampson, Eva (KWC) 8-1
Singles
1.
Laura Fermosel (DE) def. Clayton, Elizabeth (KWC) 6-2, 6-0
2.
Elise Simon (DE) vs. Greer, Elizabeth (KWC) 6-1, 2-0, unfinished
3.
Ester Bolmenas (DE) vs. Blythe, Hannah (KWC) 6-0, 2-1, unfinished
4.
Kelsie Roby (DE) def. Laughlin, Katie (KWC) 6-0, 6-0
5.
Amanda Fewster (DE) vs. Gossett, Amy (KWC) 4-2, 0-0, unfinished
6.
Haileigh Carper (DE) vs. Meyers, Abby (KWC) 6-0, 4-0, unfinished