Women’s Tennis Earns Second Straight Win

Wednesday, March 11

Macon, Ga.

2:30 p.m.

Mercer University

Alcorn State

3/11/2020 5:22:00 PM | Women's Tennis

Box Score

Bears sweep Lady Braves, 6-0

By: Travis Rae

MACON, Ga. – The Mercer women's tennis team won its second straight match with a 6-0 victory over Alcorn State on Wednesday afternoon at the LeRoy Peddy Tennis Complex.

Opening with doubles, the Bears locked up the point. After winning No. 3 doubles by default, the team of Marie Mottet and Lauren Rich won 6-0 at No. 2 doubles. Mercer came away with the clean sweep with a 6-2 victory by Maeva Roquebert and Mary Courville win.

Ericka Chavarria got the Bears' second point with a 6-0, 6-0 win in No. 4 singles. Courville followed with a 6-0, 6-1 win. Alara Hollyfield was victorious, 6-0, 6-0, when she played No. 1 singles. The win for Hollyfield won the match for the Bears.

Rich and Huyhn also earned victories. Rich won 6-0, 6-1 in No. 2 singles while Huynh got a 6-0, 6-0 victory at No. 5.

SINGLES (Order: 4, 3, 1, 2, 5)
1. Alara Hollyfield def. Alessandra Maganuco, 6-0, 6-0
2. Lauren Rich def. T. Riley-Codrington, 6-0, 6-1
3. Mary Courville def. Stefany Grlj, 6-0, 6-1
4. Ericka Chavarria def. Olecia James, 6-0, 6-0
5. Sarah Huynh def. Sofia Ievleva, 6-0, 6-0

DOUBLES (Order: 3, 2, 1)
1. Roquebert/Courville def. Maganuco/Riley-Codrington, 6-2
2. Mottet/Rich def. James/Ievleva, 6-0
3. Hollyfield/Sovic def. Grlj/No player, Win default

Up Next
The Bears return to action on Sunday, March 15 when they travel to Spartanburg, S.C. to open Southern Conference play. The Bears and Terriers match is set for a 1 p.m. start.

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