NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Belmont women's tennis fell to the Central Arkansas Bears, 7-0, Sunday morning in its season opener at Hadley Park.
In doubles competition, the upperclassman duo of Erin Allen and Lauren Carelli battled from the No. 2 position, but went on to fall 6-3. Belmont's other pair of duos each lost by a margin of 6-1 on the day.
In singles play, senior Terra Sheldon dropped to Sumomo Hamanaga of the Bears (1-5) in three sets from the No. 5 spot, while junior Somer Henry lost a hard-fought match in the top position 7-5, 7-6.
UP NEXT: The Bruins (0-1) take a short trip down Belmont Boulevard to faceoff with Lipscomb next Saturday, Jan. 30 at 7 p.m.
CENTRAL ARKANSAS 7, BELMONT 0
Singles Competition
1. Chunxi Xin (UCA) def. Somer Henry (BEL-W) 7-5, 7-6 (2)
2. Fuka Nonoyama (UCA) def. Peyton Lee (BEL-W) 6-3, 6-0
3. Yada Vasupongchai (UCA) def. Erin Allen (BEL-W) 6-2, 6-4
4. Maja Gledic (UCA) def. Maria Plaksina (BEL-W) 6-3, 6-2
5. Sumomo Hamanaga (UCA) def. Terra Sheldon (BEL-W) 2-6, 6-1, 10-7
6. Jaeun Lee (UCA) def. Sarah Brackin (BEL-W) 6-1, 6-0
Doubles Competition
1. Fuka Nonoyama/Chunxi Xin (UCA) def. Somer Henry/Peyton Lee (BEL-W) 6-1
2. Mei Ishimura/Yada Vasupongchai (UCA) def. Erin Allen/Lauren Carelli (BEL-W) 6-3
3. Maja Gledic/Sumomo Hamanaga (UCA) def. Terra Sheldon/Maria Plaksina (BEL-W) 6-1
