NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Belmont women's tennis logged a convincing 4-1 victory over the Carson-Newman Eagles Saturday afternoon at Hadley Park.
The Bruins (3-4) split their first pair of doubles matches with the Eagles (6-3), as the duo of junior Peyton Lee and senior Nikki Christiansen tabbed a 7-6 victory from the third position to clinch the doubles point for Belmont.
The senior tandem of Drew Hawkins and Terra Sheldon logged the Bruins' other double win from the No. 2 spot by a 6-3 margin.
In singles competition, Belmont dropped its match in the top spot, but swept its remaining matches to record the victory. Hawkins registered a straight-set victory (6-2, 6-4) in the No. 3 position, while Sheldon and Lee both tallied wins in three sets.
UP NEXT: The Bruins return to action on Saturday at Murray State to begin Ohio Valley Conference play. First serve is set for noon at the Bennie Purcell Tennis Courts.
BELMONT 4, CARSON-NEWMAN 1
Singles competition
1. Resende, Ana Carla (C-N) def. Somer Henry (BEL-W) 6-0, 6-2
2. Peyton Lee (BEL-W) def. Khisamova, Violetta (C-N) 1-6, 6-2, 6-4
3. Drew Hawkins (BEL-W) def. Price, Hannah (C-N) 6-2, 6-4
4. Terra Sheldon (BEL-W) def. Reeves, Summer (C-N) 1-6, 6-1, 6-1
5. Sarah Brackin (BEL-W) vs. Forrest, Natasha (C-N) unfinished
6. Lauren Carelli (BEL-W) vs. Speiser, Julia (C-N) unfinished
Doubles competition
1. Resende, Ana Carla/Reis, Abby (C-N) def. Somer Henry/Lauren Carelli (BEL-W) 6-3
2. Drew Hawkins/Terra Sheldon (BEL-W) def. Price, Hannah/Forrest, Natasha (C-N) 6-3
3. Peyton Lee/Nikki Christiansen (BEL-W) def. Speiser, Julia/Reeves, Summer (C-N) 7-6
