FARMVILLE, Va. -- Longwood University won five of six singles contests, and two of three doubles matches, en route to a 6-1 Big South Conference women's tennis victory against Presbyterian College on Saturday at the Lancer Courts in Farmville. It was the first league triumph for the Lancers (6-13, 1-8 Big South), who received wins in singles from senior
Marta Pinyol/Barcelona, Spain at No. 1, sophomore
Malin Allgurin/Värnamo, Sweden at No. 2, senior
Allison Shulman/Richmond at No. 3, along with juniors
Sarah Moomau/Winchester at No. 4 and
Nicole Parker/Richmond at No. 6 against the Blue Hose (7-16, 1-8 Big South). Longwood will compete in the 2013 Big South Women's Tennis Championship on April 17-20 in Rock Hill, South Carolina.
Against PC in the match-opening doubles competition, Pinyol and Shulman won at No. 1, 8-2. Allgurin and Moomau won at No. 2, 8-4. Senior
Hannah Hill/Portsmouth and Parker fell at No. 3, 4-8. Winning in singles, as mentioned, were Pinyol at No. 1, 6-2, 7-5; Allgurin at No. 2, 6-1, 6-1; Shulman at No. 3, 6-1, 4-6, 6-4; Moomau at No. 4, 6-0, 6-2; and Parker at No. 6, 6-4, 0-6, 10-5. Hill fell at No. 5, 3-6, 1-6.
Doubles
1. PINYOL, Marta/SHULMAN, Allison (LW-W) def. RANSOM, Greer/KRAUSE, Lindsay (PCW) 8-2
2. ALLGURIN, Malin/MOOMAU, Sarah (LW-W) def. ALVES, Patricia/LEAHY, Lucia (PCW) 8-4
3. deLOACH, Caroline/ELLIOTT, Haley (PCW) def. HILL, Hannah/PARKER, Nicole (LW-W) 8-4
Singles
1. PINYOL, Marta (LW-W) def. RANSOM, Greer (PCW) 6-2, 7-5
2. ALLGURIN, Malin (LW-W) def. ALVES, Patricia (PCW) 6-1, 6-1
3. SHULMAN, Allison (LW-W) def. deLOACH, Caroline (PCW) 6-1, 4-6, 6-4
4. MOOMAU, Sarah (LW-W) def. KRAUSE, Lindsay (PCW) 6-0, 6-2
5. LEAHY, Lucia (PCW) def. HILL, Hannah (LW-W) 6-3, 6-1
6. PARKER, Nicole (LW-W) def. ELLIOTT, Haley (PCW) 6-4, 0-6, 10-5
