BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. – Gardner-Webb swept three singles bouts and took the doubles point on their way to a 6-1 win over the Longwood women's tennis team Saturday afternoon.

The tandem of Mason Thomas and Anna Pelak picked up their second doubles win in the last three matches by a score of 6-4, but it wasn't enough to take the doubles point as Fallon Burger and Marija Venta fell 7-5 and Paloma Alatorre and Jamie Breunig fell 7-6 (7-0).

After taking a 1-0 lead into singles play, the Runnin' Bulldogs took courts two, three and five with sweeps and pulled out three-set wins at court No. 1 and No. 4. Sandra Bolstad took down Breunig 6-3, 6-7 (7-3), 6-2, and Miljana Ristic won 2-6, 7-5, 6-2 over Longwood's Thomas.

Sophomore and Fort Myers, Fla., native, Fallon Burger, got her first singles win of the season, taking down Paula Romero in a sweep with a 6-1, 7-5 score at the No. 6 line.

The Lancers hit the road one more time on Wednesday, Feb. 28 at Coppin State before opening the home slate on March 5 against Big South rival UNC Asheville.

Gardner-Webb 6, Longwood 1
Feb. 25, 2017 at Boiling Springs, N.C. (GWU Tennis Courts)
 
Singles competition
1. BOLSTAD, Sandra (GWUW) def. BREUNIG, Jamie (LWU) 6-3, 6-7 (5-0), 6-2
2. RIECKMANN, S (GWUW) def. VENTA, Marija (LWU) 6-3, 7-5
3. NAUPARI, Daniela (GWUW) def. ALATORRE, Paloma (LWU) 6-4, 7-6 (7-0)
4. RISTIC, Miljana (GWUW) def. THOMAS, Mason (LWU) 2-6, 7-5, 6-2
5. WHITE, Catherine (GWUW) def. PELAK, Anna (LWU) 6-1, 6-1
6. BURGER, Fallon (LWU) def. ROMERO, Paula (GWUW) 6-1, 7-5
 
Doubles competition
1. BOLSTAD, Sandra/NAUPARI, Daniela (GWUW) def. VENTA, Marija/BURGER, Fallon (LWU) 7-5
2. WHITE, Catherine/RIECKMANN, S (GWUW) def. ALATORRE, Paloma/BREUNIG, Jamie (LWU) 7-6 (7-0)
3. PELAK, Anna/THOMAS, Mason (LWU) def. MIXON, Mary Walker/RISTIC, Miljana (GWUW) 6-4
 
Match Notes
Longwood 0-5, 0-3 Big South
Gardner-Webb 4-3, 1-1 Big South
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (5,6,2,3,4,1)
 
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