Longwood University Athletics

CLINTON, S.C. – The Longwood women's tennis team fell 6-1 to Presbyterian College. The loss is the Lancers first in three as they defeated North Carolina A&T and Southern Virginia University prior

Doubles
Longwood (7-9, 2-3) Senior Emma Nurgazieva and freshman Karina Rizvanova defeated freshman Claudia Sanchez and senior Jessica Leeman 6-2 in No.1 doubles. The Blue Hose clinched the doubles point with wins in No.2 and No.3 doubles as seniors Beth Lacey and Zeba Jamal as well as sophomore Lucianna Piedra and freshman Valentina De Sousa took down Lancers junior Maria Saez and sophomore Nina Hederich then freshman Wiktoria Czerny and sophomore Zoe Barton 6-3 and 6-4 respectively.

Singles
Nurgazieva took home a 7-5, 6-0 victory for the lancers against Jamal in no.1 singles. No.3 and no.4 singles were both straight set victories Presbyterian victories as freshman Claudia Sanchez Piedra and beat Lancers Saez and Czerny. In No. 2 and No.5 singles Rizvanova fell to Lacey, 6-0, 7-5 and Hederich lost in straight sets to Leeman. Sophomore Alexandra Hincu and freshman Madison Dennett squared off in a heated No.6 singles before the Blue Hose won out 6-0, 5-7, 12-10.

Next
The Lancers come back to Virginia to face George Mason University in Fairfax, Va. on April 4^th.