AUGUSTA, Ga. – The Benedict College men's and women's tennis teams opened the 2016 spring schedule by traveling to Augusta to take on the Augusta Jaguars. Augusta swept the matches, winning 8-1 in the women's match and 9-0 in the men's match.
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Benedict's only win on the day was at the women's No. 1 position, where
Karla Flores defeated Augusta's Brooke Durden 6-1, 3-6, 10-4.
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Augusta won all three doubles matches and won the other five singles matches.
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Benedict dropped to 0-2 overall on the season, including a loss to Newberry in their only fall match.
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Augusta swept the men's match 9-0. Benedict fell to 0-2 overall.
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Benedict will play its home opener on Saturday. The women will take on Converse College at 1 p.m, while the men will face Spartanburg Methodist at 11 a.m.
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Augusta University 8, Benedict College 1
Jan 31, 2016 at Augusta, Ga. (Newman Tennis Center)Â
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Augusta University Men's Tennis
Benedict College vs Augusta University (Jan 31, 2016)Augusta University 9, Benedict College 0
Jan 31, 2016 at Augusta, Ga. (Newman Tennis Center)Â
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