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Tennis, Women

Lady Tigers Win Two Matches At SIAC Women's Tennis Roundup

Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 COLUMBIA, S.C. – The Benedict College women's tennis team picked up a pair of wins on Saturday at the SIAC tennis roundup, defeating LeMoyne-Owen College 6-0 and Clark Atlanta University 5-2 at the Richland County Tennis Center.

The Lady Tigers improved to 5-2 overall and 5-0 in the SIAC. Benedict's other match against Spring Hill was postponed and will be made up at a later date.

Benedict won the No. 1 and No. 2 doubles matches, with LeMoyne-Owen defaulting at No. 3 for the doubles point.

In singles action, the Lady Tigers dropped just one game, winning four of the five matches by 6-0, 6-0 scores.

Against Clark Atlanta, Benedict took a 1-0 lead after doubles play by winning two of the three matches. Beverly Matsiwe and Karina Izakova won a hard-fought 7-5 match at No. 2 doubles. In singles play, Benedict won three of the matches in tiebreakers. Catina Gamo won a 1-6, 6-2, 10-3 victory at No. 2 singles. Olivia Simms won 6-4, 4-6, 10-3 victory at No. 5 singles. Gabriela Zelaya won 7-5, 4-6, 10-5 at No. 6 singles.

Benedict is scheduled to play Augusta on Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Richland County Tennis Center.
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Players Mentioned

Catina Gamo

Catina Gamo

5' 8"
Senior
Karina Izakova

Karina Izakova

5' 7"
Sophomore
Beverly Matsiwe

Beverly Matsiwe

5' 7"
Sophomore
Olivia Simms

Olivia Simms

5' 8"
Sophomore
Gabriela Zelaya

Gabriela Zelaya

5' 7"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Catina Gamo

Catina Gamo

5' 8"
Senior
Karina Izakova

Karina Izakova

5' 7"
Sophomore
Beverly Matsiwe

Beverly Matsiwe

5' 7"
Sophomore
Olivia Simms

Olivia Simms

5' 8"
Sophomore
Gabriela Zelaya

Gabriela Zelaya

5' 7"
Sophomore