Davidson, N.C. – Earning the doubles point and recording all four singles victories in straight sets, Western Carolina women's tennis claimed its first road win of the spring with a 5-1 decision over Davidson on Saturday afternoon on the Davidson College Tennis Courts.
The Catamounts earned their third consecutive win over the Wildcats, a former league foe, coming in as many seasons. WCU (2-2) is on a two-match win streak while the Wildcats fall to 0-1 after their season opener. The 5-1 win over Davidson is the largest road win in the series for the Catamounts since a straight-sets, 7-0 victory back in 1995.
Juniors Madison Schwarz and Jade Groen paired to earn the first win of the day for the Catamounts, taking their doubles match on the top court, 6-2. They were closely followed in finishing order by Isabella Sambola and Angela Perez, who also earned a 6-2 win on the third court. Senior Andrea Redondo and junior Chloe Schwarz were nearing a victory on court two as well, holding a 5-4 lead before play was left unfinished once the Catamounts clinched the doubles point.
On the singles courts, WCU rattled off four straight set victories with the closest sets being a trio of 6-3 decisions in the decisions for Groen, Chloe and Schwarz.
Chloe Schwarz took the first point of singles play for the Catamounts with a 6-3, 6-1 victory on the third court over Ellie Hammond. Groen followed close behind, earning her first top court win of the season with a 6-1, 6-3 victory over No. 1 Charlotte Calderwood. Madison Schwarz and Angela Perez took straight set victories on courts four and five to secure the match with 6-3, 6-2 and 6-0, 6-2, respectively.
Court two with Sambola went unfinished, though she held a 1-0 lead in the third set when play concluded. The sole singles match to not go in WCU's favor was on court six as Redondo fell 6-2, 6-0 to Alex Rodehorst.
Up Next for The Catamounts:
WCU has a trio of home matches next week as the Catamounts host Tusculum (Feb. 3), App State (Feb. 8), and Presbyterian (Feb. 9) at the Catamount Athletics Complex. WCU then hits the road again Feb. 15 as it faces South Carolina and Wake Forest in a doubleheader in Columbia, S.C.
