SWEET BRIAR – It took Sweet Briar two different locations Tuesday, to defeat visiting Randolph-Macon Woman’s College in conference tennis action. The win is the first of the spring for the Vixens.

With the match tied at 4-4, darkness forced the #5 match between Stephanie Nance (Moneta, VA/Staunton River) and Brittni VanCuren to move under the lights at Amherst Middle School. Nance came back from a second-set loss to win in a 10-point tiebreaker and give Sweet Briar the 5-4 win.

The Vixens led 1-0 after doubles, as the team of Cheryl Seaver (Burtonsville, MD/James Hubert Blake) and Michelle Raymond (Chester, VA/Thomas Dale) took a 9-7 win at #3 doubles. Off the doubles win, Sweet Briar went on to win four of six singles matches. In addition to Nance, Caroline Byrd (Virginia Beach, VA/Norfolk Academy) won at #2 singles, Riana Rich (Virginia Beach, VA/Norfolk Academy) took #3 singles and Kate Skafidas (South Berwick, ME/Berwick Academy) won at #6 singles. Sweet Briar took the #2, #3 and #6 matches in straight sets.

Singles
#1. Jenna Nacht (R-MWC) def. Haley Graham (SBC) 6-1,6-2
#2. Caroline Byrd (SBC) def. Ellen Barnes (R-MWC) 6-1,6-0
#3. Riana Rich (SBC) def. Jennifer Leonard (R-MWC) 6-1,6-4
#4. Rhea Miles (R-MWC) def. Cheryl Seaver (SBC) 6-0,6-2
#5. Stephanie Nance (SBC) def. Brittni VanCuren (R-MWC) 7-5, 5-7, 10-4
#6. Kate Skafidas (SBC) def. Dannielle Hird (R-MWC) 6-4,6-2

Doubles
#1. Nacht/Barnes (R-MWC) def. Graham/Byrd (SBC) 8-1
#2. Leonard/Miles (R-MWC) def. Rich/Nance (SBC) 8-5
#3. Seaver/Raymond (SBC) def. VanCurren/Niemeyer (R-MWC) 9-7

Overall: 1-8
ODAC: 1-7