Sweet Briar, Va.—The Vixen tennis team jumped to a great start into the spring season against the Salem College Spirits in Winston-Salem, N.C. Sweet Briar dominated the match in both doubles and single play, winning by a score of 8-1.

Doubles play started the match with Co-captain Virginia Edahl ('10/Charlotte, N.C.) and Krista Maldonado ('12/Ennis Texas) against Rouse and Devoe at first doubles, taking the court 8-2 with solid doubles tactics.

At second doubles, the team of sophomores Ebie Baker and Jessica Draper, both from Farmville, Va. worked together to beat the Spirit team of Michaux and Bodford, winning 8-3.

The team of co-captain Leslie Polaski ('10/Amherst, Va.) and first year player Ellen Reid (Germanton, N.C.) worked together to beat Collier and Wisen from SC by a score of 8-4.

Seniors Stephanie Nance and Rachel Sullivan had a win in their doubles match, winning with a score of 9-7.

The Vixens kept their momentum going into the singles matches, playing solid tennis throughout the line-up.

At first singles, Virginia Edahl went against Elise Rouse and won in straight sets 6-2, 6-4. Consistent all-court play was Edahl's mainstay, winning points at both the baseline and the net.

Krista Maldonado controlled the court at second singles with her aggressive baseline play against Salem's Anna Divoe, winning handily for the Vixens, 6-0, 6-0.

The third singles spot for Sweet Briar was held by Ebie Baker, who had a slow start dropping the first set 3-6 to Salem's steady Michala Michaux. Baker regained her focus and battled back to take the second set, 6-4. A match tie-breaker was played, and Baker took it for the win 10-6.

First year Sweet Briar player Ellen Reid won the fourth court with steady groundstrokes that moved her opponent Ashley Bodford all over the court. Reid won the first set 7-6 (4), and Bodford retired at 1-0 in the second set due to injury.

On court five, Jessica Draper gave a hard-fought effort playing Salem's Tori Collier, who has a steady two-hander off of both the forehand and backhand sides. Collier won the match for Salem in straight sets with scores of 6-2, 6-4.

Vixen player Leslie Polaski, on court six, used her strong service game and topspin groundstrokes to keep her opponent Kim Wisen on the defensive throughout the match. Polaski won with scores 6-2, 6-1.

Stephanie Nance played Samantha Niemiec from Salem and using both spin and court depth, won in straight sets 6-2, 6-1.

Sweet Briar's Rachel Sullivan played against Salem's Betty Teka. Teka's consistent play was enough for her to take the court with scores of 6-3, 6-4.

The Sweet Briar Vixen's will play Greensboro College tomorrow at Bur-Mil Park in Greensboro at 1:00 p.m.