Tennis Defeats Bluefield in AAC Tournament Opener

The #12 Brenau tennis team opened the 2018 Appalachian Athletic Conference tournament with a 5-0 win over Bluefield (Va.) College on Friday in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Against a shorthanded Bluefield squad, the #1 doubles pairing of Peeraya Charoensirisutthikul and Maya Mammetgulyyeva defeated the Rams' Paloma Sanchez and Arianna Orozco 8-2 to open the match. At #2 doubles, Brenau's Paula Rives Palau and Patricia Recalde Pacua also won their match 8-2, easily outpacing Gema Mendoza and Arianna Orozco.

The Rams forfeited #3 doubles and both #5 and #6 singles to clinch the match for the Golden Tigers.

Brenau advances to the semifinals to face Reinhardt (Ga.) University on Saturday at 2 pm. Reinhardt defeated Tennessee Wesleyan University 5-2 in the quarterfinals on Friday. In their regular season meeting, the Golden Tigers defeated the Eagles 8-1 in Gainesville.