Tennis Blanks Pikeville 7-0 in AAC Competition

Gainesville, Georgia- The Brenau tennis team earned another conference victory as the squad upended Pikeville (Ky.) 7-0 in Appalachian Athletic Conference play on Saturday.

The #1 team of Kristina Radovic and Emma Ackermann started the rout with a 6-3 victory over the Bears top pairing of Geraldine Salinas and Teegan Carpenter, and then the Brenau #2 pairing of Maëlys Perle Pigeonneau and Anita Bizigato Portes followed up with a 6-1 victory over Elizabeth Davis and Grace Clark. 

The #3 team of Nadja Noriega-Alcala and Bryson Bishop did not compete due to Pikeville (0-5 overall, 0-1 AAC) not fielding a third doubles team.

In singles competition, the Golden Tigers swept all four of the singles matches to complete the shutout.

#1 Radovic (BU) def. Salinas (UPike) 6-4, 6-4;

#2 Ackermann (BU)  def.  Carpenter (UPike) 6-3, 6-1;

#3 Pigeonneau (BU) def. Davis (UPike) 6-1, 6-3;

#4 Noriega-Alcala (BU)  def. Clark (UPike) 6-0, 6-1;

Brenau (5-4 overall, 3-2 AAC) next plays host to Columbia (SC) College (0-2 overall, AAC) on Tuesday at 2:30 pm eastern at the Lessie Smithgall Tennis Center.