Central, SC - Southern Wesleyan fell 6-1 to the Erskine Flying Fleet in their Conference Carolinas opener on Saturday afternoon. 


Match Vitals

Final: Erskine 6, Southern Wesleyan 1

Records: Southern Wesleyan (2-4 / CC 0-1) Erskine (3-2 / CC 1-0)


How It Happened

The Warriors went 0-3 in doubles on Saturday afternoon. The team of Ameek Batth and Anya King challenged, but fell to Emma Bentz and Marie Guillaume in a 6-4 final. Natalie White and Maria Aspasia Kotsiou dropped their match to the Flying Fleet duo of Luize Valtere and Faith Wright in a 6-2 final. In the final slot for the Warriors the team of Noemi Aguirre and Camille Cunningham were unable to defeat the team of Czarina Aguirre and Lana Vukovic as they fell 6-1. 

Southern Wesleyan went 5-1 in singles to pick up the sole victory on Saturday. Ameek Batth fell 6-0 and 6-0 to Emma Bentz and she was followed by Maria Kotsiou who also fell 6-0 and 6-3 to Marie Guillaume. At No. 3 Anya King pressured but fell in 6-3 and 6-3 final scores to Luize Valtere of Erskine. Noemi Aguirre would secure the only win for the Warriors as she defeated Faith Wright in 7-5 and 6-2 final scores. At No. 5 Natalie White fell 6-4 and 6-4 to Czarina Aguirre and Camille Cunningham fell 6-1 and 6-0 at No. 6. 


What's Next

Southern Wesleyan will host the USC Sumter Fireants on March 9 at 3 p.m. They will then host the Anderson Trojans on March 11 and the Catawba Indians on March 14 before returning to Conference Carolinas play on March 19 as they travel to take on the University of Mount Olive at 2 p.m.