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RADFORD, VA – The Winthrop women's tennis team continued their conference winning streak, knocking off Radford 6-1 Sunday afternoon at the RU Tennis Courts.

The victory evens up Winthrop's overall record to 10-10 and maintains the perfect conference record to 6-0. Radford falls to 14-6 on the year and 3-4 in the Big South.

The Eagles started the match with three victories in the doubles round, earning the opening point. Sandra Herrera and Giovanna Portioli notched an 8-1 win over Hannah Crawford and Meg Napolitano at the No. 2 position, as the freshman tandem of Monica Aguado and Ekin Gunaysu defeated Petra Dajevic and Gemma Valls with a matching 8-1 score at No. 3. Capping off the doubles round was Yasmine Alkema and Andressa Garcia winning 8-4.

The winning ways continued for Winthrop in the singles round, as four Eagles captured straight set victories. Alkema defeated Dajevic 6-0, 6-3 at No. 1 singles, as Garcia took down Crawford 6-2, 6-2 at the No. 2 position. At No. 3 singles, Herrera earned a 7-5, 6-2 victory over Mia Drobnjak, and Portioli defeated Valls 6-4, 6-2 at No. 4

Earning the last point for Winthrop was Aguado, as she defeated Napolitano 1-6, 6-4, 6-4 at the No. 6 slot.

“I'm very proud of the girls,” head coach Cid Carvalho said. “They are continually improving with every match they play.”

Winthrop will be back in action on Friday, April 6, as the Eagles will face Coastal Carolina at the Memorial Courts. That match is set for 2 p.m. and admission is free.