ROCK HILL, S.C. – Winthrop women's tennis (5-2, 1-0 Big South) won its fifth consecutive match and first conference contest with a 6-1 win over Presbyterian College (4-6, 0-1 Big South) on a beautiful, sunny Tuesday afternoon at Rock Hill Tennis Center.

"It feels great to be 1-0 in the conference," said head coach Cid Carvalho. "I'm very proud of the way my girls played today; they fought hard for every point and we ended up with a good win over a good Presbyterian team."

The Eagles gained the early advantage with a sweep in doubles. Court one duo Lauren Proctor and Megan Kauffman improved their undefeated record to 6-0 with a 6-3 win. Alisa Soloveva and Tayla Van Eck continued their gutsy play of late, winning a 7-6 tiebreaker on court two to complete the sweep.

No. 20 Lauren Proctor finished first in singles play for the second-straight match with a dominant 6-3, 6-0 victory. She was followed shortly by Soloveva on court two and Alya Mourad would clinch the match for the Eagles with a decisive 6-0, 6-3 win on court six.

UP NEXT
The Eagles head to Atlanta for a non-conference match-up at Georgia State Sat., Mar. 3 at 10 a.m., the first of six-straight road matches.

Full Results

Singles
 
1. #20 PROCTOR, Lauren (WIN) def. Brittany Nuttall (PC) 6-3, 6-0
2. SOLOVEVA, Alisa (WIN) def. Tracy Johnson (PC) 6-4, 6-1
3. KAUFFMAN, Megan (WIN) def. Samantha Calais (PC) 4-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-6)
4. Beth Taylor (PC) def. VAN ECK, Tayla (WIN) 7-5, 6-3
5. KELIC, Aida (WIN) def. Caroline Ferrari (PC) 6-0, 0-6, 6-3
6. MOURAD, Alya (WIN) def. Katie Thompson (PC) 6-0, 6-3

Doubles
1. PROCTOR, Lauren/KAUFFMAN, Megan (WIN) def. Caroline Ferrari/Tracy Johnson (PC) 6-3
2. SOLOVEVA, Alisa/VAN ECK, Tayla (WIN) def. Demi Henschel/Samantha Calais (PC) 7-6 (8-6)
3. KELIC, Aida/BURNS, Ellie (WIN) def. Beth Taylor/Brittany Nuttall (PC) 6-3