WOMEN’S TENNIS RUNS STREAK TO FIVE; HOLDS OFF GARDNER-WEBB, 4-3

BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. – Three freshmen victories and the doubles point proved to be the difference as Radford won its fifth straight with a 4-3 victory over Gardner-Webb in Big South women's tennis action Sunday afternoon at the Webb Tennis Complex.

The Highlanders improve to 6-2 overall and 2-0 in the league, while the Runnin' Bulldogs fall to 3-4 and 1-1.

Tied 3-3, Radford's Taylor Newman rallied from a 4-1 deficit in the third set to hold off Ronia Hutterli, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 to clinch the winning point.

Fellow first-year players Gemma Valls (6-2, 6-4) and Meg Napolitano (6-3, 6-2) also recorded singles victories for the Highlanders on courts four and six, respectively.

With the doubles competition tied at one win each, Radford's tandem of Petra Dajevic and Valls secured the crucial point with an 8-6 victory at the final spot. The Highlanders' other doubles decision came from Hannah Crawford and Napolitano.

The Runnin' Bulldogs' wins came from their top-three singles positions.

Radford will continue Big South play and open its home slate Wednesday with a 2 p.m. dual against Liberty.

Radford 4, Gardner-Webb 3
Boiling Springs, N.C.

Doubles Competition
1. Hannah Crawford / Meg Napolitano (RU) def. Jenny Lunde / Ioana Oprea (GWU), 8-6
2. Alice Hopkins / Yasmin Doost (GWU) def.Mia Drobnjak / Taylor Newman (RU), 8-6
3. Petra Dajevic / Gemma Valls (RU) def. Ronia Hutterli / Erica White (GWU), 8-5

Singles Competition
1. Erica White (GWU) def. Hannah Crawford (RU), 7-5, 6-1
2. Alice Hopkins (GWU) def. Petra Dajevic (RU), 6-4, 6-4
3. Ioana Oprea (GWU) def. Mia Drobnjak (RU), 6-1, 6-3
4. Gemma Valls (RU) def. Jenny Lunde (GWU), 6-2, 6-4
5. Taylor Newman (RU) def. Ronia Hutterli (GWU), 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
6. Meg Napolitano (RU) def. Yasmin Doost (GWU), 6-3, 6-2

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