WOMEN'S TENNIS WINS THIRD STRAIGHT; CRUISES PAST SOUTH DAKOTA, 7-0

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Radford continued its perfect Spring Break trip to the Sunshine State with a 7-0 blanking of South Dakota in non-conference women's tennis action Friday afternoon.

In addition to their third straight victory, the Highlanders have won eight of their last 10 to improve to 9-4 overall.

The Coyotes, who entered on a nine-match winning streak, fall to 10-4 on the spring.

After sweeping the doubles portion, Radford won all six singles matches, including two in three sets.

The Highlanders' singles victories came from Petra Dajevic, Hannah Crawford, Mia Drobnjak, Gemma Valls, Taylor Newman and Meg Napolitano.

Radford will conclude its Spring Break with a 9 a.m. contest against North Dakota Saturday morning.

Radford 7, South Dakota 0

Singles Competition
1. Petra Dajevic (RU) def. Michelle Elkin (SD), 6-1, 6-2
2. Hannah Crawford (RU) def. Alena Sergeychik (SD), 5-7, 7-6 (5), 10-2
3. Mia Drobnjak (RU) def. Shadi Soleymani (SD), 6-4, 7-6 (3)
4. Gemma Valls (RU) def. Nina Barudzic (SD), 6-1, 6-2
5. Taylor Newman (RU) def. Veronika Makashov (SD), 6-1, 6-2
6. Meg Napolitano (RU) def. Yamini Reddy (SD), 7-5, 0-6, 10-7

Doubles Competition
1. Mia Drobnjak / Taylor Newman (RU) def. Shadi Soleymani / Alena Sergeychik (SD), 8-4
2. Meg Napolitano / Hannah Crawford (RU) def. Michelle Elkin / Nina Barudzic (SD), 8-4
3. Gemma Valls / Petra Dajevic (RU) def. Yamini Reddy / Veronika Makashov (SD), 6-4

Match Notes
Radford, 9-4
South Dakota 10-4

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