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Women's Tennis

WOMEN’S TENNIS CLOSES STRONG AT ELON FALL INVITATIONAL



RESULTS

ELON, N.C. – Highlighted by four singles wins and two flight titles, the Radford women's tennis team ended its run in the Elon Fall Invitational on a strong note Sunday at the Jimmy Powell Tennis Center.
 
Taylor Newman completed a perfect weekend in the second flight by outlasting Big South foe Maria Khval of Liberty in three sets (3-6, 7-6, 1-0 (10-4)) to capture the flight championship. Also competing in the second flight and earning a Sunday victory was Gemma Valls, who dispatched Nona Ruppert of USC Upstate in straight sets (6-0, 6-3).
 
Competing in her first event as a Highlander, Natalie Sayer went 2-1 in singles to place fifth at the top flight. She tallied an impressive 6-3, 6-0 win over Karen Forman of Wake Forest on Sunday.
 
Grace Sarver delivered Radford's second victory over a Demon Deacon in the third flight when she took down Kristina Centenari (6-2, 6-0).
 
In doubles, Sayer partnered with Taylor Fay to capture the Highlanders' second flight title of the day. The duo edged N.C. Central's Aissa Muamba and Mia Ramic, 8-7 (9-7).
 
Radford will practice for three weeks before heading to its next tournament, the Hokie Fall Invitational, which is scheduled for Oct. 3-5 at the Burrows-Burleson Tennis Center in Blacksburg, Va.
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