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Winner Lincoln Memorial LMU (1-0)
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Match Recap: Women's Tennis | | Tommy Chasanoff

Women’s Tennis Drops Season Opener to Railsplitters

Harrogate, TN – NAIA second team All-American Tomomi Nagao tallied the lone point as the 15th-ranked UC women's tennis fell to Lincoln Memorial 6-1 in their season opener Saturday afternoon.

Lincoln Memorial struck first taking wins at #2 and #3 doubles to clinch the doubles point and take a 1-0 lead in the match.  At #1 doubles, Nagao and Jaclyn Jewell rallied against Johanna Delisse and Kristin Vogel to tie the match at 6-6 and force a tie-breaker. However, LMU won the tiebreaker 7-3.

The Railsplitters took #4, #2, and #6 singles to clinch the match with a 4-0 lead. LMU added straight set wins at #3 and #5 singles to extend their lead to 6-0.  Nagao dropped the first set to Delisse 4-6, however rallied to win the second set 6-2 before taking the third set 10-5 for the 6-1 final.

The Patriots will return to the court Saturday, February 9, to face Young Harris in their home opener.  The match is slated for 12 p.m. at the UC Tennis Court.

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