Women's Tennis

Women's Tennis Earns 10th win in Last Dozen Matches on Senior Day

LYNCHBURG, Va. -- Randolph earned a strong finish on Senior Day with a 6-3 victory over Virginia Wesleyan.

Seniors Danielle Lewis and Tiandre Forde were honored before the match as part of their Senior Day and couldn't have scripted a better day.

To watch their entire Senior Day ceremony, click here.

As a duo, the two won at No. 3 together, 8-1.

In singles play, they combined to only lose two games over their matches at No. 5 and No. 6, respectively, winning 6-1, 6-1, and 6-0, 6-0.

Randolph won all three doubles matches and the first singles match to get out to a huge lead in the victory.

Sophomore Jenna Sweet and junior Dina Velazco won at No. 1 doubles in a nailbiter, 9-7.

Junior Sarah Parker and sophomore Heather Parra cruised at No. 2, 9-3.

Lewis, Forde and Parra had no issues at the bottom three singles spots, with Parra adding a 6-1, 6-0 win.

Velazco and Parker both fell but went to the limit at the top two singles spots.

Velazco won a first set tiebreaker but dropped the second set to force a super-tiebreaker, which she dropped, 10-6.

At No. 2, Parker fell in an extended super-tiebreaker, 11-9 after winning the first set, 6-4, then dropping the second, 6-1.

Randolph forfeited No. 3 singles.

Randolph is next in action on Monday, hosting the 12-time defending ODAC champions, Washington and Lee.

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