LYNCHBURG, Va.- The Randolph women's tennis team hosted William Peace on Saturday morning. The WildCats defeated the Pacers 8-1.
The WildCats took all three doubles matches. Second and third doubles were both won by Randolph 8-0. At first doubles, the pair of Lena Kersten (Bonn, Germany) and Sabrina Dickerson (Brookneal, Va.) edged out Camryn Straughn and Kala Price 8-7.
In the singles portion, Kersten handled Staughn 6-0, 6-0 at #1 singles. Noura Elkhansa (Charleston, W.V./George Washington HS) won 6-1, 6-1 over Mya Sampson. Maddie Mills (Fredericksburg, Va./Riverbend) defeated Jasseli Gutierez 6-1, 6-0. Molly McNair (New South Wales, Austraila/Figtree) did not drop a game against Jayla Durham at fifth singles 6-0, 6-0. Amanda Jagdeo (South Ozone Park, NY/Flushing HS) won 6-1, 6-0 over Haley George at sixth singles.
"A solid win for the women's team," said head coach Sam Martinez. "Getting a 3-0 doubles lead is always huge and for Lena and Sabrina to be down 1-4 and 3-6 and not give up speaks to the team's mentality. So proud of their fight. Another strong performance in singles for Lena, Noura, Maddie, Molly, and Amanda."
The WildCats travel to Hilton Head, S.C. next week. They will face Pfeiffer on Wednesday, March 6.
