Brenau Tennis Loses to Williams College, 8-1

Gainesville, GA - After playing five consecutive away matches, the Golden Tigers finally came back home to play in front of the home crowd. The opponents, however, were NCAA III defending champions Williams College from Massachusetts.

In doubles, Alotta/Reich gave Williams College a quick lead by winning at No. 1 against Choo/Thompson 8-2. Williams took another doubles point at No. 3 with Marchese/Capute defeating Moniz/Nagels 8-4. The lone point for Brenau came at No. 2 doubles, when Golden Tigers Orlova/Mazackova came back from 3-6 down against French/Worley to win the match 9-7.

In singles, Williams College won in straight sets in every spot, except No. 1 singles. Golden Tiger Lyn See Choo imposed an aggressive rhythm in the first set, but ended up losing to Kristin Alotta 6-2, 1-6, 7-10 in the super tie-break.

Brenau, ranked #2 in the conference and #7 in the NAIA will play again next Thursday, March 31st in Montgomery, AL. The Golden Tigers will take on AUM, ranked #1 in the SSAC and #4 nationally. The match is scheduled for 3 pm (CST).

Brenau 1, Williams 8

Doubles:

1. Alotta/Reich def. Choo/Thompson (Brenau) 8-2

2. Orlova/Mazackova (Brenau) def. French/Worley (Williams) 9-7

3. Marchese/Capute (Williams) def. Nagels/Moniz (Brenau) 8-4

Singles:

1. Kristin Alotta (Williams) def. Lyn See Choo (Brenau) 2-6, 6-1, 10-7

2. Nancy Worley (Williams) def. Kate Mazackova (Brenau) 6-4, 6-4

3. Nicole Reich (Williams) def. Liubov Orlova (Brenau) 6-3, 6-4

4. Lucy Marchese (Williams) def. Hannah Thompson (Brenau) 6-4, 6-0

5. Kara Shoemaker (Williams) def. Stephanie Moniz (Brenau) 6-3, 6-2

6. Caroline Capute (Williams) def. Eline Nagels (Brenau) 6-4, 6-0