Bluefield, WV- The Big Blues had their first home competition today against Wingate University. The match started at 1:00 pm and was played at Bluefield College because the men were over on the City Courts. Wingate was some very tough competition for the ladies as they lost 9-0.
The doubles matches were all very competitive as Bluefield State was able to push Wingate in all 3 of those matches. #2 doubles of Laura and Maria Hernandez were most notable as they pushed Claudia De Andreis and Maria Garcia to the limit taking 3 games.
But Wingate's singles line up were the team's strength as they took care of their Bluefield State opponents. Tafaszwa Mawisire of the Big Blues put up a very strong fight winning 3 games in the 2nd set. Laura Hernandez also was in both of her sets winning 2 games each.
Below is a detailed result of all the matches against Wingate.
The Big Blues start their Spring Break road trip to sunny south Florida this week where they will play 5 matches in 7 days. The ladies will play Benedict (SC), Florida Southern, Florida Tech, Bentley and Rollins on their trip. Keep checking our website for updates and scores for these matches.
Doubles:
Womeodu/Ternera (WU) def. Rudhu/Mawisire (BSC): 8-1
De Andreis/Garcia (WU) def. M. Hernandez/L. Hernandez (BSC): 8-3
Homan/Tanik (WU) def. Briales/Blankenship (BSC): 8-2
Singles:
De Andreis (WU) def. Rudhu (BSC): 6-1, 6-0
Ternera (WU) def. Mawisire (BSC): 6-1, 6-3
Womeodu (WU) def. L. Hernandez (BSC): 6-2, 6-2
Holland (WU) def. M. Hernandez (BSC): 6-1, 6-0
Tanik (WU) def. Briales (BSC): 6-1, 6-1
Homan (WU) def. Blankenship (BSC): 6-0, 6-0
