Bluefield, WV- The Big Blues struggle today at home getting swept by the Tusculum Pioneers 9-0. The weather this week was not very friendly to the Big Blues as they were unable to practice to help them prepare for a very good Tusculum team.
The closest match was on the doubles 1 court with Wendy Rudhu and Tafadzwa Mawisire. The ladies were once again able to play well together but Tusculum was very strong across the board and defeated the ladies 8-4.
The second half of the singles matches were scored like the doubles, 1st to win 8 games, because Tusculum clinched the overall match win. But with even with the match out of reach, the ladies kept fighting. Alaina Blankenship played well but ended up losing 8-3. Mawisire also played well in her singles match but once again Tusculum was too strong and Mawisire lost 8-4.
The Big Blues continue their busy week, playing West Virginia Wesleyan at 2:00 pm at the City Courts.
Singles:
Mills/Heffner (TC) def. Rudhu/Mawisire (BSC): 8-4
Funke/Sumner (TC) def. M. Hernandez/L. Hernandez (BSC): 8-1
Kaye/Waters (TC) def. Briales/Blankenship (BSC): 8-0
Doubles:
Funke (TC) def. Rudhu (BSC): 6-0, 6-1
Kaye (TC) def. Mawisire (BSC): 8-4
Brass (TC) def. L. Hernandez (BSC): 6-2, 6-1
Waters (TC) def. M. Hernandez (BSC): 6-2, 6-1
Baker (TC) def. Briales (BSC): 8-0
Sumner (TC) def. Blankenship (BSC): 8-3
