Posted: Apr 17, 2015

Lady Hawks fall in USA South tennis tournament

ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. – The Huntingdon women's tennis team fell behind early and lost to Piedmont 5-4 in the first round of the USA South Athletic Conference Tournament on Friday.

Piedmont (8-10) took all three doubles matches to build a 3-0 lead at the start of singles. Huntingdon (11-4) rallied to win four of the first five singles matches and tie the match 4-4 before Piedmont clinched the victory with a three-set win.

Caroline McBroom won Huntingdon's first match with a 6-1, 6-2 win at No. 6 singles. Trailing 4-1, Tara-Beth Hall (No. 5), Hannah Still (No. 1) and Sarah Warren (No. 2) won the next three singles matches. Hall won 6-4, 6-1, Still won 7-5, 6-2 and Warren won 7-6 (9-7), 6-4.

Still ends her Huntingdon career with a 62-19 singles record, 54-27 doubles record and 116-46 overall record. During the NCAA era, she is tied for first in the Lady Hawks' record book for doubles victories and is second in singles victories and total victories.

Match Results

vs. Piedmont College

Singles

No. 1: Hannah Still (HC) def. Christian Wade (PC) 7-5, 6-2

No. 2: Sarah Warren (HC) def. Amanda Blackwell (PC) 7-6 (9-7), 6-4

No. 3: Nicole Parrish (PC) def. Sandy Mayson (HC) 6-3, 6-1

No. 4: Durden Smith (PC) def. Sara Duran (HC) 6-2, 3-6, 6-1

No. 5: Tara-Beth Hall (HC) def. Morgan Cowart (PC) 6-4, 6-1

No. 6: Caroline McBroom (HC) def. Keisha Rivera (PC) 6-1, 6-2

Doubles

No. 1: Blackwell-Parrish (PC) def. Warren-Still (HC) 8-4

No. 2: Smith-Cowart (PC) def. Mayson-McBroom (HC) 8-5