MOUNT BERRY, Ga. – Playing the morning matches at Berry College, East Texas Baptist University went 1-1 on the day. ETBU fell to Stevenson University, 5-0, to start the morning but bounced back with a 3-2 win over the University of Lynchburg. ETBU is now 6-14 on the year.
Stevenson 5, ETBU 0
All five matches in the dual were in two sets. Match one of Ashley Salas and
Madison McDonald was one of the closest in a 21-18, 21-12 loss.
Hope Shipp and Molle McCurley then had another close match at number three, 21-12, 21-16.
ETBU 3, Lynchburg 2
It came down to the top three matches left for the win as ETBU earned their sixth dual win of the season all in three sets.
Riley Tuck and
Shelby Freudensprung won at the number five match, 21-18, 18-21, 16-14, in extras for the first point. Shipp and McCurley then won the number three match in three sets, 17-21, 21-12, 15-8, coming back after dropping the first set. It came down to the number one match at Salas and McDonald won the first set, 21-16, fell in the second, 18-21, and then took the third set, 15-9.
Riley Reneau and
Annika Demuth won their first set at number two but then fell in two close sets, 20-22, 20-22.
Nadia Brockway and
Libby Gear had the same outcome in three sets at number four dropping set one, 17-21, winning set two, 21-19, and then falling in a close set three, 13-15.
ETBU will next head to Conway, Arkansas, for dual meets gains Hendrix, UMHB, and Park University on April 1-2.