UMO Advances To Conference Tournament Semifinals With Sweep Of Erskine

UMO Advances To Conference Tournament Semifinals With Sweep Of Erskine

Sumter, S.C. – To open the 2017 Conference Carolinas Tournament, the fifth-seeded University of Mount Olive women's tennis team swept past fourth-seeded Erskine University, 5-0, at the Sumter Palmetto Tennis Center in Sumter, S.C.

COMPETITION INFORMATION
Location:  Sumter Palmetto Tennis Center, Sumter, S.C.

INSIDE THE RESULTS

  • UMO opened the match with a sweep of all three doubles matches.
  • Seniors Stella Di Michele and Julie Gonzalez-Rodriguez earned an 8-3 win at No. 1 doubles and senior Alejandra Hernandez and freshman Areej Fareh slipped past their opponents at No. 2 doubles, 8-5.
  • Also earning a doubles win, senior Mariana Gamboa and junior Nicole La Chappelle captured an 8-2 triumph at No. 3 doubles.
  • UMO earned the match sweep and semifinal berth with victories at No. 2 and No. 6 singles.
  • Gonzalez-Rodriguez glided past her foe at No. 2 singles, 6-2, 6-0, and Gamboa swept her opponent at No. 6 singles, 6-0, 6-0.

UP NEXT
The Trojans next face top-seeded Limestone College in the semifinals of the Conference Carolinas Tournament at noon on Saturday at the Sumter Palmetto Tennis Center in Sumter, S.C.