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Women's Tennis

Converse Sweeps Koalas, 9-0

COLUMBIA, S.C.- The Converse Tennis team picked up a 9-0 sweep over Columbia College in non-conference tennis action on Tuesday afternoon.

The Valkyries started off the match with sweeps in doubles action.  Klaire Rouse (Gilbert, Ariz.) and Taylor Littlejohn-Barr (York, S.C.) remained unbeaten in doubles action for the spring picking up the 8-0 doubles victory.  Kaitlin Knight (Sumter, S.C.) and Margaret Pridmore (Wodonga, Austraila) picked up the win in the first flight with an 8-2 advantage.  Alex Schlesener (Stone Mountain, Ga.) and Samantha Sheffield (Birmingham, Ala.) scored the sweep in doubles with the 8-2 victory.

Klaire Rouse continued her winning ways in singles action with a 6-3, 6-2 decision in the fifth slot.  Caroline Bertling (Greer, S.C.) picked up her first collegiate win of the spring with a 6-0, 6-2 victory in the sixth flight.  Kaitlin Knight and Margaret Pridmore lost one game to win 6-1, 6-0 decisions.  Taylor Littlejohn-Barr won her flight 6-2, 6-3 while Alex Schlesener picked up the win in the first flight taking her match 6-1, 7-5.

Converse returns to action Wednesday, February 17 against Johnson C. Smith in Charlotte, N.C.  First serve is at 2pm.

Doubles:

1. Kaitlin Knight/Margaret Pridmore def. Caitlyn Wolf/Mary Curtis Twitty (CC) 8-2

2. Alex Schlesener/Samantha Sheffield def. Sanja Pantelic/Michelle Troup (CC) 8-2

3. Klaire Rouse/Taylor Littlejohn-Barr def. Miranda Brown/Rebekah Ravago (CC) 8-0

 

Singles:

1. Alex Schlesener def. Wolf (CC) 6-1, 7-5

2. Kaitlin Knight def. Pantelic (CC) 6-1, 6-0

3. Maragret Pridmore def. Troup (CC) 6-1, 6-0

4. Taylor Littlejohn-Barr def. Twitty (CC) 6-2, 6-3

5. Klaire Rouse def. Brown (CC) 6-3, 6-2

6. Caroline Bertling def. Sarah McClendon 6-0, 6-2

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Players Mentioned

Caroline Bertling

Caroline Bertling

5' 6"
Freshman
Riverside H.S.
Kaitlin Knight

Kaitlin Knight

5' 7"
Sophomore
Sumter H.S.
Taylor Littlejohn-Barr

Taylor Littlejohn-Barr

5' 3"
Senior
Spartanburg Methodist
Margaret Pridmore

Margaret Pridmore

5' 8"
Junior
Wodonga Senior Secondary School
Klaire Rouse

Klaire Rouse

5' 7"
Senior
Gilbert H.S.
Alex Schlesener

Alex Schlesener

6' 0"
Sophomore
Providence Christian Academy
Samantha Sheffield

Samantha Sheffield

5' 9"
Senior
Jefferson County International Baccalaureate School

Players Mentioned

Caroline Bertling

Caroline Bertling

5' 6"
Freshman
Riverside H.S.
Kaitlin Knight

Kaitlin Knight

5' 7"
Sophomore
Sumter H.S.
Taylor Littlejohn-Barr

Taylor Littlejohn-Barr

5' 3"
Senior
Spartanburg Methodist
Margaret Pridmore

Margaret Pridmore

5' 8"
Junior
Wodonga Senior Secondary School
Klaire Rouse

Klaire Rouse

5' 7"
Senior
Gilbert H.S.
Alex Schlesener

Alex Schlesener

6' 0"
Sophomore
Providence Christian Academy
Samantha Sheffield

Samantha Sheffield

5' 9"
Senior
Jefferson County International Baccalaureate School