SPARTANBURG, S.C. - The Converse Tennis team fought against Mount Olive but came up short in Conference Carolinas action on Saturday afternoon, 7-2.

THE BASICS

FINAL | Converse 2, Mount Olive 7

LOCATION | Spartanburg, S.C. (Converse Tennis Complex)

RECORDS | Converse 6-11 (2-4), Mount Olive 5-7 (3-4)

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE

Kaitlin Knight and Taylor Parrott picked up a tough win at No. 2 doubles winning 7-3 in the tiebreaker.

Morgan Trask won the first set 6-3 at No. 5 singles before falling 6-3 in the second set forcing a tiebreaker.  Trask trailed 9-7 but bounced back to take the match 11-9.

THE RESULTS

Doubles:

1. Stella Di Michele/Julie Gonzalez-Rodriguez (UMO) def. Steffi Kong/Alex Schlesener 8-2

2. Kaitlin Knight/Taylor Parrott (CONVERSE) def. Alejandra Hernandez/Arrej Fareh 8-7(7-3)

3. Nicole La Chappelle/Mariana Gamboa (UMO) def. Morgan Trask/Carlie Peeler 8-0

Singles:

1. Di Michele (UMO) def. Steffi Kong 6-4, 6-0

2. Gonzalez-Rodriguez (UMO) def. Alex Schlesener 6-2, 6-0

3. Hernandez (UMO) def. Kaitlin Knight 6-2, 6-2

4. Fareh (UMO) def. Taylor Parrott 6-2, 6-1

5. Morgan Trask (CONVERSE) def. La Chappelle 6-3, 3-6, 11-9

6. Gamboa (UMO) def. Abby Roth 6-0, 6-0

UP NEXT

Converse travels to face Conference Carolinas leader Limestone on Tuesday, March 28.