SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Converse College tennis team fell 5-2 to visiting Lander University on Tuesday afternoon, snapping its six-match winning streak. Pauline Hagen picked up a win in the No. 2 singles, while Snigdha Musugunthan collected the only other win for the Valkyries in the No. 5 singles.
Lander 5, Converse 2
Singles competition
1. Eduarda Ferreira (LU) def. Steffi Kong (CONV) 6-1, 6-1
2. Pauline Hagen (CONV) def. Isabella Schulz (LU) 4-6, 6-3, 10-7
3. Nelli Lius (LU) def. Maria Belen Vendrell (CONV) 6-2, 6-0
4. Lindsey Wiggins (LU) def. Taylor Parrott (CONV) 6-3, 6-1
5. Snigdha Musugunthan (CONV) def. Lucia Ric (LU) 6-1, 7-6
6. Manasi Ramadani (LU) def. Valentina Aparicio (CONV) 6-1, 7-6
Doubles competition
1. Eduarda Ferreira/Isabella Schulz (LU) def. Steffi Kong/Pauline Hagen (CONV) 6-0
2. Lucia Ric/Manasi Ramadani (LU) def. Maria Belen Vendrell/Snighda Musugunthan (CONV) 7-5
3. Nelli Lius/Lindsey Wiggins (LU) def. Taylor Parrott/Valentina Aparicio (CONV) 6-1
Converse will be back in action on Friday, March 1, traveling to face Winston-Salem State. First serve is scheduled for 2 p.m.