EMORY, Va. – On Thursday evening, Milligan University's men's and women's tennis teams began their fall dual slate by traveling to face an NCAA Division II foe, the Emory & Henry (Va.) Wasps. Milligan's women pulled off the sweep, totaling a 7-0 win, while the men concluded their day with a 6-1 triumph.
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On the women's side, the
Parker White/
Lauren Wimmer pairing and the
Melissa Duarte/
Sarah Grace Crouse duo tallied 6-2 victories in the No. 2 and No. 3 doubles matchups to earn Milligan the doubles point.
All six singles bouts went the way of Milligan in two sets each.
Lee Anne Endler won the No. 1 tilt with a 6-4, 6-3 tally, while the No. 2 matchup was taken by Duarte in a 6-3, 6-1 decision. The freshman,
Alba Candela, won 6-0, 6-2 in battle No. 3, followed by a 6-4, 6-1 victory by Wimmer in the No. 4 slot. The last two victories, from White (6-0, 6-1) and
Laurel Rich (6-2, 7-5), came in the No. 5 and No 6 spots to close out the sweep, respectively.
The men grabbed wins in all three doubles matches, with the
Michal Curlej/
Filip Brettl pairing taking the No. 1 tilt, 6-1. The
Tomas Tenil/
Brayden Kennedy duo won 6-4 in the No. 2 battle, and the two-freshman grouping of
Dawson Randolph/
Tate Stokes earned a 6-0 shutout.
With the doubles point in the bag, Milligan won five of the six singles contests, including a tiebreak win from the No. 1 player in the tilt for the Buffs, Brettl. He won 2-6, 6-2, 11-9 to get the Buffaloes started.
Martin Mercader grabbed a 6-2, 6-0 win in dominant fashion in the second singles bout. Tenil followed that with a 6-3, 6-1 triumph in the No. 3 contest.
Blaine Barber (6-2, 6-0) and
Spencer Christen (6-1, 6-2) were a pair of freshman that stepped up to win the No. 5 and No. 6 matches, giving the Buffs their 6-1 win.
The two MU outfits will be back on the court on Saturday, Oct. 24 at Mathes Tennis Center for the first home dual matchup of the 2026-27 campaign against the Lees-McRae College (N.C.) Bobcats. First serve is set for 3 p.m.
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