Newberry women pick up 8-1 victory over Spartanburg Methodist

NEWBERRY, S.C. - Coming off yesterday's loss to Augusta State, the Newberry tennis teams rebounded in fine fashion with the men dumping Spartanburg Methodist College 9-0, and the women defeating their Pioneer counterparts by an 8-1 count.

The Lady Indians captured all but one match point, dropping #6 singles by a 7-6, 7-6 count. Numbers one through five singles surrendered a total of three set points, and Chanelle Clare (Nassau, Bahamas) and Isabel Kreidler (Tuebingen, Germany) shutting out Spartanburg Methodist in their matches.

Kaushik Sridhar (Lagos, Nigeria) filled in at #1 singles for Jonathan Ward (Sunney, England) and claimed a 6-2, 6-0 victory over SMC's Travis Finucnane. Adam Morehart (Woodstock, Ga.) and Anthony Rinaldis (Potomac, Va.) won both singles and #1 doubles matches over the Pioneers.

Both squads ready themselves for February 15's meeting with Georgia College and State University.

WT: Newberry College 8, Spartanburg Methodist 1
Records: Newberry 1-1, SMC 0-2

Doubles
#1 Hartley/Kreidler (NEW) def. Smith/Hall (SMC) 8-1
#2 Clare/Poppe (NEW) def. Bush/Reyes (SMC) 8-0
#3 Lipsi/Dreiling (NEW) def. Robinson/Anders (SMC) 8-2

Singles
#1 Lauren Hartley (NEW) def. Nikki Smith (SMC) 6-1 6-0
#2 Isabel Kreidler (NEW) def. Christina Bush (SMC) 6-0 6-0
#3 Chanelle Clare (NEW) def. Jennifer Hall (SMC) 6-0 6-0
#4 Bethany Poppe (NEW) def. Tanya Reyes (SMC) 6-0 6-1
#5 Jessica Lipsi (NEW) def. Nena Robinson (SMC) 6-0 6-1
#6 Lindsay Anders (SMC) def. Kim Dreiling (NEW) 7-6 7-6

MT: Newberry College 9, Spartanburg Methodist 0
Records: Newberry 1-1, SMC unknown

Doubles
#1 Morehart/Rinaldis (NEW) def. Finucnane/Bledsoe (SMC) 8-2
#2 Ward/Quaye (NEW) def. Imanishi/Erskine (SMC) 8-2
#3 Elston/Rawlings (NEW) def. Rushton/Cockrell (SMC) 8-0

Singles
#1 Kaushik Sridhar (NEW) def. Travis Finucnane (SMC) 6-2 6-0
#2 Toby Rawlings (NEW) def. Evan Bledsoe (SMC) 6-1 6-0
#3 Anthony Rinaldis (NEW) def. Kei Imanishi (SMC) 6-1, 6-1
#4 Adam Morehart (NEW) def. Brian Erskine (SMC) 6-0 6-1
#5 Oliver Elston (NEW) def. Daniel Rushton (SMC) 6-1 6-0
#6 Justin Penner (NEW) def. Cody Cockrell (SMC) 6-1, 6-0