COLUMBIA, S.C. - With strong performances throughout the lineup the Newberry women's tennis team earned its second sweep of the 2011-12 season knocking off the Benedict Tigers 9-0 at the Southeast Tennis Center in Columbia.

Newberry (2-2) opened the afternoon with a doubles sweep led by its No. 1 doubles team, made up of sophomore Susana Aguirre (Guayaquil, Ecuador) and sophomore Ariel Strong (Cassatt, S.C.) who earned an 8-0 win over the Tigers' (0-2) No. 1 pairing.

At No. 3 the Wolves also picked up an 8-0 win as sophomore Romina Adum (Guayaquil, Ecuador) and sophomore Marina Ziehe (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) picked up their second win of the year as a pairing.

In singles action Newberry cruised through four of its matches, with only strong seeing a challenge as she topped Glory Zhou 7-5 and 6-5 to earn third win of the year.

Freshman Emily Helsel (Port Orange, Fla.) won at No. 5 singles by default.

Aguirre kept her record perfect at 4-0 with a straight sets win at No. 2 singles over Chloe Jean-Charles.

Due to inclement weather the Wolves' schedule has seen some changes, to see the most up to date women's tennis schedule check NewberryWolves.com.

Newberry's next scheduled match is Monday February 13, as the Wolves play host to North Georgia at the Cannon Tennis Courts.

Newberry 9, Benedict College 0
Feb 11, 2012
Columbia, S.C.
Southeast Tennis Center

Singles
1. Ariel Strong (NEWW) def. Glory Zhou (BENW) 7-5, 6-5
2. Susana Aguirre (NEWW) def. Chloe Jean-Charles (BENW) 6-1, 6-1
3. Romina Adum (NEWW) def. Jessica Carswell (BENW) 6-1, 6-1
4. Marina Ziehe (NEWW) def. Keneisha Whittington (BENW) 6-1, 6-0
5. Emily Helsel (NEWW) def. India Cowell (BENW), by default
6. Amanda Simmons (NEWW) def. Darnell Howlett (BENW) 6-1, 6-0

Doubles
1. Ariel Strong/Susana Aguirre (NEWW) def. Chloe Jean-Charles/Jessica Carswell (BENW) 8-0
2. Emily Helsel/Shannon McManus (NEWW) def. Glory Zhou/Keneisha Whittington (BENW) 8-1
3. Romina Adum/Marina Ziehe (NEWW) def. Monique Hill/India Cowell (BENW) 8-0