HILTON HEAD, S.C. - On Friday the Newberry women's tennis team was handed a 5-0 defeat by No. 22 Palm Beach Atlantic in what was the Wolves' final match of a spring break trip to the Shipyard Racquet Club in Hilton Head.

After being swept in doubles play, the Wolves dropped a pair of singles matches before the remainder of the matches were left unfinished. Newberry's No. 3 doubles team of senior Amanda Simmons (Saluda, S.C.) and freshman Emily Helsel (Port Orange, Fla.) posted the most favorable doubles score for Newberry falling 8-6 to Alexis Antista and Liddy Robinson.

In unfinished singles action, Helsel was on top of Maria Jimenez 3-1 before the match was abandoned.

Newberry returns home on Friday March 16, to play host to conference foe Tusculum at 2 p.m.

#22 Palm Beach Atlantic 5, Newberry 0
Mar 09, 2012 at Hilton Head, S.C. (Shipyard Racquet Club)
Singles competition
1. Ariel Strong (NEWW) vs. Victoria Baca (PBA) 1-4, unfinished
2. Susana Aguirre (NEWW) vs. Veena Vasquez (PBA) 2-6, 1-1, unfinished
3. Romina Adum (NEWW) vs. Leydi Zora (PBA) 1-6, 2-5, unfinished
4. Natalia Trotter (PBA) def. Marina Ziehe (NEWW) 6-1, 6-0
5. Emily Helsel (NEWW) vs. Maria Jimenez (PBA) 3-1, unfinished
6. Vilja Vahatalo (PBA) def. Shannon McManus (NEWW) 6-1, 6-0

Doubles competition
1. Veena Vasquez/Leydi Zora (PBA) def. Ariel Strong/Susana Aguirre (NEWW) 8-3
2. Victoria Baca/Natalia Trotter (PBA) def. Romina Adum/Marina Ziehe (NEWW) 8-1
3. Alexis Antista/Liddy Robinson (PBA) def. Emily Helsel/Amanda Simmons (NEWW) 8-6