SALISBURY, N.C. - For the second match in a row the Newberry women's tennis team picked up a South Atlantic Conference victory as the Wolves topped the Catawba Lady Indians 7-2 at the Johnson Tennis Center.

Newberry (13-7, 4-2 SAC) opened the afternoon with two points from doubles action as No. 1 tandem of sophomores Susana Aguirre (Guayaquil, Ecuador) and Ariel Strong (Cassatt, S.C.) won by an impressive score of 8-1.

At No. 3, sophomores Shannon McManus (Charleston, S.C.) and Marina Ziehe (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) edged their opponents for an 8-5 victory.

In singles action the Wolves dominated the Lady Indians winning five of the six matches. Aguirre and sophomore Romina Adum (Guayaquil, Ecuador) earned the Wolves' first singles points at No. 2 and No. 3, respectively.

Strong tallied a victory at No. 1 singles when she topped Catawba's Sloan Kessler in a second set tiebreak. At No. 4 singles freshman Emily Helsel (Port Orange, Fla.) won in straight sets, while McManus picked up a victory in two sets at No. 6 singles.

The Wolves will play host to Tusculum at the Cannon Tennis Courts at 2 p.m. on Thursday.

Newberry 7, Catawba 2
Mar 27, 2012
Salisbury, N.C.
Johnson Tennis Center

Singles
1. Ariel Strong (NEWW) def. Sloan Kessler (CATAWBA) 6-1, 7-5
2. Susana Aguirre (NEWW) def. Ally Prior (CATAWBA) 6-1, 6-3
3. Romina Adum (NEWW) def. Maggie McKee (CATAWBA) 6-1, 6-2
4. Emily Helsel (NEWW) def. Candace Hall (CATAWBA) 6-3, 6-2
5. Olivia Myers (CATAWBA) def. Marina Ziehe (NEWW) 6-1, 6-3
6. Shannon McManus (NEWW) def. Hannah Kovach (CATAWBA) 6-0, 6-4

Doubles
1. Susana Aguirre/Ariel Strong (NEWW) def. Sloan Kessler/Maggie McKee (CATAWBA) 8-1
2. Ally Prior/Olivia Myers (CATAWBA) def. Romina Adum/Emily Helsel (NEWW) 9-7
3. Shannon McManus/Marina Ziehe (NEWW) def. Hannah Kovach/Candace Hall (CATAWBA) 8-5

Match Notes
Newberry 13-7, 4-2 SAC
Catawba 8-12, 1-6 SAC