FLORENCE – The Newberry women's tennis team dropped their first match of the spring season, falling to Francis Marion at the City of Florence College Tennis Invitational by a final score of 4-0.
 
Doubles
Elisa Aguirre and Lucia Davila came close to winning, but ultimately fell 6-3 in the No.1 doubles match. Frederike Klein and Madison Conwell were close to taking a doubles win for the Wolves, but the match ended before they could do so as Francis Marion won a second doubles match to take the point.
 
Singles
The Wolves took the Patriots to several close matches on the singles side. Griffiths narrowly lost 6-3, 6-4, while Conwell fell 6-2, 6-2. Aguirre, Klein, and Spice all had their singles matches end early after Francis Marion after Davila fell 6-0, 6-1 --- effectively ending competition as Francis Marion led 4-0 overall after the match.
 
 
RESULTS
 
Francis Marion 4, Newberry 0
 
Doubles Results

1. Denise Hartmann/Elisa Lang (Francis Marion) def. Elisa Aguirre/Lucia Davila (Newberry) 6-3
2. Fredrika Regner/Nikita Berger (Francis Marion) def. Lucy Spice/Amy Griffiths (Newberry) 6-0
3. Magan Head/Lesshika Vala (Francis Marion) vs. Frederike Klein/Madison Conwell (Newberry) 5-4, unfinished

 
Singles Results

1. Fredrika Regner (Francis Marion) vs. Elisa Aguirre (Newberry) 6-1, 4-6, 1-3, unfinished
2. Denise Hartmann (Francis Marion) vs. Frederike Klein (Newberry) 3-6, 6-4, unfinished
3. Elisa Lang (Francis Marion) vs. Lucy Spice (Newberry) 7-5, 1-5, unfinished
4. Eva Zannier (Francis Marion) def. Amy Griffiths (Newberry) 6-3, 6-4
5. Nikita Berger (Francis Marion) def. Lucia Davila (Newberry) 6-0, 6-1
6. Lesshika Vala (Francis Marion) def. Madison Conwell (Newberry) 6-2, 6-2

 
The Wolves will take on Mount Olive on day two of the City of Florence College Tennis Invitational at 11 a.m.