Tennis Squad Extends Winning Streak to Six with 8-1 Victory Over Hope :: Southeast has won all three matches on their current trip

March 23, 2007

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. - Southeast tennis ran their winning streak to six straight matches with an 8-1 victory over Hope College Friday morning. The win makes the Redhawks (9-5, 3-1 OVC) a perfect 3-0 on their spring break trip heading into Saturday's match versus Middlebury College from Middlebury, Vt.

Elise Nattier won her ninth straight singles match in a super tiebreaker (Sean Magee).

Southeast continued their dominance in doubles by winning all three matches for the third consecutive day. Bryce Kristal (Pleasanton, Calif./Foothill) and Drew Kristal (Pleasanton, Calif./Foothill) won 8-2 on the No. 1 court over Samantha Still and Ashley Austin. The tandem is now 11-3 in 2007. Julia Masotti (Moji-Mirim, São Paulo, Brazil/Colegio Integral Aplicado) and Elise Nattier (Flora, Ill./Flora) defeated Christine Garcia and Lucy Himes by the same margin in No. 2 play for their fifth straight victory together. Seniors Luz Garcia (Bogota, Colombia/Troy) and Kimmy Anderson (Jackson, Mo./Jackson) finished out doubles competition with an 8-3 victory against Marissa Kooyers and Beth Olson to even their season record at 5-5 as a duo.

The Redhawks carried the momentum into singles play and came out on top in five of the six matches. Bryce Kristal defeated Still 6-2, 6-1 in No. 1 play. She has won nine of her last 10 singles matches, including six in a row. Reigning Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) Female Tennis Athlete of the Week, Drew Kristal, was perfect in defeating Austin, 6-0, 6-0 on the No. 2 singles court. The win marked her eighth straight singles victory. Garcia extended her winning streak to five straight by winning 6-1, 6-2 over Ashley Leary in No. 3 competition. In the No. 4 match, Masotti made quick work of Garcia, beating her in straight sets, 6-1, 6-3. Nattier won her ninth straight singles match in a super tiebreaker over Danielle Werley in No. 5 action. She won the first set 6-3, dropped the second 6-4, but rebounded to gain the victory by winning the final set 10-4. Anderson fell in No. 6 singles to Kooyers, 6-3, 6-3.

The win made it six in a row for the Southeast netters and head coach Mark Elliott. Saturday morning they will conclude their spring break play with a matchup against Middlebury at 9 a.m. EST from the Hilton Head Tennis Resort. The next home match will be an OVC contest against Tennessee-Martin on Tuesday at 2 p.m. from the Redhawks Tennis Complex.