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Ariadna Zegarra and
Franco Patino led Asbury men's tennis (8-2) and women's tennis (8-0) to two 8-1 victories over Covenant College in Chattanooga, Tn., on Friday evening, giving the teams a combined 16 straight victories.
Asbury men's tennis moves to 8-2 after beating the reigning Collegiate Conference of the South (CCS) champion, Covenant College. Asbury Athletics will become an official member of the CCS on July 1, 2024.
AU women's tennis stayed undefeated at 9-0 in the 2024 season with their 8-1 win against Covenant on Friday.
Ariadna Zegarra and
Fernanda Heredia took the No. 1 doubles match for AU (8-4) while
Olivia Rogowski and
Mikaela West held on in the No. 3 match (8-6), giving AU the doubles point.
Asbury powered their way to winning all six of the singles matches, tie-break wins coming from
Fernanda Heredia in No. 1 match,
Malory Watkins in No. 4 match, and
Olivia Rogowski in the No. 6 match. Zegarra won the No. 1 singles match with a strong 6-3, 6-2 score.
For the second straight match, Asbury men's tennis swept all three doubles matches.
Ignacio Ardiles and
Franco Patino grabbed a clutch 8-7 win in the No. 1 doubles contest.
AU took five of the six singles matches, charged by
Ben Moore taking a 6-3, 6-1 win in No. 3 singles.
* Franco Patino took a No. 1 doubles win with Ignacio Ardiles, then Patino won a No. 2 singles match in a tie-break
* Aridana Zegarra won the No. 1 singles match 6-3, 6-2, and took the No. 1 doubles match with Fernanda Heredia, 8-4
* Asbury men's tennis swept doubles for the second straight match
* Asbury women's tennis moves to 9-0
* The Eagles have comined for 16 straight victories
The Eagles play future CCS opponent LaGrange College on Saturday at 11 am in Lookout Mountain, Ga.
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