BELMONT, N.C. and HARROGATE, Tenn. – The Belmont Abbey women's tennis team opened up its 2023 spring season with two wins in split-squad competition Saturday.
 
At home, the Crusaders earned a 6-1 win at Pfeiffer at the Reidy Tennis Center while the team went 1-1 on the road at the Lincoln Memorial Indoor Tennis Facility. The Crusaders fell 6-1 to host Lincoln Memorial before earning a 6-1 win against UVA Wise.
 
RESULTS
Belmont Abbey 6, Pfeiffer 1
DOUBLES

1. Ava Eads/Yaritza Gonzalez (BAC) def. Megan Rekieta/Alison Sloop (PU), 6-1
2. Hannah Farmer/Andi Billingsley (BAC) def. Riley Isley/Elithe Hudson(PU), 6-2
3. Pfeiffer won by forfeit

SINGLES

1. Hannah Farmer (BAC) def. Megan Rekieta (PU), 6-2, 6-0
2. Ava Eads (BAC) def. Riley Isley (PU), 6-3, 6-0
3. Yaritza Gonzalez (BAC) def. Elithe Hudson (PU), 6-2, 6-4
4. Andi Billingsley (BAC) def. Alison Sloop (PU), 6-1, 6-4
5. Alexus Govert (BAC) def. Delaney Geygan (PU), 6-1, 7-6 (4), 1-0 (8)
6. Emily Moore (PU) def. BAC, 6-0, 6-0

Belmont Abbey 6, UVA Wise 1
DOUBLES

1. Constanca Azinhaga/Antonella Campodonico (UVAW) def. Alexis Burkhalter/Kaitlin Nguyen (BAC), 6-4
2. Elizabeth Vollmin/Lily Aranyos (BAC) def. Amelia Monteith/Emily Syms (BAC), 7-5
3. Paola Socarras/Daniella Galeano (BAC) def. Lucy Cunliffe/Sarah Moore (UVAW), 6-1

 
SINGLES

1. Constanca Azinhaga (UVAW) def. Elizabeth Vollmin (BAC), 7-5, 6-3
2. Kaitlin Nguyen (BAC) def. Antonella Campodonico (UVAW), 7-5, 6-3
3. Alexis Burkhalter (BAC) def. Emily Syms (UVAW), 6-3, 6-2
4. Paola Socarras (BAC) def. Lucy Cunliffe (UVAW), 6-4, 4-6, 1-0 (10)
5. Maria Lopez (BAC) def. Amelia Monteith (UVAW) 5-7, 6-4, 1-0 (3)
6. Daniella Galeano (BAC) def. Emily Conn (UVAW), 6-1, 6-3

 
UP NEXT
The Crusaders return home for a doubleheader against Mars Hill beginning at 11 a.m. Friday at the Reidy Tennis Center.