Roanoke Falls to Bridgewater

Avery Smith 2018

The Basics

Score: Bridgewater 5 | Roanoke 4
Records: Roanoke 8-4, 3-3 ODAC | Bridgewater 8-5, 5-2 ODAC
Location: Bridgewater, Va.

The Lead: Bridgewater slipped past Roanoke 5-4 in Wednesday ODAC Women's Tennis action.

How it Happened:

  • Bridgewater won the first two doubles matches with an 8-5 win from Jamiah Lewis and Whitney Kiser over RC's Jessica Kennedy and Avery Smith at No. 1.
  • Janny Alvarado and Carolyn Kitsock closed doubles with an 8-3 win over Rachel Zarin and Rachel Crawford at the No. 3 spot to close BC's lead to 2-1
  • At the No. 3 singles, Avery Smith defeated Lewis 6-4, 6-4 followed by Madeline Herring at No. 4 with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Stephanie Barton.
  • Kitsock won 6-2, 6-4 over Shannon Quinn in the fifth spot to even the match at 4-4 but Bridgewater's Crawford defeated Alvarado 5-7, 6-3, 6-1 to take the match.

Up Next: Women's Tennis hosts Virginia Wesleyan on Saturday, April 14 at 3 p.m. Roanoke will recognize seniors Catherine Lee and Tracy Kile as part of the program's Senior Day celebrations.