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Falcons Surge Past Salem in Tennis Clash

Score:
Pfeiffer 9, Salem 0

Up Next:
Salem at Randolph | April 4 | Lynchburg, Va. | 2 p.m.

Records:
Salem (4-6, 1-2 USA South) / Pfeiffer (10-3, 2-3 USA South)

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The Pfeiffer tennis team took advantage of Salem competing in its second match in a four-day stretch, earning a 9-0 victory at the Bert Lain Tennis Center on Saturday afternoon.

The Falcons, who picked up their seventh win in the head-to-head series, claimed the first point of the match in No. 1 doubles as Caimbree Gann and Megan Rekieta downed Mariana Faint and Adley Keim by an 8-1 margin. Pfeiffer followed that with an 8-2 win by Alison Sloop and Riley Isley, who defeated Alana Bridges and Emily Griffis.

The third point went the way of the Falcons in No. 3 doubles after Haley Ingenito and Kristen Colle posted an 8-4 win against Abrielle Eckenroth and Cadence Durham. That lead moved to 4-0 for Pfeiffer when Colle claimed a 6-0, 6-0 victory against Jessea James in No. 6 singles.

Sloop picked up her second point of the day, fifth for the Falcons, in a 6-0, 6-0 victory against Eckenroth. The No. 2 pairing of Rekieta and Faint proved to be the decisive team point for the Falcons, with a 6-2, 6-0 victory. Pfeiffer moved that margin to 7-0 after Ingenito took down Durham, 6-0, 6-1.

Fourth-seeded Isley provided the eighth point of the clash for Pfeiffer as she defeated Bridges by scores of 6-3, 6-2. The final point went to No. 1 seeded Gann, who held off Keim as the Falcons held Salem scoreless in the team battle for the third time in the all-time series.

Singles competition
1. Caimbree Gann (PFU-W) def. Adley Keim (SAL) 6-3, 6-4
2. Megan Rekieta (PFU-W) def. Mariana Faint (SAL) 6-2, 6-0
3. Haley Ingenito (PFU-W) def. Cadence Durham (SAL) 6-0, 6-1
4. Riley Isley (PFU-W) def. Alana Bridges (SAL) 6-3, 6-2
5. Alison Sloop (PFU-W) def. Abrielle Eckenroth (SAL) 6-0, 6-0
6. Kristen Colle (PFU-W) def. Jessea James (SAL) 6-0, 6-0

Doubles competition
1. Caimbree Gann/Megan Rekieta (PFU-W) def. Mariana Faint/Adley Keim (SAL) 8-1
2. Alison Sloop/Riley Isley (PFU-W) def. Alana Bridges/Emily Griffis (SAL) 8-2
3. Haley Ingenito/Kristen Colle (PFU-W) def. Abrielle Eckenroth/Cadence Durham (SAL) 8-4

Order of finish:
Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (6,5,2,3,4,1)

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Players Mentioned

Alana Bridges

Alana Bridges

5' 7"
Senior
Cadence Durham

Cadence Durham

5' 3"
Sophomore
Abrielle Eckenroth

Abrielle Eckenroth

5' 10"
Sophomore
Mariana Faint

Mariana Faint

5' 7"
Freshman
Emily Griffis

Emily Griffis

5' 7"
Senior
Jessea James

Jessea James

5' 3"
Freshman
Adley Keim

Adley Keim

5' 8"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Alana Bridges

Alana Bridges

5' 7"
Senior
Cadence Durham

Cadence Durham

5' 3"
Sophomore
Abrielle Eckenroth

Abrielle Eckenroth

5' 10"
Sophomore
Mariana Faint

Mariana Faint

5' 7"
Freshman
Emily Griffis

Emily Griffis

5' 7"
Senior
Jessea James

Jessea James

5' 3"
Freshman
Adley Keim

Adley Keim

5' 8"
Freshman