Score:
Brevard 8, Salem 1

Up Next:
Salem vs. Mary Baldwin | April 19 | Winston-Salem, N.C. | 3 p.m. | Bert Lain Tennis Center

Records:
Salem (5-9, 2-5 USA South) / Brevard (8-6 / 4-3 USA South)

BREVARD, N.C. – First-year Mariana Faint claimed her team-best sixth win of the 2023-24 season, but it was an 8-1 victory by Brevard that pushed the host Tornados to 4-3 in USA South Conference action when the two teams clashed on Tuesday afternoon.

Faint posted a 6-4, 6-2 victory in No. 2 singles, taking down her opponent, Gracie Spangler.

Brevard opened the day by sweeping doubles action, including an 8-0 win by Jada Ore and Madison Bowen defeated Abrielle Eckenroth and Jessea James in No. 3 action. Brooke Garland and Sophie Trantham followed that with an 8-0 victory over Alana Bridges and Cadence Durham in No. 2 play. The final point came from the duo of Spangler and Hannah Hersh, who triumphed over the Spirits' first-year tandem of Faint and Adley Keim.

The Tornados picked up their fourth point of the match when Garland delivered a 6-0, retired, victory against Emily Griffis. The decisive team point went the way of the Tornados as Trantham emerged with a 6-0, 6-0 win against Bridges in No. 5 singles.

Bowen picked up her second point of the match in No. 3 singles, following a 6-3, 6-1 triumph against Durham. Meanwhile, Ore also posted a win in No. 6 singles for the Tornados (6-1, 6-3) versus Eckenroth.

Faint provided the Spirits with their first win before Brevard concluded the match by virtue of a 6-3, 6-4 win from Hersh, who downed Keim in No. 1 singles play.

Singles competition
1. Hannah Hersh (BCWTEN) def. Adley Keim (SAL) 6-3, 6-4
2. Mariana Faint (SAL) def. Gracie Spangler (BCWTEN) 6-4, 6-2
3. Madison Bowen (BCWTEN) def. Cadence Durham (SAL) 6-3, 6-1
4. Brooke Garland (BCWTEN) def. Emily Griffis (SAL) 6-0, retired
5. Sophie Trantham (BCWTEN) def. Alana Bridges (SAL) 6-0, 6-0
6. Jada Ore (BCWTEN) def. Abrielle Eckenroth (SAL) 6-1, 6-3

Doubles competition
1. Hannah Hersh/Gracie Spangler (BCWTEN) def. Adley Keim/Mariana Faint (SAL) 8-4
2. Brooke Garland/Sophie Trantham (BCWTEN) def. Alana Bridges/Cadence Durham (SAL) 8-0
3. Jada Ore/Madison Bowen (BCWTEN) def. Abrielle Eckenroth/Jessea James (SAL) 8-0

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