>Site: 
Gene Clayton Tennis Center | Fayetteville, N.C.

>Score: 
Methodist 6, Salem 1

>Records: 
Salem (2-5, 1-1 USA South) / Methodist (5-6, 2-1 USA South)

>Next Match:
Salem at Pfeiffer | March 29 | Misenheimer, N.C.

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — Methodist capitalized on a pair of three-set victories to remain undefeated in the all-time series against Salem as the Monarchs claimed a 6-1 win. Victories by the Spirits' doubles tandems of Adley Keim and Cymone Crump as well as Abrielle Eckenroth and Mariana Faint provided the lone point at the Gene Clayton Tennis Center on Saturday afternoon. 

Faint and Eckenroth put the Spirits up early with a 6-4 win over Veva Willocks and Madelyn Parker. However, the Monarchs retaliated to secure a doubles win by Annabelle Subirats and Katie Sechrist, who emerged 6-1 over Daisy Ortiz Mendoza and Chloe Koons in No. 2 action. 

With the team point on the line, Keim and Crump closed out a 7-5 win over Emma Hulicki and Caitlin Tihanovich in No. 1 doubles to secure the first point of the match for the Spirits. 

Willocks used a 6-0, 6-0 win over Koons to even the team score at one-all in the match. Sechrist followed with a victory for the Monarchs in No. 4 singles, completing a 6-1, 6-0 win against Mendoza. The Monarchs moved their lead to 3-1 behind a Tihanovich triumph (6-0, 6-2) against Faint in the battle of No. 3 singles. 

Parker's two-set victory (7-5, 6-4) over Eckenroth in the battle of No. 6 singles, proved to be the team-clinching point for Methodist. Subirats stretched the margin to four points, 5-1, with a three-set win over Crump by scores of 2-6, 7-5, 1-0 (10-8). 

The final Methodist point of the match came from No. 1 seed Hulicki, who overcame an opening set loss to Keim to come away with a 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 victory. 

Singles competition
1. Emma Hulicki (MUWTN) def. Adley Keim (SALEM) 3-6, 6-1, 6-2
2. Annabelle Subirats (MUWTN) def. Cymone Crump (SALEM) 2-6, 7-5, 1-0 (10-8)
3. Caitlin Tihanovich (MUWTN) def. Mariana Faint (SALEM) 6-0, 6-2
4. Katie Sechrist (MUWTN) def. Daisy Ortiz Mendoza (SALEM) 6-1, 6-0
5. Veva Willocks (MUWTN) def. Chloe Koons (SALEM) 6-0, 6-0
6. Madelyn Parker (MUWTN) def. Abrielle Eckenroth (SALEM) 7-5, 6-4

Doubles competition
1. Adley Keim/Cymone Crump (SALEM) def. Emma Hulicki/Caitlin Tihanovich (MUWTN) 7-5
2. Annabelle Subirats/Katie Sechrist (MUWTN) def. Daisy Ortiz Mendoza/Chloe Koons (SALEM) 6-1
3. Mariana Faint/Abrielle Eckenroth (SALEM) def. Veva Willocks/Madelyn Parker (MUWTN) 6-4

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