>Site: 
Winston-Salem, N.C.

>Scores: 
N.C. Wesleyan 7, Salem 0
Piedmont 6, Salem 1

>Records: 
Salem (3-10, 2-5 USA South) / N.C. Wesleyan (5-6, 5-0 USA South)  / Piedmont (19-2)

>Next Match:
Salem vs. Johnson & Wales | April 19 | Winston-Salem, N.C. | Bert Lain Tennis Ctr. | 12 p.m.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — The Salem tennis team put the finishing touches on a four-match week with back-to-back setbacks to USA South Conference rival N.C. Wesleyan (7-0) and non-conference opponent Piedmont (6-1). 

Salem first-year Cymone Crump was among the standouts for the Spirits, taking Bethan Fothergill (N.C. Wesleyan) to three sets (6-7, 6-1, 1-0 (10-6)) before suffering a setback on Saturday afternoon. However, Crump responded by downing Piedmont's Caroline Morrison in three sets on Sunday by scores of 6-4, 5-7, 10-7. Crump and teammate Adley Keim also claimed a doubles win in the clash with Piedmont, handing Jordan Ballard and Sarah Row a 6-4 loss in the battle of No. 1 seeds. 

Sunday, April 13 | Piedmont 6, Salem Spirits 1

Cymone Crump emerged with two wins against the Lions, including a three-set triumph in No. 2 singles, where she downed Carolina Morrison by scores of 6-4, 5-7, 10-7. With the doubles point decided, Crump teamed with Adley Keim to post a 6-4 win over the duo of Jordan Ballard and Sarah Row. 

Piedmont claimed the first doubles win of the afternoon in No. 3 action as Alyssa McSpadden and Mackenzie Long posted a 6-0 win against Emily Buckler and Daisy Ortiz Mendoza. Teammates Bri Laidman and Hollan Rabensdorf brought the point home for the Lions, also with a 6-0 victory, which came in No. 2 doubles play versus Samantha Smiley and Abrielle Eckenroth. 

The second point for the Lions came in singles, where fourth-seeded Sarah Sanabia earned a pair of 6-1, 6-1 wins against Smiley. Long picked up the third Piedmont point with a 6-1, 6-1 win over sixth-seeded Buckler. 

Olivia Carpenter provided the match-clinching point in No. 3 singles after a 6-0, 6-1 victory against Mendoza. That margin moved to 5-0 after Row took down Eckenroth by margins of 6-1, 6-1 in No. 5 singles play. Keim suffered a 6-2, 6-1 setback for the Spirits in a battle with No. 1 McSpadden before Crump's win. 

Singles competition
1. Alyssa McSpadden (PUW) def. Adley Keim (SALEM) 6-2, 6-1
2. Cymone Crump (SALEM) def. Caroline Morrison (PUW) 6-4, 5-7, 10-7
3. Olivia Carpenter (PUW) def. Daisy Ortiz Mendoza (SALEM) 6-0, 6-1
4. Sarah Sanabia (PUW) def. Samantha Smiley (SALEM) 6-1, 6-1
5. Sarah Row (PUW) def. Abrielle Eckenroth (SALEM) 6-1, 6-1
6. Mackenzie Long (PUW) def. Emily Buckler (SALEM) 6-1, 6-1

Doubles competition
1. Adley Keim/Cymone Crump (SALEM) def. Jordan Ballard/Sarah Row (PUW) 6-4
2. Bri Laidman/Hollan Rabensdorf (PUW) def. Samantha Smiley/Abrielle Eckenroth (SALEM) 6-0
3. Alyssa McSpadden/Mackenzie Long (PUW) def. Emily Buckler/Daisy Ortiz Mendoza (SALEM) 6-0

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

Saturday, April 12 | N.C. Wesleyan 7, Salem Spirits 0

ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. - N.C. Wesleyan claimed its fourth straight win in the series after posting a 7-0 win on Saturday, April 12th. 

The Battling Bishops' first win of the afternoon came as the No. 3 doubles pair of Ivanna Torres and Andrea Elaez Miranda emerged with a 6-0 victory. Teammates Melanie Guzman Gonzalez and Linda Nhiwatiwa clinched the doubles win, providing N.C. Wesleyan with a 1-0 lead in the match, with a 6-2 triumph over Samantha Smiley and Abrielle Eckenroth.

Renata Torres and Bethan Fothergill completed the doubles sweep of the Spirits, earning a 6-3 win over the tandem of Adley Keim and Cymone Crump in No. 1 action. 

The second point of the match came in No. 5 singles, where Ajla Selimovic earned a 6-0, 6-0 win against Eckenroth. Gonzalez continued to keep N.C. Wesleyan rolling with a 6-1, 6-0 victory in No. 6 singles versus Smiley. 

The Battling Bishops cinched the team point as Renata Torres closed out Koons in No. 4 singles with a two-set victory (6-1, 6-1). Miranda downed Keim in No. 1 singles by scores of 6-2, 6-0, resulting in a 5-0 lead. 

Ivanna Torres' completed a 6-2, 6-0 win over Mendoza in No. 3 singles, providing the sixth point of the match. Meanwhile, Fothergill fought past Salem's Cymone Crump in No. 2 singles play, to complete the 7-0 win for the Battling Bishop with wins of 6-7, 6-1, 1-0 (10-6). 

Singles competition
1. Andrea Elaez Miranda (NCWUW) def. Adley Keim (SALEM) 6-2, 6-0
2. Bethan Fothergill (NCWUW) def. Cymone Crump (SALEM) 6-7, 6-1, 1-0 (10-6)
3. Ivanna Torres (NCWUW) def. Daisy Ortiz Mendoza (SALEM) 6-2, 6-0
4. Renata Torres (NCWUW) def. Chloe Koons (SALEM) 6-1, 6-1
5. Ajla Selimovic (NCWUW) def. Abrielle Eckenroth (SALEM) 6-0, 6-0
6. M. Guzman Gonzalez (NCWUW) def. Samantha Smiley (SALEM) 6-1, 6-0

Doubles competition
1. Renata Torres/Bethan Fothergill (NCWUW) def. Adley Keim/Cymone Crump (SALEM) 6-3
2. Ivanna Torres/Andrea Elaez Miranda (NCWUW) def. Daisy Ortiz Mendoza/Chloe Koons (SALEM) 6-0
3. M. Guzman Gonzalez/Linda Nhiwatiwa (NCWUW) def. Samantha Smiley/Abrielle Eckenroth (SALEM) 6-2

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