Complete Box Score vs. Oglethorpe  ||  Complete Box Score vs. No. 3 Emory

ATLANTA, Ga. -- The Christopher Newport University women's tennis team split a pair of matches in Atlanta, Georgia on Tuesday, defeating Oglethorpe University, 6-3, before suffering a 9-0 setback to No. 3 Emory University. The Captains record moves to 2-5 this season, while Oglethorpe falls to 1-3 and Emory improves to 11-0. 

The Captains started the day with a morning matchup with the Stormy Petrels at 10:00 am. CNU came out of doubles play leading 2-1, powered by wins at No. 2 and 3. Rookie Logan Eldridge paired with sophomore Jackie Gaine at the second line, winning 8-4, and Kelsey Clark played with Katlyn Yarborough at the third line, winning 8-6. 

In singles play, Oglethorpe took the top two points to take a 3-2 lead, but wins in the final four singles matches assured CNU a 6-3 win in the match. Yarborough slipped past Marcail McGranahan at No. 6, 6-4, 6-3, and Clark also earned a straight set victory against Tricia Groover, 6-0, 7-6 (3). 

In the No. 3 and No. 4 matches, the Captains had to overcome first set losses to rally for the win. Gaine fell behind Katherine Walker in third line match, but bounced back for wins 6-2, 6-1 in the second and third. Like her teammate, rookie Katie Carlson also fell behind, 6-3, in the first set, but responded with similar 6-2, 6-1 wins to secure the team win for CNU. 

In the second match of the day, CNU traveled to one of the top teams in the country, as they faced undefeated Emory University. The Eagles pulled away early and earned the 9-0 win over CNU in the afternoon match. Clark had the strongest performance for the Captains, winning three games at the No. 4 position. 

Christopher Newport will conclude its Spring Break trip to Georgia with one more match, taking on Kenyon College this Friday, March 7.