Complete Box Score

BUENA VISTA, Va. -- The Christopher Newport women's tennis team opened the Capital Athletic Conference season with a bang on Saturday, shutting out Southern Virginia University on the road. With the win, the Captains (8-3, 1-0) finish out their six-match road trip with a 4-2 record.

CNU got things off on the right foot in doubles, winning all three matches while dropping just three games. Katie Carlson and Kate Huck shut out Elizabeth Fuchs and Lindee Christensen at the top line, 8-0, and Alexandra Drye played with McKinney Harwood for an 8-1 win at No. 2 over Rachel Christensen and Micah Roberts. Rounding out the doubles wins was Logan Eldridge and Meili Konell, taking down Kari Stollenwerk and Ann Kuroki by a final score of 8-2. 

Moving into singles play with a 3-0 lead, the Captains quickly clinched the win with shutout wins at No. 1 and No. 5. Harwood won 6-0, 6-0 against Fuchs at the No. 1 spot, while Huck captured her win by the same score against Stollenwerk at No. 4. 

Eldridge dropped just a single game at No. 4, taking down Roberts by a final score of 6-0, 6-1. With the win in hand, Drye dropped Lindee Christensen at No. 2 (6-2, 6-0), Carlson handled Rachel Christensen at No. 3 (6-1, 6-3) and Isabelle Wessel stepped in for a win over Kuroki at No. 6 (6-0, 6-2). 

The match kicks off a run of four straight conference matches for the Captains, who will return to action on Sunday to take on Frostburg State University at 10:00 am.