NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The No. 15-ranked Vanderbilt Commodores finished their opening homestand with a 6-1 victory over the Belmont Bruins as the Dores extended their winning streak to 4-0.
Senior Jackie Wu and sophomore Alex Leatu paired up in doubles for a speedy 8-0 victory in the N0. 1 position for Vanderbilt. Junior Nelly Radeva and freshman Ashleigh Antal clinched the doubles point in the No. 2 position with their 8-2 win.
Antal once again finished first for the Dores, finishing her No. 4 singles match 6-1, 6-0 sixteen minutes before any other match ended in the two hour and twenty-six minute dual.
Senior Megan Gornet won her match against Laura Stack 3-6, 6-3 (10-3), forcing a tie-breaker after dropping her first set.
Vanderbilt heads to Northwestern this weekend to face DePaul and a dominant Wildcats indoor team in their first road trip of the spring dual match season.
Results:
Doubles
Jackie Wu/Alex Leatu (VU) def. Laura Stack/Carolyn Caire (BU) 8-0
Ashleigh Antal/Nelly Radeva (VU) def. Nikki Maciel/Natalia Nunes (BU) 8-2
Catherine Holliday/Abbey Hogan (BU) def. Elizabeth Lillie/Megan Gornet (VU) 8-2
Singles:
Jackie Wu (VU) def. Fabiana Mersan (BU) 6-1, 6-1
Alex Leatu (VU) def. Nikki Maciel (BU) 6-1, 6-1
Nelly Radeva (VU) def. Abbey Hogan (BU) 6-1, 6-1
Ashleigh Antal (VU) def. Carolyn Caire (BU) 6-1, 6-0
Megan Gornet (VU) def. Laura Stack (BU) 3-6, 6-3 (10-3)
Catherine Holliday (BU) def. Elizabeth Lillie (VU) 6-0, 6-0
Quicknote:
Elizabeth Lillie saw her first match play since early in her high school career. Lillie, a senior, has played soccer for Vanderbilt for 4 years.
