Women’s Tennis Kicks Off Fall Season in Spartanburg, S.C.

Women’s Tennis Kicks Off Fall Season in Spartanburg, S.C.

Joseph Marvin: Assistant Sports Information Director

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Brevard College Tornados Women's Tennis team began the fall portion of its schedule on Saturday, October 6 with a doubleheader in Spartanburg, S.C. The Tornados squared off with the host institution Converse College before facing Johnson C. Smith.

The Tornados were highlighted by the singles performance of Eleanor Flannery. Flannery won her first singles match of the day against Converse's Chelsea Lewis (6-2, 6-4) before storming to a second victory against Johnson C. Smith's Alisa Stevenson (2-6, 6-1, 10-8). The BC freshman recorded her first two collegiate wins on Saturday in Spartanburg, S.C. in the start of a promising BC career. The two victories were recorded on Flannery's birthday (Oct. 6).

You can catch both men's and women's teams in action against Montreat College on Saturday, October 13 at the Brevard College Tennis Complex on the campus of Brevard College. The action is slated to begin at  10 a.m.

Full Results:

Converse 8, Brevard 1

Singles competition

1. Steffi Kong (CONV) def. Kelsey Kushner (BC) 6-1, 6-3

2. Taylor Parrott (CONV) def. Jen Cox (BC) 6-0, 6-0

3. Snighda Musugunthan (CONV) def. Darden King (BC) 6-2

4. Maria Belen Vendrell (CONV) def. Margaret Correll (BC) 6-0, 6-0

5. Martha Quattlebaum (CONV) def. Mekenzie Bowman (BC) 6-1, 6-1

6. Eleanor Flannery (BC) def. Chelsea Lewis (CONV) 6-2, 6-4

Doubles competition

1. Steffi Kong/Taylor Parrott (CONV) def. Kelsey Kushner/Jen Cox (BC) 6-2

2. Maria Belen Vendrell/Snighda Musugunthan (CONV) def. Darden King/Margaret Correll (BC) 6-1

3. Martha Quattlebaum/Morgan Hildebrandt (CONV) def. Eleanor Flannery/Mekenzie Bowman (BC) 6-1

Johnson C. Smith 8, Brevard 1

Singles competition 

1. Halle Parker (JCS) def. Kelsey Kushner (BC) 6-1. 6-1

2. Cierra Turner (JCS) def. Jen Cox (BC) 6-0, 6-1

3. Nija Price (JCS) def. Darden King (BC) 6-1, 6-2

4. Jada Strickland (JCS) def. Margaret Correll (BC) 6-1, 6-0

5. Eleanor Flannery (BC) def. Alisa Stevenson (JCS) 2-6, 6-1, 10-8

6. Aleena Oakley (JCS) def. Mekenzie Bowman (BC) 6-2, 6-4

Doubles competition 

1. Halle Parker/Jada Strickland (JCS) def. Kelsey Kushner/Jen Cox (BC) 6-3

2. Nija Price/Alisa Stevenson (JCS) def. Darden King/Margaret Correll (BC)

3. Cierra Turner/Aleena Oakley (JCS) def. Eleanor Flannery/Mekenzie Bowman (BC) 6-4

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