VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia -- Ferrum College lost 8-1 to Virginia Wesleyan University in Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) women's tennis action, played Sunday, March 20, at Everett Tennis Center.

RECORDS
Virginia Wesleyan 4-1, 1-0 ODAC
Ferrum 3-7, 0-3 ODAC

THE BASICS
Ferrum's Emma Loughrey and Morgan Hundley eked out an 8-7 win over Virginia Wesleyan's Sage Mitchell and Sophia Bibbo in the #3 doubles spot, winning the tiebreaker 10-7. The Marlins won at #1 and #2 doubles to take a 2-1 lead into the singles portion.

Virginia Wesleyan then swept through the six singles matches in straight sets to cap the ODAC win.

SINGLES
1. Alexa Brewster (VWUW) def. Chelsea Zizzi (FCW) 6-0, 6-1
2. Christine Zalameda (VWUW) def. Megan Scott (FCW) 6-0, 6-0
3. Anna Rogers (VWUW) def. Madison Wright (FCW) 6-0, 6-0
4. Kristina Abrams (VWUW) def. Esme Atkinson (FCW) 6-3, 6-0
5. Kaitlyn Totman (VWUW) def. Morgan Hundley (FCW) 6-2, 6-4
6. Maya Brown (VWUW) def. Emma Loughrey (FCW) 6-1, 6-0

DOUBLES
1. Alexa Brewster/Anna Rogers (VWUW) def. Esme Atkinson/Megan Scott (FCW) 8-0
2. Christine Zalameda/Amanda Stegemann (VWUW) def. Chelsea Zizzi/Madison Wright (FCW) 8-2
3. Emma Loughrey/Morgan Hundley (FCW) def. Sage Mitchell/Sophia Bibbo (VWUW) 8-7 (10-7)

NEXT UP
Coach Rod Baker's team will be back in action Thursday, March 31, at home against Randolph-Macon College. The ODAC match is set for a 1:00 p.m. start at the Burrows-Skeens Tennis Courts.