PIKEVILLE, Ky. -- Macarena Acuna earned a win at the No. 1 singles spot, but that was all the University of Pikeville women's tennis team could muster in an 8-1 loss to visiting Georgetown on Saturday at the Bob Amos Tennis Courts.
Acuna won easily, topping Shae Henry 6-2, 6-3, but that was where the good news ended for the Bears. The next best result was second-seeded Marine Kenel taking Kelly Swanson to a third-set tiebreaker before losing 6-3, 5-7, 10-7.
The top-seeded doubles pair of Acuna and Thais Bezerra also battled for UPIKE in an 8-5 loss to Henry and Swanson.
In the other contested singles match, third-seeded Bezerra lost to Natalie Fiepke 6-4, 6-1, while UPIKE's doubles pair of Kenel and Olivia Holbrook lost 8-1 to Fiepke and Emily Novak.
The Bears are back in action at 3 p.m. ET on Monday at Campbellsville.
(RV) Georgetown 8, UPIKE 1
March 28, 2015 at Bob Amos Tennis Courts (Pikeville, Ky.)
Singles
1. Macarena Acuna (UPIKE) def. Shae Henry (GC) 6-2, 6-3
2. Kelly Swanson (GC) def. Marine Kenel (UPIKE) 6-3, 5-7, 10-7
3. Natalie Fiepke (GC) def. Thais Bezerra (UPIKE) 6-4, 6-1
4. Emily Novak (GC) def. Olivia Holbrook (UPIKE) forfeit
5. (GC) def. (UPIKE) Forfeit
6. (GC) def. (UPIKE) Forfeit
Doubles
1. Henry/Swanson (GC) def. Acuna/Bezerra (UPIKE) 8-5
2. Fiepke/Novak (GC) def. Kenel/Holbrook (UPIKE) 8-1
3. (GC) def. (UPIKE) Forfeit
Match Notes
UPIKE: 0-3, 0-3 MSC; National Ranking: No. NR
Georgetown: 5-4, 2-2 MSC; National Ranking: RV
