Smith Posts Wildcats First Women’s Tennis Win of Spring

2/8/2019 10:24:00 PM

By: Chris Myers

FORT VALLEY, Ga. – Following a tough Wednesday season opener, Tynricia Smith highlighted the Fort Valley State women's tennis effort on Friday with the first individual win, but the team fell, 6-1, to Shorter College.

Playing two singles, Smith started strong with a 6-3 opening set win over the Hawks' Alana Mulkey. The visiting player came back in a tight second set, 7-5, before Smith pulled out the tiebreaking third set, 8-6.

Both Brishon Bridges and Imani Wainwright in their third and fourth singles matches both claimed five games in 6-2, 6-3 and 6-3, 6-2 decisions.

Kariah Kelly took a game from Shorter's top player, Melinda Chrun, 1-6 and 0-6.

The Wildcats saw both their double teams come up short by 6-1 scores.

The FVSU women take the court again on Saturday afternoon, Feb. 9, in a 1 p.m. match against rival Albany State.

Singles

Melinda Chrun (SC) def. Kariah Kelly (6-1, 6-0)
Tynricia Smith (FVSU) def. Alana Mulkey (6-3, 5-7, 8-6)
Victoria Oberby (SC) def. Brishon Bridges (6-2, 6-3)
Taylor Harper (SC) def. Imani Wainwright (6-3, 6-2)
Rita Davis (FVSU) default

Doubles

Chrun/Antasia Jourick (SC) def. Kelly/Smith (6-1)
Oberby/Mulkey (SC) def. Bridges/Wainwright (6-1)

-Wildcats-

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