MOBILE, Ala. — The
Benedict College women's tennis team went an impressive 6-1 at the second SIAC Roundup in Mobile, Ala.
The Lady Tigers opened conference play on Wednesday with a 6-1 victory over Savannah State, then followed that with a tough 4-3 victory over Spring Hill. After Spring Hill claimed the doubles point, Benedict picked up key victories at No. 1, No. 3, No. 4 and No. 5 in singles action.
Valerie Essome won a tough battle at No. 1 singles, beating Spring Hill's Emma Koch in a tiebreaker, 6-2, 7-6 (10-2).
On Thursday, Benedict blanked Fort Valley State 7-0, then avenged a loss to Albany State from the first conference roundup, beating the Lady Golden Rams 4-3.
The roundup wrapped up on Friday, with the Lady Tigers taking a 5-2 victory over Clark Atlanta, before falling to Tuskegee 6-1.
The Lady Tigers will take on Shaw on Tuesday at the Richland County Tennis Center at 2 p.m. The Lady Tigers will honor their lone senior,
Patricia Wamba.
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ABOUT THE SOUTHERN INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE (SIAC)
The SIAC is a NCAA athletic conference consisting primarily of historically black colleges and universities with headquarters in downtown Atlanta, Georgia. The SIAC includes 15 member institutions (Albany State University, Allen University, Benedict College, Central State University, Clark Atlanta University, Edward Waters University, Fort Valley State University, Kentucky State University, Lane College, LeMoyne-Owen College, Miles College, Morehouse College, Savannah State University, Spring Hill College, and Tuskegee University), which are located within a contiguous seven-state footprint (Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, South Carolina, Tennessee and Ohio). The SIAC sponsors nine men's and seven women's sports and is a proud member of the NCAA Division II. For more information, visit
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