LYNCHBURG, Va. – Shepherd University swept Lynchburg College tennis action at E.C. Glass High School on Friday. The Shepherd women gained a 9-0 win, while the men posted a 5-4 victory.

The Shepherd women got 6-0, 6-0 singles wins from  freshman MacKenzie Littleton (Charles Town, W.Va./Washington) and freshman Nicolette Bruley (Centreville, Va./Westfield).

Junior Grant Davis (Harpers Ferry, W.Va./Martinsburg), junior Will Wheatley (Charles Town, W.Va./Washington) and sophomore  Austin Thomas (Charles Town, W.Va./Washington) each posted singles victories to pace the men.

Women's Tennis
Shepherd  9
Lynchburg 0
Doubles
#1 Adkins/Bruley (SU) def. Dowling/Wyly (LC), 8-2
#2 Lovern /O'Neal (SU) def. Hadland/Altenburg (LC), 8-3
#3 Littleton/Bock (SU) def. Simmons/Erostegui  (LC), 8-2

Singles
#1 Molly Lovern (SU) def. Erika Hadland (LC), 6-4, 6-2
#2 Alisha Adkins (SU) def. Kelsey Dowllng (LC), 6-0, 6-2
#3 MacKenzie Littleton (SU) def. Sarah Wyly (LC), 6-0, 6-0
#4 Zoie O'Neal (SU) def. Lilli Altenburg (LC), 6-0, 6-1
#5 Nickie Bruley (SU), def. Valeria Erostegui (LC), 6-0, 6-0
#6 Anna Bock (SU) def. Jerica Simmons (LC), 6-0, 6-1
 
Men's Tennis
Shepherd  5
Lynchburg 4
Doubles
#1 Davis/Thomas (SU) def. Barber/Guitierrez (LC), 8-6
#2 Wheatley/Charette (SU) def. Johnson/Link (LC), 8-4
#3 Falinski/Savino (LC) def. Dempsey/Smith (SU), 8-2

Singles
#1 Grant Davis (SU) def. Bryce Barber (LC), 6-1, 6-0
#2 Will Wheatley (SU) def. Dom Gutierrez (LC), 6-1, 6-0
#3 Austin Thomas (SU) def. Josh Johnson (LC), 6-3, 6-1
#4 Andrew Link (LC) def. Lewis Charette (SU), 4-0, retired
#5 Jordan Falinski (LC), def. Clay Smith (SU), 6-0, 6-1
#6 Nick Savino (LC) def. Shane Dempsey (SU), 1-6, 4-5, DQ