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Eagles Down #6 Tufts, 6-3, for Fourth Consecutive Win

Eagles Down #6 Tufts, 6-3, for Fourth Consecutive Win

From Emory University Athletics

The top-ranked Emory University Women's Tennis team collected its fourth consecutive win and third straight over an opponent ranked inside the top-15 as the Eagles handed No.-6 ranked Tufts University a 6-3 loss Sunday morning in Waterville, Maine.

Emory took two of the three doubles matches on the day to begin the match. Senior Bridget Harding and freshman Ysabel Gonzalez-Rico pushed their spring unbeaten streak to 14 straight matches as the duo earned the 8-6 win at first doubles. On court two, senior Anna Fuhr and freshman Stephanie Taylor carded the 8-3 victory.

In singles play, the Eagles claimed four of the six matches including three in straight sets. Gonzalez-Rico and classmate Defne Olcay each posted matching 6-3, 6-2 wins at first and fifth singles while Taylor won comfortably at sixth singles, 6-1, 6-0. Harding registered the fourth Emory win, earning the 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 conquest on court two to round out the Emory winners in the match.