SALEM, Va. -- The men's and women's tennis teams made the identical trip to Salem, Virginia for a road conference match against Roanoke. Both teams achieved the same results through Sunday's play, but were reversed; the men were victorious by a 9-0 scoreline, and the women were bested by the Maroons by the same scoreline.

On the year, the men's squad advances to 4-2, (2-0 ODAC). Roanoke drops their first conference match, as their record stands at 7-2 (1-1 ODAC).

For the women, they level out at 4-4 (1-1 ODAC) through today's results. The Maroons, on the other hand, advance to 5-5 (3-1 ODAC).

The men's squad kept their singles lineup the same from their last time out, but experimented in the doubles rubber, to success. No. 1 remained intact, but the no. 2 tandem of Tye Sasser (Clayton, N.C.) and Evan Wong (Greensboro, N.C.) made their collegiate doubles debut together. They were victorious with an 8-4 set victory. At no. 3, sophomores Rylan Tuten (Asheville, N.C.) and Emmanuel Oye (Asheville, N.C.) achieved an 8-5 win.

On the women's side, Brie Chisholm (Greensboro, N.C.) got her first taste of collegiate tennis with a debut at the No. 6 singles slot. 

Men's Singles 
No.1: Andres Mercedes (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) (GC)  over Federico Maccari (RC) 6-2, 6-3
No. 2: Brandon Hermes (West Hartford, Conn.) (GC) over Julio Marques (RC) 6-2, 7-6 (1)
No. 3: Tye Sasser (GC) over Hardt Lesko (RC) 6-2, 7-5
No. 4: Evan Wong (GC) over Jackson Wagner (RC) 6-1, 6-1
No. 5: Rylan Tuten (GC) over Lance Beheler (RC) 6-0, 6-1
No. 6: Emmanuel Oye (GC) over Marco Gustafson (RC) 6-3, 6-1

Men's Doubles
No. 1: Andres Mercedes/Brandon Hermes (GC) over Federico Maccari/Julio Marques (RC) 8-3
No. 2: Tye Sasser/Evan Wong (GC) over Hardt Lesko/Lance Beheler (RC) 8-4
No. 3: Rylan Tuten/Emmanuel Oye (GC) over Jackson Wagner/Marco Gustafson (RC) 8-5

Women's Singles
No. 1: Lia Streibech (RC) over Ashley Belnap (Winston-Salem, N.C.) (GC) 6-1, 6-2
No. 2: Halle Fernstrum (RC) over Kancie Tate (Mount Airy, N.C.) (GC) 
No. 3: Bella Gustafson (RC) over Molly Wilson (Salisbury, N.C.) (GC) 7-5, 6-2
No. 4: Julia Bassett (RC) over Nya Reed (Greensboro, N.C.) (GC) 6-0, 6-1
No. 5: Victoria Rios (RC) over Bethany Lupo (Tabor City, N.C.) (GC) 6-1, 6-0
No. 6: Camryn Breedlove (RC) over Brie Chisholm (GC) 6-0, 6-1

Women's Doubles
No. 1: Bella Gustafson/Hallie Fernstrum (RC) over Ashley Belnap/Kancie Tate (GC) 8-2
No. 2: Lia Streibech/Victoria Rios (RC) over Jolie Nhouyvanisvong (Greensboro, N.C.)/Molly Wilson (GC) 8-2
No. 3: Julia Bassett/Camryn Breedlove (RC) over Nya Reed/Bethany Lupo (GC) 8-3

Both tennis squads are back at the McMichael courts, continuing conference play versus Randolph College on Wednesday, March 20. Doubles start time for both matches are slated for a 3:30 p.m. start.