Lady Raiders record pair of shutouts on tennis court

Published 12:00 am Thursday, May 3, 2007

The Southampton Academy girls tennis team is on a roll.

The Lady Raiders, coached by Joan Bradshaw, posted back-to-back 9-0 victories over Fuqua School on Monday and rival Tidewater Academy on Tuesday.

Scores from the Fuqua match were as follows:

Singles

1.

Lindsay Raulston defeated Kirsten Arritt 8-0.

2.

Gabby Gatten defeated Cait Simmons

8-0.

3.

Molly Marks defeated Eliza Dillard

8-0.

4.

Allison Hastings defeated Mary Potts

8-1.

5.

Betsy Bell defeated Kara Robertson

8-4.

6.

Forrest Best (SA) defeated Jessica Langlois

8-1.

Doubles

1.

Raulston/Gatten defeated Arritt/Potts 8-1.

2.

Marks/Bell defeated Simmons/Dillard 8-2.

3.

Best/Hastings defeated Robertson/Langlois 8-4.

SA And Tidewater played six-game pro sets instead of eight due to threatening weather. Scores were:

Singles

1.

Raulston defeated Carey Coleman

6-0.

2. Gatten defeated Madison Moore

6-2

3. Marks defeated Jessica Elmore

6-0.

4.

Hastings defeated Reba Richards

6-1.

5.

Bell defeated Megan Balius

6-4.

6.

Best defeated Brittany Bowden

6-1.

Doubles

1.

Gatten/Raulston defeated Coleman/Moore

6-3.

2.

Marks/Bell defeated Elmore/Balius 6-2.

3.

Best/Hastings defeated Richards/Bowden 6-0.