After winning five of six singles matches, Longwood took a 5-2 victory over the Mary Washington Eagles this past Thursday, Feb. 18 in their home opener.
Mary Washington took the lead first by winning the doubles points. UMW won all three doubles matches, including a competitive battle (7-5) between the Lancers' juniors Anna Pelak and Mason Thomas and Mary Washington juniors MacKenzie Smith and Taylor Diffley.
The momentum of the match shifted to the Lancers when Thomas caught Longwood’s first win of the match. Thomas beat UMW Diffley 6-0 in the first set and 6-2 in the second set at the No. 5 singles position.
Singles wins followed from Pelak, now in the No. 2 position, and freshman Fallon Burger in the No. 1 position. The Lancers finalized their victory when senior Paloma Alatorre earned a singles win in the No. 4 position against Mary Washington junior Chrissy Gaul.
Longwood senior Maria Coronel ended the match by overcoming Smith 6-3, 6-0 to win the No. 6 singles position, her first of the spring.
Longwood's next match is on Saturday, Feb. 27 against Radford. It is a conference match and will be held at Longwood starting at 1 p.m.
