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Men's and women's tennis face The Citadel, Piedmont and LaGrange

Men's and women's tennis face The Citadel, Piedmont and LaGrange

The Emory Oxford men's and women's tennis teams played two matches each over the weekend.

The women's team had a successful weekend, defeating LaGrange College 7-0 on the road. First-years Ellen Liu and Jennifer He teamed up for first doubles, beating their opponents 6-1. In second doubles, sophomores Olha Los and Lily Liu won 6-0. 

In singles, Liu, Los, first-year Samantha Goldberg and He all won 6-0. First-year Arba Zhao played first singles and defeated her opponent 6-7, 3-0 (7-5). 

The day before, the women played Piedmont University at home on Sophomore Day and lost a close match 5-4. Liu and Los teamed up to win 8-6 in first doubles. Goldberg and Zhao won their doubles match 8-0. Ellen Liu and Jennifer He narrowly lost their match 6-8.

Goldberg (7-5, 6-3) and Zhao (6-3, 6-1) both won their singles matches. 

On the men's side, the team was defeated at home 9-0 by NCAA Division I team The Citadel. Sophomore Daniel Bernard played a close singles match but was defeated 3-6, 2-6. On the road against LaGrange, the team lost 6-3.

Bernard and sophomore Ben Xi won their doubles match 6-2. Xi also won 6-2, 6-3 in singles, along with first-year Daniel Naylor (6-1, 6-1).

Both teams will travel to face Piedmont University on Sunday, March 23 at 1 p.m.