Women's Tennis | 3/10/2017 10:25:00 PM

MIDLAND, Texas – BETH HAYWARD clinched an 8-1 win Friday for St. Edward's women's tennis over UT-Permian Basin as the Hilltoppers improved to 2-0 in regional action.
 
St. Edward's won all of its points in straight sets. ANJALI SAMPATH was dominant with wins at No. 1 singles and No. 2 doubles. MARISSA WILLIAMS improved to 5-0 in singles this spring with her win on line four.
 
St. Edward's (6-3) margin of victory this season is 48-27. UT-Permian Basin (3-10) has lost six of its last seven matches.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Hilltoppers jumped ahead 3-0, winning 8-5, 8-2, 8-5 in doubles.
• Sampath cruised to victory on line one in singles, 6-1, 6-0, and put St. Edward's within a point of victory.
• Hayward finished it off on line three, winning 6-0, 6-1.

 
HILLTOPPER NOTES

• St. Edward's is 6-0 all time against UT-Permian Basin.
• Williams has not lost a singles match since September 2016.
• Friday marked head coach Kendall Brooks' 40th victory on the hilltop.

 
QUOTE BOARD: HEAD COACH KENDALL BROOKS
"Today was good. We were able to get a good start in doubles and never really looked back from there. Everyone on the team got a chance to contribute today, and we competed really well. We will need to do the same thing tomorrow in our next match."
 
UP NEXT
St. Edward's faces Western New Mexico Saturday at 9 a.m. at the Bush Tennis Center. No live coverage is available.
 
MATCH INFORMATION
Score: #37 St. Edward's 8, UT-Permian Basin 1
Records: St. Edward's (6-3), UT-Permian Basin (3-10)
Clincher: Hayward – SEU (6-0, 6-1)
 
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