THE RUNDOWN
AUSTIN, Texas – St. Edward's women's tennis team wrap-up its double header with a 2-0 mark after defeating Prairie View A&M 7-2 and upending Southwestern 8-1.
 
SEU took five of six points on the singles court vs. Prairie View A&M (0-6) and two points on doubles to take a season-opening 7-2 victory. BETH HAYWARD, LAURA GALVAN and VALENTINA MARTINEZ all contributed to two points each, with the trio winning on the singles court while Hayward and Martinez teamed up for a win on doubles court No. 1 and Galvan teamed up with teammate ELISA GUILLEN for a win on court No. 3.
 
The Hilltoppers swept Southwestern (0-1) in doubles and won the first four single flights in straight sets, highlighted by VALENTINA MARTINEZ's 6-0, 6-0 performance to begin singles.

Box Score vs. Prairie View A&M
Box Score vs. Southwestern

HIGHLIGHTS VS. PRAIRIE VIEW A&M
• BETH HAYWARD, LAURA GALVAN, MARISSA WILLIAMS, FANNI NOVAK & VALENTINA MARTINEZ all won matches on the singles court to open the season. Galvan and Novak each went the distance in three-set victories while Hayward, Williams and Martinez won in two sets.
• Hayward and Martinez opened the year as partners on the No. 1 doubles court and took an 8-3 win.
• ELISA GUILLEN and Galvan won 8-4 on doubles court No. 3.
 
HIGHLIGHTS VS. SOUTHWESTERN
• After losing the first set 2-6, BETH HAYWARD rallied back 6-2, 7-6 (10-4) on the singles top court.
• PAOLA CARPIO won her season debut in singles 6-1, 6-3.
• MARISSA WILLIAMS and PAOLA CARPIO took doubles No. 3, 8-4 for their first win as a unit this season.

THEY SAID IT
Head Coach Kendall Brooks on what she saw from her team…
"I was really proud of the way we came out today. A lot of the girls were challenged in one way or another and I was impressed by the way we responded and competed. Shows that we are definitely maturing and improving as we are moving into more of a veteran team and lineup. It was a good start and I'm excited about the season ahead."

WHAT'S NEXT
The Hilltoppers will be back in action next weekend with another doubleheader Feb. 9 in Abilene. SEU will face McMurry at 10 a.m. and then Harden-Simmons at 3 p.m. Results following the match will be accessible at GoHilltoppers.com.

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