Box Score

THE RUNDOWN
AUSTIN, Texas – The unblemished record stays in tact after the St. Edward's women's tennis team strong-armed Tampa Tuesday to improve to 15-0 on the year. BETH HAYWARD and ELISA GUILLEN both went 2-0 with wins in doubles and singles at the Austin Tennis Academy.  
 
The Hilltoppers (15-0) jumped out to a commanding 3-0 lead after sweeping the doubles matches. Duos MARISSA WILLIAMS/PAOLA CARPIO and BETH HAYWARD/VALENTINA MARTINEZ got things started with a pair of 8-4 wins on doubles court three and one, respectively. LAURA GALVAN and ELISA GUILLEN were pushed to a tiebreaker on court two, but came out on top, 9-8 (8-6) to secure the sweep.
 
Guillen bested Tampa's (5-4) Danielle Beyes on court No. 6, 6-1, 6-3, and Hayward brought home the win with a 6-2, 6-2 victory on the top singles flight to give SEU a 5-0 lead. Despite the Spartans frivolous rally, the Hilltoppers went on to win the match, 5-4.     
 
HIGHLIGHTS
• MARISSA WILLIAMS recorded her 50^th career doubles win and 15^th on the year Monday.
• ELISA GUILLEN recorded her 45^th career doubles win Monday vs. Tampa.
• BETH HAYWARD recorded her 20th doubles win of the 2018 season.
• FANNI NOVAK and ISABELA YOUNG defeated Amanda Baxter and Emily Hewland, 8-2 in an exhibition contest.
• Guillen extends her singles winning streak to a team-best 13 matches.
• Hayward improves to 10-1 in singles play this season.
 
THEY SAID IT
Coach Brooks on today's dominant doubles play…
"Doubles was huge for us today. Getting those three wins to start things off really helped carry some momentum into singles. I think that's the best doubles we've played this season across all three lines and it came against a very good team and at a great time."
 
Coach Brooks on standout performances and the team's finish…
"Elisa [Guillen] and Beth [Hayward] were rock solid for us today and both of them picking up wins in singles early to clinch was great. Lost a few really close ones at the end, but overall really happy with how we played."

WHAT'S NEXT
The Hilltoppers head to Oklahoma this weekend where they will face three regional ranked opponents in SE Oklahoma State (March 10), No. 11 Northeastern State (March 11) and Oklahoma Baptist (March 12).  Match results will be posted at GoHilltoppers.com at its conclusion.

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