RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. - Arkansas Tech earned its second consecutive shutout victory on Friday, defeating Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 7-0. The win is Tech's 12th straight over the Golden Lions and second this season.
NEXT UP
- Arkansas Tech (9-3, 2-0 GAC) returns to action on Monday, April 2, as the Suns travel to Shawnee, Okla. to take on Oklahoma Baptist. The Great American Conference dual is scheduled for 2 p.m.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Megan Bell and Haeleigh Long gave the Golden Suns the first win of the day, combining for an 8-0 win in No. 3 doubles. The win is the first of the spring for Bell and Long, and the duo has a record of 3-1 over the fall and spring combined.
- Katie Harris and Alejandra Sanchez earned an 8-2 win in No. 2 doubles, and Teresa Sanchez and Annabel Rowlands combined for an 8-1 win in No. 1 doubles, giving Tech a sweep in doubles play to claim the point (NCAA Division I rules).
- Alejandra Sanchez gave Tech a 2-0 lead with her first singles victory of the spring in the No. 6 singles match. Long then earned a 6-0; 6-0 win in No. 5 singles to move to 2-0 this spring and 7-0 in 2017-18.
- Bell's seventh singles win of the spring win in No. 3 singles gave the Suns their fourth point of the dual, claiming the match.
- Harris improved her spring singles record to 3-0, while Rowlands and Teresa Sanchez each added their team-leading 11th wins of the fall and spring combined.
MATCH BREAKDOWN
- (No. 1 Doubles) - Annabel Rowlands/Teresa Sanchez (Tech) def. A. Padilla/T. Shaw (UAPB) 8-1
- (No. 2 Doubles) - Katie Harris/Alejandra Sanchez (Tech) def. A. Ali/A. Taylor (UAPB) 8-2
- (No. 3 Doubles) - Megan Bell/Haeleigh Long (Tech) def. K. Hapke/K. Howard (UAPB) 8-0
- (No. 1 Singles) - Teresa Sanchez (Tech) def. A. Padilla (UAPB) 6-3; 6-0
- (No. 2 Singles) - Annabel Rowlands (Tech) def. T. Shaw (UAPB) 6-1; 6-0
- (No. 3 Singles) - Megan Bell (Tech) def. A. Ali (UAPB) 6-0; 6-0
- (No. 4 Singles) - Katie Harris (Tech) def. A. Taylor (UAPB) 6-1; 6-2
- (No. 5 Singles) - Haeleigh Long (Tech) def. K. Hapke (UAPB) 6-0; 6-0
- (No. 6 Singles) - Alejandra Sanchez (Tech) def. K. Howard (UAPB) 6-0; 6-0
ORDER OF FINISH
- Doubles - 3, 2, 1
- Singles - 6, 5, 3, 4, 2, 1
-FIGHTON-