Highlanders Fall at High Point

Radford, Va. --Radford's women's tennis team fell at High Point, 6-1. Radford falls to 5-15, 1-6 in the Big South. The Panthers improved to 5-11 overall and 3-4 in the Conference.

The Panthers won the doubles point, winning at No. 1 and No. 3. Camila Nolden (Florinopolis, Brazil) and Caroline Downs (Radford, Va.) won at No. 2 and finished 4-1 in the Conference this season. Downs won at No. 3 singles.

Radford will be the seventh seed at the Big South Tournament and will face second-seeded Coastal Carolina on Thursday at Winthrop.

Results:

High Point 6, Radford 1

Singles competition:

1. Suzanne Celensu (HPU) def. Camila Noldin (RU) 6-2, 7-6

2. Ann-Charlott Talus (HPU) def. Daniela Milano (RU) 4-6, 7-5, 6-1

3. Caroline Downs (RU) def. Iris Schabetsberger (HPU) 7-6, 6-3

4. Charlotte Vallee (HPU) def. Ashton Downs (RU) 6-2, 2-6, 6-0

5. Sarah McDonaugh (HPU) def. Cassandra Price (RU) 6-1, 6-0

6. Connie Wicks (HPU) def. Jessica Nixon (RU) 6-3, 6-2

Doubles competition:

1. Celensu/Talus (HPU) def. Milano/Downs (RU) 8-6

2. Noldin/Downs (RU) def. Schabetsberger/Vallee (HPU) 8-4

3. McDonaugh/Wicks (HPU) def. Price/Nixon (RU) 8-4