SPARTANBURG, S.C. –
Cherise Slocombe and
Kiah Turner earned singles wins at lines two and three respectively as Hampton fell 5-2 at USC Upstate on Sunday.
Slocombe won her match over Neelia Acuna 6-2, 7-5, while Turner scored a 6-1, 6-1 win over Elin Hellberg for the Lady Pirates.
Viktoria Ljungman pushed Valeria Zarama into a third-set breaker but fell 7-5, 1-6, 1-0 (10-8).
In doubles, Turner and Slocombe won at line one 6-0, but the Lady Pirates dropped the other two doubles matches to lose the team point. Hampton returns home to face Campbell on Monday at 10 am.
For more information on Hampton University women's tennis, please contact the Office of Sports Information at 757-727-5757 or visit the official Pirates website at
www.hamptonpirates.com.
