BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The University of Tennessee Southern women's tennis team opened Mid-South Conference Championship play with a 4-1 victory over 4th seed Cumberland 4-1 on Friday. The Firehawks will advance to take on the first-seed Patriots on Saturday at 9 am.

DOUBLES

Jessica Hernandez/Maria Arbelaez def. Abbey Rumble/Margaret Lucas, 6-1

Elina Sungatullina/Lara Zigasti def. Otone Odajima/Yen Ju Chang, 6-1

Kaede Hatano/Juanita Mendez vs. Emely Castro/Sara Teorode de Morias, 4-4 (unfinished)

SINGLES

Otone Odajima def. Jessica Hernandez; 6-2, 4-6, 7-5

Margaret Lucas def. Maria Arblaez; 6-3, 6-3

Yen Ju Chamg def. Elina Sungatullina; 6-4, 6-2

Emely Castro def. Juanita Mendez; 6-1, 6-1

Lara Zugasti vs. Leovanna Viamonte; 6-2, 2-1 (unfinished)

Alexandra Leisibach vs. Sara Teorode de Morias; 4-4 (unfinished)

NEXT UP

The Firehawks will meet the first-seed Patriots of Cumberlands at Buchanon Park in Bowling Green, Ky. The match is scheduled to start at 9 pm.

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