TUSKEGEE – Tuskegee tennis returns to the court this weekend with a pair of non-conference matches against Auburn Montgomery and Mobile.
MATCH INFORMATION
Match One
Matchup: Tuskegee at AUM
Date/Time: Friday, Feb. 23 | 10 a.m. CT
Location: AUM Tennis Complex (Montgomery, Ala.)
Match Two
Matchup: Tuskegee vs. Mobile
Date/Time: Saturday, Feb. 24 | 11 a.m. CT
Location: Pepsico Tennis Courts (Tuskegee, Ala.)
On the men's side, Tuskegee is coming off a 4-2 trip at the first SIAC Round-Up, falling to Spring Hill before bouncing back to sweep Fort Valley State (7-0), Morehouse (5-0), and LeMoyne-Owen (5-0), and defeating Lane (4-1) before closing with a loss to Benedict (5-2).
The duo of
Eliyahu Pinkney and
Torain Alleyne have led the double units so far on the season for the Golden Tigers, holding a 3-4 mark so far and 2-1 mark in conference play. In all, Tuskegee is 7-13 in dual doubles, with a 5-4 mark in the SIAC.
Meanwhile, four players have earned four wins in singles play, in
Ty'lon Miller (4-4),
Zamani Moyo (4-3),
Teryon Newbold-Hudson (4-3), and
Tyler Ladge (4-2).
Jack Shaw (3-1) follows with three, while Alleyne,
Keith Moultrie, and
Miles Wilson all have two wins on the year.
Tuskegee women's tennis is off to a hot start at 9-2 overall and 9-0 in the SIAC, which includes the best start to conference play in program history. The Golden Tigers defeated Spring Hill on the road in the last match, which followed an 8-0 mark in Mobile in the first SIAC Round-Up.
Taylor Ford has the best singles mark so far at 8-2 on the year, followed by
Chloe Griffin-Harrington (5-1) and
Dayna Jackson (5-2), and
Jamiya Ivory,
Devynn Jackson, and
Tanyaradzwa Kaome who all have four single wins. The team improved to 38-14 in dual singles, including a combined 23-3 mark at the No. 4, No. 5, and No. 6 positions.
In dual doubles, the Golden Tigers are a combined 18-9 this spring. The duo of reigning SIAC Women's Tennis Player of the week
Dayna Jackson and
Taylor Ford leads the program with seven wins, while
Gabrielle Geary and
Barbara Phillips have four. The duos of
Chloe Griffin-Harrington/
Jamiya Ivory and
Devynn Jackson/
Tanyaradzwa Kaome have each collected three victories. The best position has been No. 2 where they team is 7-3.
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