MADISON, Miss. – Bethune-Cookman Women's Tennis finished up the second day of the first Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Pod event of the year on Saturday, as the Wildcats dropped a 4-0 decision to Prairie View A&M at FitNetwork USA – Cypress Lake in Madison, Mississippi. The SWAC Pod is hosted by Jackson State.
Prairie View A&M (1-17, 1-1 SWAC) grabbed the 1-0 lead in the match with two wins at No. 2 and No. 3 doubles, respectfully.
Bethune-Cookman (1-7, 0-2 SWAC) used the doubles tandem of
Keona Burley and
Anne Cerne on court three, as the Cats duo was upended 6-1 by Prairie View's team of Joanne Fernandes and Cierra Garcia. In No. 2 action, B-CU's team of
Zahara El-Zein and
Lesa Snipes-Williams fell 6-0 to the Panthers' Daniela Garcia and Amaya Bobadilla.
PVAMU collected wins at No.4, No. 5 and No. 6 singles to take the match.
In No. 6 singles play, B-CU's Cerne was defeated 6-0, 6-0 by PVAMU's Cierra Garcia. Meanwhile, on court five, it was the Panthers' Fernandes defeating Snipes-Williams for the Wildcats in straight sets – 6-0, 6-0. Finally, in No. 3 play, B-CU's Burley dropped a 6-0, 6-0 match to PVAMU's Bobadilla.
Bethune-Cookman wraps up the SWAC Pod event Sunday, March 9, versus Alabama A&M at 3 p.m. ET (2 p.m. CT). The match will be housed back at FitNetwork USA – Cypress Lake in Madison, Mississippi.
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Singles Competition
1.
Jalayah Shaw (BCU) vs. Ainara V. Rodriguez (PV) 3-5, unfinished
2.
Zahara El-Zein (BCU) vs. Andrea Pas. Blanca (PV) 1-6, 1-2, unfinished
3.
Allexii Bassette (BCU) vs. Daniela García (PV) 3-6, 2-0, unfinished
4. Amaya Bobadilla (PV) def.
Keona Burley (BCU) 6-0, 6-0
5. Joanne Fernandes (PV) def.
Lesa Snipes-Williams (BCU) 6-0, 6-0
6. Cierra García (PV) def.
Anne Cerne (BCU) 6-0, 6-0
Doubles Competition
1.
Allexii Bassette/
Jalayah Shaw (BCU) vs. Ainara V. Rodriguez/Andrea Pas. Blanca (PV) 1-4, unfinished
2. Daniela García/Amaya Bobadilla (PV) def.
Zahara El-Zein/
Lesa Snipes-Williams (BCU) 6-0
3. Joanne Fernandes/Cierra García (PV) def.
Keona Burley/
Anne Cerne (BCU) 6-1
