DANVILLE, Ky. – Centre women's tennis celebrated Senior Day Saturday morning with a lopsided 9-0 victory over visiting Oglethorpe in a meeting between regionally-ranked Southern Athletic Association programs. 
 
The Colonels improve to 5-6 overall and 3-1 in the SAA with their third consecutive victory, moving the visiting Stormy Petrels to 7-4 (0-3 SAA).
 
Prior to the match, Centre honored the careers of seniors Abigail Kent, Neha Rao and Emily Zelichenok.
 
HIGHLIGHTS
- Rao and Zelichenok – once a regionally-ranked duo as freshmen – paired to defeat Shannon Cruz and Lisette Phillips in No. 1 doubles, 8-4. It was their first match together of the season, and they rallied from four games down to earn the win. 
- Kent and Caroline Stallings won a close No. 2 doubles match, 8-7, over Elizabeth Bielicki and Charlotte Disley, marking the pair's third win in the past four matches.
- With only five eligible players, Oglethorpe took default losses at No. 3 doubles and No. 6 singles. 
- Katharine Sherman claimed her No. 1 singles match following Cruz's retirement. Sherman had won the first set, 6-2.
- At No. 2 singles, Rao cruised past Disley, 6-0, 6-2, for her third straight victory.
- Kent took No. 3 singles over Delay Abood, 6-1, 6-0, also winning her third consecutive match. 
- Hannah Doherty handled Bielicki at No. 4, 6-4, 6-2, pushing her personal singles streak up to four in a row. 
- Zelichenok picked up a 6-3, 6-2 decision over Phillips at No. 5 to round out the scoresheet. It marked her third individual win in as many matches. 
 
UP NEXT
The Colonels face Berry tomorrow (Sunday) at 10 a.m. at the Top Seed Tennis Club in Nicholasville, Ky.