NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. – Centre women's tennis dropped a trio of matches this weekend against stiff competition at the Top Seed Tennis Club in Nicholasville, Ky.
 
The Colonels (2-4) fell 6-3 to Oberlin, 8-1 to No. 20 WashU and 9-0 against No. 23 Washington & Lee.
 
HIGHLIGHTS
- The Yeowomen claimed Saturday's early match after claiming all three doubles bouts.
- The singles matches were split evenly between Oberlin and Centre, with the Colonels taking Nos. 1, 3 and 4.
- Katharine Sherman defeated Dina Nouaime by default after winning the first set, 6-2. Hannah Doherty dropped Delaney Black, 6-1, 6-2, on court three, while Lainey Hill marched past Francesca Kern, 6-2, 6-4, at No. 4.
- Later in the evening, the 20th-ranked Bears proved a tall task in an 8-1 decision. Sherman paired with Grace Headley at No. 3 doubles to claim Centre's lone point in an 8-3 win against Divya Sharma and Emma Sass.
- Doherty and Hill each took their WashU opponents three sets before falling in the tiebreak.
- Centre's weekend ended Sunday morning in a 9-0 defeat to the Generals. Sherman and Caroline Lancaster each won their respective opening sets before falling in singles action.
 
UP NEXT
Centre is hosting the upcoming ITA Women's Indoor National Championship next weekend at the Top Seed Tennis Club, beginning Friday at 1 p.m. against No. 2 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps.