DANVILLE, Ky.– Coming off with a pair of wins in their two matches last week, the Centre women's tennis team (9-6, 2-2 SAA) stepped back out on the courts on Saturday morning to celebrate three student-athletes. Ella Rueff, Lainey Hill and Mamie Sevier joined the Colonels in a victory performance against the Stormy Petrels, winning their latest Southern Athletic Association match on a final score of 8-1.
 
Maddy Trinh and Kayla Harger kicked off the hot streak for the Gold & White with a win at the no. 3 slot of the lineup, pushing an 8-2 win for their eighth victory as a pair this season. The senior duo of Hill and Rueff came away with a dominant win as well in the top spot of the lineup, claiming Centre's second team point on a final score of 8-4. The final series to conclude had a tight 8-6 mark, falling in favor of the Colonels off of the performance from Grace Williams and Carlie Mitchell.
 
The singles matches on Saturday all were determined with two sets each, the Gold & White taking claim of five of the six series that took place. Trinh posted her third true sweep of the year, this time in the no. 4 spot of the lineup in the 6-0, 6-0 victory. Williams came close to replicating the same score in the no. 5 spot of the lineup, picking up another Centre win in a 6-1, 6-1 set. The no. 3 spot of the order almost had an identical score in the 6-2, 6-1 mark, the strong performance being done by Mitchell. Hill capped her Senior Day with a victory for the Colonels in the no. 2 slot of the lineup, winning on a final score of 6-3, 6-3. Her senior teammate in Mamie Sevier stepped onto the courts for her no. 6 match in the final team point of the night for the Gold & White, winning in a 6-2, 7-5 final score.
 
The Colonels will have one more match in Danville before competing on the road for the remainder of the regular season, hosting the Berry Vikings on Sunday, April 16. The match is scheduled to kick off at 8 a.m. ET on the Centre Outdoor Tennis Courts.