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Wingate, N.C.----The number 38 Wingate University women's tennis team swept the three doubles matches and never looked back, taking a 7-2 South Atlantic Conference triumph over Anderson (S.C.) University Saturday at the WU Tennis Complex. Three student-athletes won two matches each for the host Bulldogs.
 
Wingate's 23rd consecutive SAC regular season victory boosts the Bulldogs' record to 16-4 overall and 9-0 in the SAC. The AU Trojans fall to 7-6 overall and 6-3 in the SAC. The WU Bulldogs travel to Tusculum Tuesday for a 12 noon SAC contest. Wingate's Monday trip to Erskine for a non-conference match has been cancelled.
 
Wingate junior Tiffany Williams (Cary, N.C.) and sophomore Sierra Parsons (Toronto, Ontario) got things started for the Bulldogs, as they earned an 8-6 victory over AU junior Lindsay Gregory (Simpsonville, S.C.) and freshman Rebecca Bruning (Athens, Ga.) at the number two doubles flight. Wingate won the number three doubles match 8-5 and the number one encounter 8-6.
 
Bulldog freshman Layla Tanik (Raleigh, N.C.) boosted Wingate's lead to 4-0 with a 6-1, 6-0 victory over Anderson sophomore Alexandra Ebner (Hamburg, Germany) at the number four singles flight. Bruning topped Wingate junior Becca Thomas (Alpharetta, Ga.) at the number three singles position to put the Trojans on the board.
 
Wingate sophomore Caroline Holland (Spartanburg, S.C.) answered with the clinching victory, as she earned a 6-1, 7-5 win over AU junior Karen Ching (Rio de Janiero, Brazil) at the number two singles spot. Holland joined seniors Ali Evers (Roswell, Ga.) and Morgan Winston (Lawrenceville, Ga.) as double winners Saturday.
 
Evers outlasted AU senior Avery Owens (Clinton, S.C.) 6-2, 5-7, 1-0 in the battle of the number one players. Winston earned a 6-0, 6-2 triumph over Trojan sophomore Nikkola Wichenko (Oakville, Ontario) at the number five singles flight. Earlier in the afternoon, Winston and Holland made the score 2-0 with their number three doubles win. Evers and Thomas completed the doubles sweep with a victory at the number one position.