Wingate, N.C.----Wingate University's historic winning streak continued Monday afternoon, as the 19th-ranked Bulldogs opened conference play with a 7-0 victory over Mars Hill University in South Atlantic Conference women's tennis action. The eight-time defending regular season SAC champs win their 70th consecutive league match, improving to 5-0 overall and 1-0 in the SAC. The Lions fall to 7-4 overall and 0-2 in league play.

DOUBLES

- Wingate's number one doubles team of Michela Verpelli and Alisa Rudenko prevailed 6-3
- Claudia De Andreis and Chyi Lee rolled to a 6-2 victory at two doubles
- Sydney Homan and Camilla Ciacci cruised to a 6-0 victory at three doubles
- The 'Dogs claimed the doubles point to take a 1-0 lead into singles play

SINGLES

- Ciacci started things off with a 6-0, 6-0 victory at six singles
- Lee prevailed 6-0, 6-2 at number four singles to give the 'Dogs a 3-0 advantage
- Rudenko won the clincher at two singles, picking up a 6-3, 6-0 victory
- Verpelli won 6-4, 6-3 at number one singles to make it 5-0
- De Andreis rolled to a 6-1, 6-1 win at five singles while Riann Hsu won by the same score at three singles

NOTES

- The 'Dogs have won 70 straight regular season SAC matches and 81 of their last 82
- WU has eight regular season SAC titles and four tournament championships the last eight seasons
- Michael Cabana improves to 189-87 in his Wingate WTEN career, going 97-15 in league play
- Wingate has shutout all five opponents this season
- The Bulldogs are 22-0 in singles play and 12-1 in doubles play
- Verpelli improves to 20-2 in her WU career with an 11-0 mark in SAC play
- The 2018 SAC Player of the Year has won 17 straight matches
- De Andreis moves to 4-0 in singles play on the year, winning her 41st career singles match
- A three-time All-SAC honoree, De Andreis is 23-9 in SAC play in her Wingate career
- The freshman Ciacci leads the 'Dogs with five singles wins and four doubles victories

UP NEXT

- A busy week sees the Bulldogs at Newberry Wednesday at 2 p.m.
- Wingate is at Francis Marion Friday at 2 p.m.
- The 'Dogs return home Saturday to host sixth-ranked Columbus State at 11 a.m.