Men’s Tennis Falls to Bridgewater

Softball Swept by Eastern Mennonite

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Men’s Tennis

WINCHESTER, Va. –  Bridgewater College spoiled the SU men’s tennis team bid for its first win of the season Tuesday afternoon with a 8-1 non-conference victory.

Sophomore James Ham (Burke, Va./Northern Virginia CC) was the only winner for Shenandoah (0-5). Ham defeated John Carlson 10-5 at No. 2 singles.

Bridgewater improved to 2-5 with the win.

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SU travels to Christopher Newport on Friday for a Dixie Conference match.

Softball

HARRISONBURG , Va. – The softball team also remains winless this spring after Eastern Mennonite swept a doubleheader 9-6 and 9-2.

SU (0-16) held a 3-0 lead in game one before Eastern Mennonite (2-12) stole the victory with two runs in the fifth and seven more in the sixth.

Sophomore Lesley Beard (Youngstown, Ohio/Austintown Fitch) was 3 for 4 with two runs scored while Amanda Long (Antwerp, Ohio/IPFW) and Shanel Fisher (Lutz, Fla./South Florida) each had two hits in four at-bats.

Game two was halted by rain after four innings; EMU controlled the contest by scoring six runs in the first three frames.

Nikki Braithwaite (Winchester, Va./James Wood) and Jodi Milburn (Winchester, Va./Lord Fairfax) drove in one run apiece.

Box Scores

Shenandoah travels to Mary Washington on Wednesday for another non-league doubleheader.

Shenandoah University offers 16 intercollegiate sports, eight for men and eight for women. For further information, please contact the Office of Athletic Communications at 540-665-5417 or visit our web site at http://www.su.edu/athletics. For Dixie Conference Information, please visit the Dixie Conference home page: http://www.dixieconference.com.

Shenandoah University is a comprehensive Level V private university with an enrollment of approximately 2,500 students in five schools: School of Arts & Sciences, Harry F. Byrd Jr. School of Business, Shenandoah Conservatory, Bernard J. Dunn School of Pharmacy and the School of Health Professions (Athletic Training, Nursing, Physician Assistant, Respiratory Care, Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy). The University offers more than 60 programs of study at the undergraduate, graduate and professional levels.