The Lady Warriors of East Central Community College are 1-1 thus far in the week with a big, road victory over Meridian, 5-4, and a loss to Co-Lin at home, 6-3. The Lady Warriors are once again on the road this Friday as they travel to Southwest to play the Lady Bears at 2 p.m.
In doubles play, ECCC's Natalia Beltran (Bogota, Colombia) and Alejandra Vargas (Bogota, Colombia) played at No. 1. The duo got a win at Meridian after the match was retired midway through by a Lady Eagle player. The pair lost to Co-Lin, 8-1. Anna Moore (Decatur) and Sarah Cline (Brandon) grabbed a victory over the Lady Eagles, 8-6, in a tough match before falling the Co-Lin, 8-3 at No. 2 doubles. Madison Autry (Kosciusko) and Laila Sisson (Collinsville) teamed up at No. 3 and lost to Meridian, 8-5, before posting a stellar 9-8 (7-5) victory over the Lady Wolves.
Beltran went 1-1 on the week in singles with a 6-0, 6-2 win over Meridian and a 6-1, 6-1 loss to Co-Lin. Vargas dropped the pair of matches 6-3, 6-1 and 6-0, 6-0 at No. 2, while Cline posted two wins, 6-4, 6-4 and 6-2, 6-2. Moore split on the week with a 6-2, 6-0 win over the Lady Eagles and a 6-3, 6-1 loss to Co-Lin. Madison Gregg (Maben) dropped two, 6-4, 6-1 and 4-6, 6-3, 10-5 in a close one against Co-Lin at No. 5. Courtney Gill (Carthage) rounded out singles play with a back-and-forth loss to Meridian, 6-3, 5-7, 13-11, before responding big with a 6-0, 6-1 win over Co-Lin.
"It was a terrific conference victory over an always formidable Meridian," said ECCC head tennis coach Jay Pacelli. "The women played with a lot of energy against Co-Lin and had some great play from Sarah Cline and Courtney Gill. I'm also very proud of our No. 3 doubles win and how they persevered in a tough match."
Meridian | W, 5-4
| No. 1 Doubles | Beltran/Vargas over Warham/Montaruli | 4-5 (ret.) |
| No. 2 Doubles | Moore/Cline over Bryan/Ward | 8-6 |
| No. 3 Doubles | Murphee/Boles over Sisson/Autry | 8-5 |
| No. 1 Singles | Natalia Beltran over Isabella Warham | 6-0, 6-2 |
| No. 2 Singles | Harper Bryan over Alejandra Vargas | 6-3, 6-1 |
| No. 3 Singles | Sarah Cline over Britney Murphee | 6-4, 6-4 |
| No. 4 Singles | Anna Moore over Tessa Ward | 6-2, 6-0 |
| No. 5 Singles | Ralie Boles over Madison Gregg | 6-4, 6-1 |
| No. 6 Singles | Kolbi Holifield over Courtney Gill | 6-3, 5-7, 13-11 |
Co-Lin | L, 6-3
| No. 1 Doubles | Patino/Shows over Beltran Vargas | 8-1 |
| No. 2 Doubles | Brister/Chela over Cline/Moore | 8-3 |
| No. 3 Doubles | Sisson/Autry over Barnett/Phillips | 9-8 (7-5) |
| No. 1 Singles | Susana Patino over Natalia Beltran | 6-1, 6-1 |
| No. 2 Singles | Isabella Chela over Alejandra Vargas | 6-0, 6-0 |
| No. 3 Singles | Sarah Cline over Madison Shows | 6-2, 6-2 |
| No. 4 Singles | Morgyn Brister over Anna Moore | 6-3, 6-1 |
| No. 5 Singles | Britany Barnett over Madison Gregg | 4-6, 6-3, 10-5 |
| No. 6 Singles | Courtney Gill over Gracee Warren | 6-0, 6-1 |