JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - After their quick trip to Salisbury, N.C. this Wednesday, the Eagles return home with two more victories to add to their win column.
Carson-Newman went 4-1 against their first opponents of the day, Richard Bland and 5-0 against their long time opponents, the Catawba Indians.
Richard Bland won only in the fifth seed, taking it 21-17 in both sets. Eagles took two-set wins in all of the other seeds.
Match 1 Carson-Newman 4, Richard Bland 1
1. Hafey/Still (C-N) def Scipione/Heath (RBC) 21-7, 21-13
2. Fountain/Halcrow (C-N) def Goggin/Hysdshaw (RBC) 21-14, 21-19
3. McCombs/Ille (C-N) def Dstenson/Schlageter (RBC) 21-14, 21-10
4. Ehlers/Hafey (C-N) def Green/Pickett (RBC) 21-13, 21-16
5. Heath/White (RBC) def Nelson/Foy (C-N) 21-17, 21-17
The Eagles swept the Indians for the second time this season and won in just two sets in four out of the five matches.
Match 2 Carson-Newman 5, Catawba 0
1. Hafey/Still (C-N) def Kreotts/Childress (CC) 21-17, 21-17
2. Fountain/Halcrow (C-N) def Quarrels/Kimbro (CC) 21-10, 21-11
3. McCombs/Ille (C-N) def Vinskus/Shepard (CC) 21-9, 21-9
4. Ehlers/Hafey (C-N) def Willingham Bull (CC) 21-14, 19-21, 15-8
5. Nelson/Foy (C-N) 21-17, 21-17 def Whittal/Halford 21-15, 21-18
Carson-Newman will travel again this Friday and Saturday to play Mercer and LaGrange.