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No. 3 Warhawks fall 6-1 at Division I Privateers

Submitted by Donna Wallace-King, Community Web Producer

Monday, April 8th, 2013, 2:11pm

No. 3 Warhawks fall 6-1 at Division I Privateers

Once again playing with only four players, the third-ranked Auburn Montgomery women’s tennis team suffered its second-consecutive setback, losing 6-1 to the University of New Orleans.

AUM is now 9-7 this season, while the Privateers move to 7-10. The Warhawks finished 2013 1-1 against D-I opponents after an earlier 6-3 win over Martin Methodist in March.

The teams split the two doubles matches played, but AUM dropped the point after being forced to forfeit at No. 3 doubles.

Tiffany William and Chanel Cunningham, playing together at No. 1 doubles for the first time this year, collected an 8-4 win over Kristina Martic and Soledad Calderon. The pair are 4-0 as a team in 2013.

William also earned the Warhawks’ only victory in singles, defeating Marta Sans in straight sets for her fourth-straight win overall. She is now 14-2 in singles this season, and improved to 2-0 playing at the top spot.

AUM forfeited at No. 5 and No.

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No. 1 AUM rolls past Division I New Orleans; wins fifth straight

Submitted by Donna Wallace-King, Community Web Producer

Monday, April 8th, 2013, 1:03pm

No. 1 AUM rolls past Division I New Orleans; wins fifth straight

Playing its only match of the season against a Division I opponent, the top-ranked Auburn Montgomery men’s tennis teams cruised to a 6-1 victory at the University of New Orleans.

The Warhawks (14-3) won their fifth-straight match overall, while the Privateers are now 9-9 on the year.

The match was played under D-I rules where the three doubles matches account for one point. AUM picked up that point after victories from Tim Hewitt/Bence Toth and Miguel Grifol/Josh Reason. Nicolas Pinones-Haltenhoff and Othmane Lalami also held a comfortable 7-2 advantage at No. 2 doubles when the match was called.

AUM collected wins in five of the six singles matches. Pinones-Haltenhoff and Hewitt each won their fifth consecutive match from the top two positions, while Lalami dropped just one game at the No. 6 spot. Despite dropping a set for just the second time this year, Reason (2-6, 6-1, 6-0) remained perfect at 9-0 in 2013 with a victory at No.

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Huntingdon softball improves to 10-0 in GSAC

Submitted by Donna Wallace-King, Community Web Producer

Monday, April 8th, 2013, 12:58pm

Huntingdon softball improves to 10-0 in GSAC

The Huntingdon softball team picked up its third conference sweep in three days with a 2-1 win and an 11-3 victory over Agnes Scott on Sunday.

Brittany Richardson and Jenna Rimensnyder led Huntingdon (16-8, 10-0 Great South Athletic Conference) at the plate. Richardson was 6-for-8 with one RBI and two runs on the day and Rimensnyder was 5-for-8 with two RBIs and one run in the doubleheader.

Huntingdon scored two runs early in Game 1 and held off the Scotties for a one-run win. A Lauren Welch triple scored Gabby Alcantar in the first inning and a solo home run by Jade Reynolds made it 2-0 in the third inning.

Melissa McClure earned the win, striking out five, scattering five hits, walking one and allowing one run in seven innings.

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Huntingdon men's lacrosse loses to Southwestern

Submitted by Donna Wallace-King, Community Web Producer

Monday, April 8th, 2013, 12:51pm

Huntingdon men's lacrosse loses to Southwestern

The Huntingdon men’s lacrosse team lost to Southwestern University 16-6 on Sunday.

Brandon Sewell and Anthony Rovetto each scored two goals for the Hawks. Sewell also had two assists, 16 ground balls and won 14 faceoffs. Mike Kasmarik and Gavin Carey each scored one goal and Davis Dalton had one assist.

Huntingdon (6-7) returns to action on April 13, hosting Piedmont at 1 p.m.

Source: Huntingdon College Sports Information Director

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Lady Hawks close out home schedule with win over Spring Hill

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Monday, April 8th, 2013, 12:42pm

Lady Hawks close out home schedule with win over Spring Hill

The Huntingdon women’s tennis team won five singles matches and two doubles matches to beat Spring Hill 7-0 on Sunday. The two teams did not play matches at No. 6 singles and No. 3 doubles.

The match was the final home match of the season for Huntingdon (12-1). Huntingdon has a 15-match winning streak at home dating to March 2012.

The Lady Hawks beat Spring Hill (11-7) in straight sets in all five singles matches. Senior Katie Scott closed out Senior Day with a win at No. 1 singles and teamed with Micaela White to win at No. 1 doubles.

Taylor Clark (No. 2), Britni Thibodeau (No. 3), Hannah Still (No. 4) and Rory Wilson (No. 5) earned singles wins. Clark and Farrah Mahan won at No. 2 doubles.

Huntingdon travels to Agnes Scott for a conference match on Tuesday at 2:30 p.m.

vs. Spring Hill
Match results

Singles
No. 1: Katie Scott (HC) def.

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Blackwell's 7 RBIs help Hawks complete sweep of Berry

Submitted by Donna Wallace-King, Community Web Producer

Monday, April 8th, 2013, 12:36pm

Blackwell's 7 RBIs help Hawks complete sweep of Berry

The Huntingdon baseball team got off to a strong start on Sunday. But after scoring seven runs in the first inning, the Hawks had to rally late in the game to beat Berry 15-12.

Trailing 11-10 with the bases loaded in the bottom of the seventh, Tyler Blackwell doubled down the left-field line to bring in three runs and give the Hawks a 13-11 lead. The junior first baseman finished the day 4-for-4 with seven RBIs and two runs.

Neil Lawler (2-1) earned the win, pitching the final two innings of the game. Lawler struck out one, walked one, allowed one run and gave up two hits.

With the win, Huntingdon (20-9) completed a three-game sweep of Berry. The Hawks won 11-0 on Friday and 9-1 on Saturday. Early in Sunday’s game, it looked like Huntingdon would again put the Vikings away early.

Huntingdon sent 13 batters to the plate in the first inning and scored seven runs.

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Franks and Farrar throw Warhawks to doubleheader sweep of Southern Poly

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Monday, April 8th, 2013, 9:33am

Franks and Farrar throw Warhawks to doubleheader sweep of Southern Poly

Less than 24 hours after allowing 16 runs, the Auburn Montgomery baseball team turned to Eran Franks and Daniel Farrar on the mound and the duo did not disappoint.

The Warhawks (24-15, 11-10 SSAC) received 16 innings of one-run, nine-hit baseball from the tandem to lead the team to a sweep of visiting Southern Poly (26-14, 11-10 SSAC). AUM took the opener by a 3-0 score, while winning game two 4-1.

“We had a couple work horses step up and become thoroughbreds today in Franks and Farrar,” head coach Q.V. Lowe said. “I thought our guys played as well as they have all year. The two pitchers came ready to play and really set the tone for the whole team. We are excited to have won these two games.”

In the opener, Franks tossed a three-hit shutout, striking out three and walking one to improve to 5-4 on the season.

“We knew we had to get back on the grind today,” Franks said.

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