Greeneville, Tenn. - In the first match of the spring, UVa-Wise women's tennis found a tough time on the hardcourts with a 9-0 shutout defeat by Tusculum College.

Kayla Kilgore grabbed two games victories and the top doubles of Kayli Bates and Megan Buchanan had two game wins for the Highland Cavalier highlights.

The women will face Union College on the road Saturday, March 20^th starting at 12:00 p.m.

Singles
1. Katelyn Doss (T) def. Whitney Bolling 6-1, 6-0
2. Courtney Conley (T) def. Kayli Bates 8-0
3. Taylor Patterson (T) def. Megan Buchanan 8-0
4. Blake Thompson (T) def. Annie Fritz 8-0
5. Megan Buckmaster (T) def. Rachael Juhan 6-0, 6-0
6. Kristen Keefer (T) def. Kayla Kilgore  6-0, 6-2
Doubles
1. Doss/Carolina Crouse (T) def. Bates/Buchanan 8-2
2. Conley/Patterson (T) def. Bolling/Juhan 8-0
3. Thompson/Katie Hillis (T) def. Fritz/Kilgore 8-0