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The Lady Flames tennis team earned its first victory of the season with a 7-2 defeat of visiting Martin Methodist College, while the Flames fell, 7-2, to the RedHawks Saturday afternoon at the DeVos Tennis Center.

The Lady Flames (1-1) took a 2-1 lead following doubles action. Marta Garcia-Nieto teamed with Krista Good to beat Victoria Ryjak and Laura Ariza, 8-3. Jodie Rice and Christy North took down Ashlee Elkins and Michaela Maher, 8-1.

Martin Methodist (0-1) picked up a win a No. 1 doubles. Gema Bolado Yusta and Brenda Rique outlasted Tonya McGraner and Maclain Yowarsky for a 9-7 win.

Lee posted wins in five of the six singles matches with four of those coming in straight sets. McGraner won 7-5, 6-1 over Yusta at the No. 1 spot. Good held off Ariza for a 6-2, 6-4 win at No. 4 singles. Rice dropped just one game to Elkins and Friedlander blanked Maher.

Garcia-Nieto lost her first set, 7-6, before coming back to claim the No. 3 singles match with 6-0 and 6-2 scores in the next two sets.

Ryjak garnered MMC's only singles win at the No. 2 position with matching 6-3 margins in both sets.

The Flames (0-2) fell into a 3-0 hole with Martin Methodist (1-0) sweeping the doubles competition. Daniel Hardesty and Rhys Milne lost 8-3 to Ramiro Vargas and Cristian Arias at No. 1 doubles. Westley Lemke and Mike Herrelle were held off by Salomon Persson and Daniel Emirzian, 8-4. Ignacio Salom and Kip Kahler were beaten 8-1 by Raphael Monzione and Nicolas Galleguillo.

Milne and Lemke claimed wins at No. 3 and No. 4 singles, respectively. Milne dropped his first set 7-5, but came back to force a third set with a 6-3 margin. He finished the match with a 10-7 mark in the final super set. Lemke needed to do the same following a 6-3 loss in the opening set. He won the second set 6-4 and claimed the match with a 10-5 super set margin.

Salom, in his first action of the season, lost to Vargas 6-3 and 6-2. Hardesty was edged 7-5, 6-4 by Arias. Herrelle fell 6-2 and 6-0 to Galleguillo, while Kahler was beaten 6-0 and 6-1 by Emirzian.

Both Lee squads are scheduled to travel to Young Harris College (Ga.) for a match at 2 p.m. on Tuesday.
 

LADY FLAMES 7, MARTIN METHODIST 2
Doubles competition
1. Gema Bolado Yusta/Brenda Rique (MMC) def. Tonya McGraner/Maclain Yowarsky (LU) 9-7
2. Marta Garcia-Nieto/Krista Good (LU) def. Victoria Ryjak/Laura Ariza (MMC) 8-3
3. Jodie Rice/Christy North (LU) def. Ashlee Elkins/Michaela Maher (MMC) 8-1

Singles competition
1. Tonya McGraner (LU) def. Gema Bolado Yusta (MMC) 7-5, 6-1
2. Victoria Ryjak (MMC) def. Maclain Yowarsky (LU) 6-3, 6-3
3. Marta Garcia-Nieto (LU) def. Brenda Rique (MMC) 6-7, 6-0, 6-2
4. Krista Good (LU) def. Laura Ariza (MMC) 6-2, 6-4
5. Jodie Rice (LU) def. Ashlee Elkins (MMC) 6-1, 6-0
6. Morgan Friedlander (LU) def. Michaela Maher (MMC) 6-0, 4-0
 

MARTIN METHODIST 7, FLAMES 2
Doubles competition
1. Ramiro Vargas/Cristian Arias (MMC) def. Daniel Hardesty/Rhys Milne (LU) 8-3
2. Salomon Persson/Daniel Emirzian (MMC) def. Westley Lemke/Mike Herrelle (LU) 8-4
3. Raphael Monzione/Nicolas Galleguillo (MMC) def. Ignacio Salom/Kip Kahler (LU) 8-1

Singles competition
1. Ramiro Vargas (MMC) def. Ignacio Salom (LU) 6-3, 6-2
2. Cristian Arias (MMC) def. Daniel Hardesty (LU) 7-5, 6-4
3. Rhys Milne (LU) def. Raphael Monzione (MMC) 5-7, 6-3, 10-7
4. Westley Lemke (LU) def. Salomon Persson (MMC) 3-6, 6-4, 10-5
5. Nicolas Galleguillo (MMC) def. Mike Herrelle (LU) 6-2, 6-0
6. Daniel Emirzian (MMC) def. Kip Kahler (LU) 6-0, 6-1