Women's Tennis opens season at Piedmont Invitational

DEMOREST, Ga. - The Mars Hill women's tennis team opened their fall schedule at the Piedmont Invitational, hosted by Piedmont College from September 12-13.

Over the two-day tournament, Mars Hill earned five singles wins and one doubles victory.

Charne Mulder won two singles matches, downing Karina Artemiev of Emory-Oxford in straight sets (6-1, 6-1) and Jordan Ballard of Piedmont (6-0, 6-1). The trio of Valentina Castro, Shakti Mishra and Versa Yadav each picked up one singles win on the weekend.

Mulder and Mishra defeated Zari Haque and Anastasiya Speyer of Emory-Oxford, 6-2, for the lone Lions' doubles win. 

To view the full list of results from the Piedmont Invitational, featuring Mars Hill matches, please see list below.

Mars Hill returns to the courts on Tuesday, September 16 when they host Guilford at the Hart Tennis Complex. First serve is set for 1 p.m.

Singles Competition

     Zari Haque (Emory-Oxford) def. Valentina Castro (Mars Hill) 7-5, 7-5
     Anastasiya Speyer (Emory-Oxford) def. Shakti Mishra (Mars Hill) 6-3, 6-3
     Charne Mulder (Mars Hill) def. Karina Artemiev (Emory-Oxford) 6-1, 6-1
     Chloe Macaluso (Emory-Oxford) def. Versa Yadav (Mars Hill) 6-2, 6-4
     Jennifer He (Emory-Oxford) def. Alaina Holden (Mars Hill) 6-0, 6-0
     Kristina Radovic (Brenau) def. Shakti Mishra (Mars Hill) 7-5, 6-3
     Maelys Pigeonneau (Brenau) def. Charne Mulder (Mars Hill) 6-3, 6-3
     Valentina Castro (Mars Hill) def. Manuela Giraldo (Brenau) 7-6 (2-0), 6-3
     Emma Ackermann (Brenau) def. Versa Yadav (Mars Hill) 7-5, 6-3
     Anita Portes (Brenau) def. Alaina Holden (Mars Hill) 6-2, 6-1
     Charne Mulder (Mars Hill) def. Jordan Ballard (Piedmont) 6-0, 6-1
     Sarah Sanabia (Piedmont) def. Valentina Castro (Mars Hill) 5-7, 7-6 (6-0), 10-4
     Shakti Mishra (Mars Hill) def. Ella Kate Canady (Piedmont) 1-6, 6-1, 10-8
     Versa Yadav (Mars Hill) def. Abby Moody (Piedmont) 4-6, 6-4, 10-2
     Addyson Willis (Piedmont) def. Alaina Holden (Mars Hill) 6-0, 6-1

 Doubles Competition

     Maelys Pigeonneau/Anita Portes (Brenau) def. Charne Mulder/Shakti Mishra (Mars Hill) 6-3
     Manuela Giraldo/Emma Ackermann (Brenau) def. Versa Yadav/Alaina Holden (Mars Hill) 6-1
     Charne Mulder/Shakti Mishra (Mars Hill) def. Zari Haque/Anastasiya Speyer (Emory-Oxford) 6-2
     Karina Artemiev/Chloe Macaluso (Emory-Oxford) def. Versa Yadav/Alaina Holden (Mars Hill) 6-1
     Sarah Sanabia/Halee Harper (Piedmont) def. Charne Mulder/Shakti Mishra (Mars Hill) 7-6 (5-0)
     Ella Kate Canady/Brooklyn Bolch (Piedmont) def. Versa Yadav/Alaina Holden (Mars Hill) 6-4