YOUNG HARRIS, Ga. | The No. 43 Young Harris College women's tennis team delivered another strong performance at the Bob and Gayle Nichols Tennis Complex on Tuesday afternoon, defeating Shorter University, 5-2.

The Mountain Lions set the tone early by sweeping all three doubles matches to secure the doubles point. Futaba Saito and Maud Scholten led the way at No. 1 doubles with a 6-3 win, while Tuva Asplund and Callie Stanfield earned a 6-4 victory at No. 2. Isabella Ezeta and Lexie Gillespie completed the sweep with a dominant 6-0 win at No. 3 doubles.

In singles play, Young Harris picked up four victories to clinch the match.

At the top spot, Futaba Saito delivered a standout performance in a three-set battle, bouncing back after dropping the first set to win 6-7, 6-1, 10-3. Her resilience and control helped anchor the Mountain Lions and earned her Player of the Match honors.

Viviana Gomez earned a decisive straight-set win at No. 4 singles, 6-0, 6-1, while Callie Stanfield followed with a 6-1, 6-1 victory at No. 5. Lexie Gillespie rounded out the scoring for Young Harris with a commanding 6-1, 6-0 win at No. 6 singles.

Shorter picked up wins at No. 2 and No. 3 singles, but it was not enough to overcome the Mountain Lions' early doubles advantage and depth across the lineup.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:

• Young Harris improves to 11-4 overall
• Mountain Lions swept doubles to claim the opening point
• Futaba Saito: 6-7, 6-1, 10-3 win at No. 1 singles (Player of the Match)
• Gomez, Stanfield, and Gillespie each earned straight-set singles victories
• The Mountain Lions won all three doubles courts and four singles matches

UP NEXT:
The Mountain Lions will battle the Cougars of Columbus State University Thursday (Apr. 2) afternoon at 2:00 PM in Young Harris.