Emmitsburg, Md. (October 18, 2014) -- After winning the doubles point in Saturday's home match versus Monmouth, the Mount St. Mary's women's tennis team carried the momentum into singles play in a 6-1 win at the Mount Tennis Courts.

The Mountaineers (2-1) improved their all-time record versus Monmouth (1-6) to 17-3 with Saturday's victory. 

In doubles play, freshmen Sruthi Kamprath and Cassandra Powell earned an 8-0 win over Ashley Sandler and Chioma Gabriel at the No. 2 slot, while senior Danielle Nguyen and sophomore Erin Benefiel picked up an 8-2 No. 3 doubles victory to give the Mount the point. 

Sophomore Kelly Smith set the tone for the Mountaineers with a straight set, 6-1, 6-1 win at No. 2 singles versus Kendal Kauffman. 

Kamprath and Powell continued their strong play in singles with Kamprath notching a three-set victory over Sandler at No. 3 and Powell putting together a straight-set, 6-1, 6-2 win against Gabriel at No. 4. At the No. 5 and 6 slots, Nguyen and Jennifer Smith had no problem in their respective matches with wins in straight sets. 

The Mount will conclude the fall portion of its schedule tomorrow with a noon match versus Rider at the Mount Tennis Courts. 

DOUBLES 
No. 1: Armendariz/Smoke (Monmouth) def. K. Smith/J. Smith (Mount), 8-5
No. 2: Kamprath/Powell (Mount) def. Sandler/Gabriel (Monmouth), 8-0
No. 3: Benefiel/Nguyen (Mount) def. Kauffman/Turner (Monmouth), 8-2

SINGLES
No. 1: Adriana Armendariz (Monmouth) def. Erin Benefiel (Mount), 6-0, 6-3
No. 2: Kelly Smith (Mount) def. Kendal Kauffman (Monmouth), 6-1, 6-1
No. 3: Sruthi Kamprath (Mount) def. Ashley Sandler (Monmouth), 4-6, 6-4, 10-5
No. 4: Cassandra Powell (Mount) def. Chioma Gabriel (Monmouth), 6-1, 6-2
No. 5: Danielle Nguyen (Mount) def. Farrah Smoke (Monmouth), 6-4, 7-5
No. 6: Jennifer Smith (Mount) def. Robyn Belen (Monmouth), 6-1, 6-1