O'Neill, Shepherd Lead SE to Success at NSU

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. – Emilia O'Neill and Lilly Shepherd each swept a trio of singles matches to lead Southeastern to 18 total victories over the weekend at the Rumble by the River in Tahlequah, Okla., hosted by Northeastern State.
 
O'Neill opened her play with a win over Cecelia Franzin of Oral Roberts by a score of 6-2, 6-7 (4), 10-6.
 
She would add a 6-2, 4-6, 10-5 win over Drury's Franca Piaggi and a 6-1, 6-0 win over Taylor Briffa from Arkansas-Fort Smith to go 3-0 in single play.
 
Shepherd picked up a 6-0, 6-3 win over ORU's Annelise Deer to open the weekend and added a 6-4, 6-2 win over Ana Luisa Sathler Rosa from DU and another of UAFS's Lara Maria Kirchhofer, 6-3, 6-3.
 
Daniela Garcia added a win over Cassie Cervantyes from ORU in singles play, with the Storm splitting its singles matches 3-3 with the Division I program.
 
Garcia and Daniela Vivas Valencia partnered in doubled play to pick up a win over ORU's pari of Franzin and Youn by a 7-6 (5) score.
 
O'Neill and Sophia Brooks-Gay added a 6-4 win over the duo of Deer and Natalia Perez Ortega as the Storm took two-of-three doubles matches from the Golden Eagles.
 
Valencia added a pair of singles wins, first downing Naz Yaver from Drury, 6-3, 6-3, before scoring a victory over Brityn Waller of UAFS, 6-0, 6-1.
 
Garcia would add a second singles win to her record, taking down DU's Ina Bechle 6-1, 7-5.
 
Brooks-Gay picked up a singles win over Drury's Carla Rivera, 6-3, 2-6, 10-3, while Abby Ankrom added a 6-4, 7-6 (2) win over DU's Emma Neidig.
 
In addition to the doubles wins over ORU, the duo of Shepherd and Baillos picked up wins over Oiaggi and Bechle from Drury, 6-1, as well as Mertens and Bontempo from Northeastern State, 6-1.
 
O'Neill and Brooks-Gay added a second doubles win, downing Muller and Alvarez from NSU 6-2.
 
Southeastern will wrap up the fall schedule Oct. 22-25 with the ITA Regionals in Edmond, Okla.