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Sheridan Skarda closed out the match with a come-from-behind win at No. 3 singles (Photo by Jacob Dewald)
Sheridan Skarda closed out the match with a come-from-behind win at No. 3 singles (Photo by Jacob Dewald)
Sheridan Skarda closed out the match with a come-from-behind win at No. 3 singles (Photo by Jacob Dewald)
Posted: Mar 06, 2015

Thrilling finish as women's tennis knocks off No. 9 Eastern Arizona, 5-4

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  THATCHER, AZ - Sheridan Skarda (Fr., Mesa, AZ/Red Mountain H.S.) rallied from down a set to win the No. 3 singles match and break a 4-4 tie to lift the Mesa women's tennis team to victory over ninth-ranked Eastern Arizona Thursday.

  With the match tied at 4-4, and No. 3 singles the only one still on the court, Skarda defeated Cassidy McWhorter, 1-6, 6-4, 6-2, to secure the victory.

  Also winning at singles for MCC were Desiree Curiel (So., Globe-Miami, AZ/Miami H.S.) at No. 4 and No. 6 Sydney Madsen (So., Orem, Utah/Perry (AZ) H.S.).

  The doubles teams of Curiel and Michelle Fournier (Fr., Chicago, Ill/Saguaro (AZ) H.S.) at No. 2 and Skarda and Madesen at No. 3 also won for Mesa.

  The T-Birds host New Mexico Military Friday at 1:30 p.m.