FAYETTEVILLE, NC – The Winston-Salem State Lady Rams (1-2, 1-2 CIAA) picked up a big win, Tuesday afternoon when the team took a dominating 8-1 win at Fayetteville State. With the win, the Lady Rams score their first Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Southern Division win.

The Lady Rams took the win in a dominating fashion when they swept doubles play. After getting a win by default at #3 doubles, the Lady Rams kept the momentum going with an 8-1 win at #2 doubles. The team went on to complete the doubles sweep with an 8-4 win at #1 singles.

From there, the Lady Rams continued to roll with some stellar play in singles play. After getting a default victory at #6 singles, freshman Aja Grant and freshman Zakia Spencer both took home 6-0, 6-0 wins at #4 and #5 singles respectively. Junior Gabriel Lindsay took a 6-1, 6-0 win at #3 singles while sophomore Deja Stewart took a 6-0, 6-1 win at #2 singles as well.

With the win, the Lady Rams improve to 1-2 overall and 1-2 in CIAA play. The team also improves to 1-0 in the CIAA Southern Division. The Lady Rams will return to action Saturday when the head to Raleigh, N.C. to take on the Shaw Lady Bears. For more information on Lady Rams tennis, contact the WSSU Office of Athletic Media Relations at (336) 750-2143 or log on to www.WSSURams.com.