The Lee University women’s soccer team won 2-1 Wednesday evening against Columbus State, which is ranked No. 1 in NCAA Division II, as Lauren Peters scored from a Kaela Leskovar assist early in the second half and assisted Summer Lanter’s winning goal at 83:33 with a long through ball. Columbus State (3-1) had a 21-9 margin in shots, 6-5 on goal, but Haley Gribler made five saves for the Lady Flames (3-1).
* Tennessee Wesleyan split an Appalachian Athletic Conference doubleheader Wednesday at Point University, losing 2-1 in the women’s game but winning 2-1 in overtime in the men’s. The Bulldogs (4-0-1, 1-0) had a 23-8 edge in shots but needed Joe Taylor’s goal off a Point defender in the 84th minute to get to overtime and won on Jonny Le Quesne’s score in the 110th minute. Heidi Butler scored for the Lady Bulldogs (2-3, 0-1).
* The Bryan Lady Lions won 2-1 Wednesday at Oglethorpe in Atlanta with goals from Ruth Rosales and Elizabeth Cawthorne and assists from Mary Mai Berchtold and Hana Mizoguchi. Bryan is 4-2.
Tennis
* Chattanooga’s Wesley Cash and Mark Vines of Naples, Fla., have won seven USTA national doubles together in recent years, and Wednesday they beat Scott LaRue of California and Marc Lakin of Michigan 6-1, 6-2 in the round of 16 of the Men’s 55 National Grass Court Championships at Pontiac, Mich. Cash and Vines are seeded No. 2 and had a bye in the first round. They play fifth-seeded Peter Markes of Austin, Texas, and Paul Moss of New York in the quarterfinals. Cash, a teaching pro at Manker Patten, swept USTA age-group doubles titles two years in a row but did not compete in national tournaments last year.
