Wofford 7, Western Carolina 0
Cullowhee, N.C. - The Western Carolina women's tennis team fell, 7-0, to the Wofford College Terriers Wednesday afternoon in Southern Conference action at the Catamount Athletic Complex.
With Western Carolina not contesting number three doubles, Wofford took an early 1-0 advantage in the match when the number two doubles team of freshman Ashley Page and sophomore Adrianne Hodges defeated WCU freshman Holly Stocks and sophomore Susanna Sjokvist in straight sets, 8-0. After breaking serve to take the early, 1-0, advantage, Western's sophomore tandem of Trish Hanson and Mariona Trilla Jane dropped four-straight sets before tallying their second set win in the number one slot. It wasn't enough, however, as they fell 8-2 to Wofford seniors Ellen Rogers and Tara Hartness.
The Terriers secured the victory after winning at number five and four singles, respectively, with WCU not contesting at number six to take the 4-0 lead. Hodges defeated Abbott at five and Page defeated Stocks at six, both in straight sets.
Western led early in each of the first three singles, 1-0. At number one, Hanson took Rogers to the brink in the first set before falling 7-5. She was blanked in the second set, falling 6-0 in the final match of the day. At number two, Sjokvist succumbed to Hartness, 6-4, 6-2, with Trilla Jane dropping her third-seeded singles match by identical scores of 6-3 to freshman Cayley Wetzig.
The Catamounts return to action on Thursday, April 6 hosting the Furman Lady Paladins in SoCon action at the Catamount Athletic Complex. Match-time is set for 3:00 pm.
Wofford, Western Carolina
Wednesday, March 29 - Cullowhee, N.C.
Doubles
1. Rogers/Hartness (WOF) def. Hanson/Trilla Jane (WCU) 8-2
2. Page/Hodges (WOF) def. Stocks/Sjokvist (WCU) 8-0
3. Wofford won by default
Singles
1. Ellen Rogers (WOF) def. Trish Hanson (WCU) 7-5, 6-0
2. Tara Hartness (WOF) def. Susanna Sjokvist (WCU) 6-4, 6-2
3. Cayley Wetzig (WOF) def. Mariona Trilla Jane (WCU) 6-3, 6-3
4. Ashley Page (WOF) def. Holly Stocks (WCU) 6-0, 6-0
5. Adrianne Hodges (WOF) def. Carley Abbott (WCU) 6-0, 6-0
6. Wofford won by default
Order of Finish:
Doubles: 2, 1 (did not contest 3)
Singles: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 (did not contest 6)
UNC Wilmington 5, UNC Greensboro 2
GREENSBORO, NC ? UNC Greensboro’s Whitney Miles and Erica Zabkar picked up straight set wins in singles action, but it wasn’t enough as UNC Wilmington picked up a 5-2 win over the Spartans in women’s tennis action Wednesday afternoon.
Miles defeated Lauren Isenhour, 6-4 and 7-6, 7-4 in the tiebreaker, at No. 2 singles. Zabkar breezed to a 6-2, 6-1 win over Molly Molony at No. 3 singles. However, UNCW won all three doubles pro-sets and the remaining four singles matches.
UNCG returns to the courts on Saturday when they host a doubleheader, facing Charlotte at 10 am and North Carolina A&T at 4 pm.
AGATE
UNCW 5, UNCG 2
SINGLES: Lindsey Hess (UNCW) def. Emily Wade 6-1, 6-1; Whitney Miles (UNCG) def. Lauren Isenhour 6-4, 7-6 (7-4); Erica Zabkar (UNCG) def. Molly Molony 6-2, 6-1; Katie Carlson (UNCW) def. Lourdes Moran 6-2, 6-0; Kristin Mears (UNCW) def. Sophie Rychlik 6-0, 6-2; Cassie Martin (UNCW) def. Sarah Templeton 2-6, 7-5, 1-0 (10-4).
DOUBLES: Hess/Molony (UNCW) def. Wade/Rychlik 8-5; Isenhour/Mears (UNCW) def. Miles/Moran 9-7; Martin/Carlson (UNCW) def. Zabkar/Templeton 8-1.