Wofford 4, UNC Greensboro 3

SPARTANBURG, S.C. ? The Wofford women’s tennis team notched its first Southern Conference win of the season with a 4-3 victory over UNC Greensboro Saturday afternoon at Reeves Tennis Center.

 

The win was the second straight for the Terrier women’s team, which improves to 3-6 overall and 1-2 in the conference. The Spartans fall to 5-5 and 1-1 in the conference.

 

For the second consecutive match, Wofford notched wins in both doubles matches to earn the first point. Merry Ellen Henry and McKenzie Carson teamed for a 9-7 win over Arielle VonStrolley. The Terrier twosome is 2-0 on the season and 1-0 in conference play. Cayley Wetzig and Adriane Hodges paired for an 8-4 win at No. 2 doubles, defeating Valerie Behr and Jess Eblen.

 

Wofford took three of the six singles matches despite forfeiting the point at No. 6 singles. Henry dominated at the No. 1 spot, notching a 6-2, 6-1 victory over Arielle VonStrolley. Henry improves to 6-3 in singles play and boasts a 2-1 conference record. The win marks the fourth straight victory for Henry.

 

Wetzig recorded her fifth win of the season with a 6-3, 4-6, 6-1 rout of Whitney Miles at No. 3 singles. The win was the fifth of the season for Wetzig, who has compiled a 2-1 conference record.

 

McKenzie Carson rounded out the Terrier singles victories with a 6-5, 6-3 win over Sarah Templeton at the No. 5 spot. Carson, a freshman, now boasts a team-best 3-0 conference singles record.

 

The Terriers will complete their weekend homestand on Sunday, March 18 with a noon meeting against Kennesaw State at Reeves Tennis Center. Wofford has compiled a 2-1 record on its home court and will look to improve the mark in tomorrow’s home match.

 

Wofford 4, UNC Greensboro 3

Singles competition

No. 1 Merry Ellen Henry (WOF) def. Arielle VonStrolley (UNCG) 6-2, 6-1

No. 2 Erica Zabkar (UNCG) def. Adriane Hodges (WOF) 7-5, 2-6, 6-4

No. 3 Cayley Wetzig (WOF) def. Whitney Miles (UNCG) 6-3, 4-6, 6-1

No. 4 Courtney Akel (UNCG) def. Sabrina Smyers (WOF) 3-6, 6-4, 6-4

No. 5 McKenzie Carson (WOF) def. Sarah Templeton (UNCG) 7-5, 6-3

No. 6 UNCG wins by default

 

Doubles competition

No. 1 Merry Ellen Henry/McKenzie Carson (WOF) def. Arielle VonStrolley/Erica Zabkar (UNCG) 9-7

No. 2 Adriane Hodges/Cayley Wetzig (WOF) def. Jessica Eblen/Valerie Behr (UNCG) 8-4

No. 3 UNCG wins by default

 

Records:

UNC Greensboro 5-5, 1-1

Wofford 3-6, 1-2

 

No. 72 Davidson 6, Chattanooga women 1
Played indoors at Manker Patten Tennis Club
Chattanooga, Tenn.

Doubles (for one team point)
1. Ballard-Zhukova (UTC) def. Linville-Whelan (DAV), 8-3
2. Berry-Wang (DAV) def. Adams-Knizat (UTC), 8-2
3. Dushanova-Fanney (DAV) def. Duggan-Kseizopolski (UTC), 8-2

Singles
1. No. 51 Anastasia Zhukova (UTC) def. Kelsey Linville (DAV), 7-5, 6-0
2. Michele Fanney (DAV) def. Lindsey Ballard (UTC), 7-6, 6-2
3. Virginia Berry (DAV) def. Beata Knizat (UTC), 6-3, 6-2
4. Teresa Wang (DAV) def. Bonnie Adams (UTC), 6-1, 6-1
5. Kim Whelan (DAV) def. Samantha Duggan (UTC), 6-2, 6-2
6. Lora Dushanova (DAV) def. Kate Kseizopolski (UTC), 6-0, 6-1

Team records: UTC (3-10, 0-3); Davidson (11-4, 2-0)

 

Boston 4, College of Charleston 3

Mt. Pleasant, S.C. - The College of Charleston women's tennis team

dropped a tough 4-3 decision to #73 Boston University on Mar. 17 at the

Patriots Point Tennis Center in Mt. Pleasant, S.C.

 

The victory improves Boston's record to 8-2 overall, while Charleston

drops to 8-3.

 

The Cougars gained one team point by winning two out of the three

doubles matches, but dropped four out of six singles matches for the

loss. 

 

CofC's Amanda Becker improved to 6-1 in singles play this season with a

6-2, 2-6, 6-4 win over Elizabeth Corrao of BU in the #6 singles match.

Chelsea Albertz gained the other singles victory, a 6-3, 6-2 win over

Erin Katims, for Charleston.

 

Wake Forest 6, Furman 1

Winston-Salem, N.C. ? The Furman women’s tennis team had its three-match

winning streak snapped with a 6-1 loss to the No. 18 Wake Forest Demon

Deacons on Saturday afternoon at the Wake Forest Indoor Tennis Center. The

match was the Lady Paladins’ (4-8) fifth against a top 50 opponent this

year. Wake Forest (8-3) won its second consecutive match after dropping

decisions to No. 12 Miami and No. 27 Florida State.

 

Furman lost all three doubles matches to head into singles play down a

point. In singles action, junior Lauren Osborne picked up a big win with a

7-6, 6-3 victory over No. 100 Ashlee Davis at position two. Osborne has

won her last three matches. Senior Bonnie Baird and junior Natasa

Manojlovic took each of their matches to three sets at flight three and

five, respectively. Baird fell 6-0, 2-6, 6-1 to Jerman and Manojlovic

could not overcome Christine Simpson, dropping a 6-1, 4-6, 6-2 decision.

 

The Lady Paladins will be back in action tomorrow as they challenge

Southern Conference foe UNC Greensboro at 1 p.m. Furman won its first

league match against Elon, 7-0. The Lady Paladins have not lost a

conference match since 1998-99, a streak of 71 consecutive matches.

 

#18 Wake Forest 6, Furman 1

Doubles

1. Ashlee Davis/Alexandra Hirsch (WAKE) def. Laura Gioia/Natasa Manojlovic

(FUR) 8-6

2. Ana Jerman/Sasha Kulikova (WAKE) def. Jacqueline Eckert/Lauren Osborne

(FUR) 8-4

3. Sierra Poske/Christine Simpson (WAKE) def. Lisa Bornt-Davis/Lauren

Tomory (FUR) 8-4

 

Singles

1. #58 Alexandra Hirsch (WAKE) def. Laura Gioia (FUR) 6-3, 6-4

2. Lauren Osborne (FUR) def. #100 Ashlee Davis (WAKE) 7-6, 6-3

3. Ana Jerman (WAKE) def. Bonnie Baird (FUR) 6-0, 2-6, 6-1

4. Sasha Kulikova (WAKE) def. Jacqueline Eckert (FUR) 6-1, 6-2

5. Sierra Poske (WAKE) def. Lauren Tomory (FUR) 6-0, 6-3

6. Christine Simpson (WAKE) def. Natasa Manojlovic (FUR) 6-1, 4-6, 6-2

 

Friday

Wofford 4, Liberty 3

SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- The Wofford women's tennis team tallied a 4-3 victory against visiting Liberty Friday afternoon at the Reeves Tennis Center in Spartanburg, S.C. The contest, which was originally slated to begin at 1 p.m., was moved back three hours due to inclement weather.

Two new doubles pairings hit the courts for the Terriers this afternoon and both came away with victories. Freshman McKenzie Carson and sophomore Merry Ellen Henry notched an 8-2 win at the No. 1 position against Martyna Hanusz and Jonita Randolph. A hard-fought, 9-8 (4) win at the No. 2 slot by junior Adriane Hodges and sophomore Cayley Wetzig versus Ekaterina Kuznetsova and Kathy Waldthausen clinched the doubles point.

Wofford (2-6) then tallied victories in three singles matches. At the No. 1 position, Henry registered a 6-3, 6-2 win against Randolph, handing Liberty's (4-5) top singles player her first loss in nine decisions this season.

Wetzig was also triumphant in singles play, recording a 6-3, 6-3 win over Waldthausen at the No. 3 position. Freshman Sabrina Smyers tallied a 6-1, 6-1 victory during the No. 4 contest against Daniela Dimas.

"All in all, I am proud of our team today," noted head coach Rod Ray. "The conditions were tough with a three-hour rain delay and not really ever knowing if we would get the match in until once the it started. We possessed both poise and determination today. Every player contributed to today’s win which is always nice. Another thing we did well today was that we played well when we were ahead. Without a doubt, we showed improvement today both mentally and emotionally."

The match marked the first of six-straight home matches for the Terriers, including three this weekend. Wofford will continue play at Noon Saturday when it faces league foe UNC Greensboro. Liberty will also step into conference action, as it will battle Big South opponent Winthrop at 1 p.m. Saturday in Rock Hill, S.C.