Furman 6, College of Charleston 1
Mt. Pleasant, S.C. ? The College of Charleston women’s tennis team dropped its match against Furman, 6-1, at the Patriots Point Tennis Center in Mt. Pleasant, S.C. on Thursday.
The win improves Furman to 12-8 overall and 8-0 in the Southern Conference while CofC drops to 16-6 and 7-1 in the SoCon.
Furman won all three of the doubles matches to gain one team point. The lone win for the Cougars in the singles matches came courtesy of Holly Dowse, who defeated Lauren Tomory of Furman 6-0, 6-2 in the No. 5 singles match. Dowse has won eight consecutive singles matches and her record this season currently stands at 13-2.
The Cougars will return to action on Apr. 11 against Georgia Southern at Patriots Point beginning at 2:30 p.m. Furman will travel to Atlanta to face Georgia Tech on Apr. 11 at 2 p.m.
Here were the final results of the match:
Tennis Match Results
Furman vs. College of Charleston
Apr 05, 2007 at Mt. Pleasant, S.C.
Furman 6, College of Charleston 1
Singles competition
1. #123 Laura Gioia (FUR) def. Chelsea Albertz (COFC) 6-0, 6-1
2. Lauren Osborne (FUR) def. Link Leskosky (COFC) 7-6, retired
3. Bonnie Baird (FUR) def. Laura Borza (COFC) 6-0, 6-2
4. Jacqueline Eckert (FUR) def. Anna Lee Evans (COFC) 3-6, 7-5, 1-0 (12-10)
5. Holly Dowse (COFC) def. Lauren Tomory (FUR) 6-0, 6-2
6. Natasa Manojlovic (FUR) def. Amanda Becker (COFC) 6-3, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. Natasa Manojlovic/Laura Gioia (FUR) def. Holly Dowse/Anna Lee Evans (COFC) 8-6
2. Jacqueline Eckert/Lauren Osborne (FUR) def. Link Leskosky/Laura Borza (COFC) 8-3
3. Lauren Tomory/Lisa Bornt-Davis (FUR) def. Chelsea Albertz/Julia Howard (COFC) 8-1
Match Notes:
Furman 12-8, 8-0 SoCon
College of Charleston 16-6, 7-1 SoCon
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (1,3,5,2,6,4)
Georgia Southern 7, Savannah State 0
STATESBORO, Ga. ? The Georgia Southern women’s tennis team defeated Savannah State 7-0 Thursday afternoon at the Hanner Fieldhouse Courts.
The Eagles swept the doubles point, taking the No. 3 match by default. Kristi Kegerreis/Heather Reynolds defeated Angela Palmer/Tracey Modeste 8-0 at No. 1 and Jessica Matlosz/Emma Knight took the No. 2 match 8-0 from Chantasia Bridges/Shawannda McClain.
In singles action, Reynolds defeated Modeste 6-0, 6-0 at No. 1 and Shea Huxtable won 6-0, 6-0 over Palmer at No. 2. In the No. 3 spot, Christine Caforio took her match from Bridges 6-0, 6-0. Knight defeated McClain 6-0, 6-0 at No. 4 and Lauren Wolken won 6-0, 6-0 over Alexis Carson at No. 5.
The Eagles will take to the road Wed., April 11 as they travel to Charleston before returning home for the final match of the season against Chattanooga on April 14.
Singles
1. Heather Reynolds (GSU) def. Tracey Modeste (SSU) 6-0, 6-0
2. Shea Huxtable (GSU) def. Angela Palmer (SSU) 6-0, 6-0
3. Christine Caforio (GSU) def. Chantasia Bridges (SSU) 6-0, 6-0
4. Emma Knight (GSU) def. Shawannda McClain (SSU) 6-0, 6-0
5. Lauren Wolken (GSU) def. Alexis Carson (SSU) 6-0, 6-0
6. Kelli Helms (GSU) def. No player (SSU), by default
Doubles
1. Kristi Kegerreis/Heather Reynolds (GSU) def. Angela Palmer/Tracey Modeste (SSU) 8-0
2. Jessica Matlosz/Emma Knight (GSU) def. Chantasia Bridges/Shawannda McClain (SSU) 8-0
3. Lauren Wolken/Kelli Helms (GSU) def. No player/No player (SSU), by default