Elon 6, Appalachian State 1
ELON, N.C. ? Deanna Bailey, Anna Milian, Paige Kensrue, Jennifer Tucci and Hayley Wahl all claimed success in singles action as Elon foiled Appalachian State for a 6-1 Southern Conference women’s tennis win Tuesday afternoon at the Jimmy Powell Tennis Center.
Via the victory, the Phoenix (10-6 overall, 2-2 SoCon) improved to 8-1 at the JPTC on the season while defeating the Mountaineers (4-8 overall, 0-5 SoCon) for the fourth time in five years. Elon has now captured 10 of its last 14 matches.
The Phoenix swept the doubles bouts as the duos of Bailey and Milian (over Monica Tomas and Heather Prior 8-2 at No. 1), Kensrue and Whitney Butcher (over Anja Gugger and Caroline Mauch 8-2 at No. 2) and Tucci and Wahl (over Amanda Cash and Lindsay King 8-3 at No. 3) all emerged victorious.
In singles play, Bailey ousted Gugger 6-1, 6-1 at No. 1, Milian dispatched Tomas 6-2, 6-0 at No. 2, Kensrue knocked off Prior 6-0, 6-2 at No. 3, Tucci topped Cash 6-1, 6-4 at No. 4 and Wahl decisioned King 6-2, 6-1 at No. 6. ASU registered a win at No. 5 when Elizabeth Holland beat Butcher 6-1, 6-3.
Elon will visit SoCon foe Wofford at 11 a.m. Saturday. Meanwhile, Appalachian State visits SoCon rival Western Carolina at 1 p.m. Saturday.
Western Carolina 3, Murray State 4
CULLOWHEE, N.C. ? Western Carolina women’s tennis (3-10) dropped another close match at home, falling to Murray State (8-3) 4-3 Tuesday at the Catamount Sports Complex.
Murray State got the early advantage in the match sweeping the doubles to take an early 1-0 lead. Western Carolina got solid play from number one through three singles to stay in the match.
Tessie Salame won her fourth match out of the last six at No. 1 singles. Salame defeated Murray State’s Angela McGahee 6-3, 6-0. Trish Hanson and Amanda Massey also notched win at No. 2 and No. 3 singles.
Massey fought back from a 3-6 opening set defeciet to battle back and defeated the Racer’s Lynsey Bochenek 3-6, 6-0, 6-3. Murray State got the clinching points at singles four through six.
The Catamounts host Southern Conference foe Appalachian State March 22 at 1 p.m.