Friday, February 16, 2007
PC's Women's Tennis Team Picks Up First Win Of 2007
CULLOWHEE, N.C. – Presbyterian College’s women’s tennis team claimed its first win of the 2007 season on Friday afternoon with a 5-2 victory over Western Carolina.
The Lady Blue Hose picked up wins in four of the six singles matches. Abby Diminich earned a victory at No. 3 singles with a 6-1, 6-2 win over Western Carolina’s Mariona Trilla Jane.
The 2006 South Atlantic Conference Player of the Year, Lauren Brown won at No. 4 singles with a 6-2, 6-4 victory over WCU’s Susana Sjokvist. Virginia Waldron won 6-2, 6-0 over the Catamounts’ Holly Stocks at No. 6 singles to pick up her first win of the season.
Brittany Lanford became the first PC women’s tennis player to improve to 2-0 individually when she defeated Amanda Massey of Western Carolina, 6-1, 7-5, at No. 5 singles.
Lanford teamed with Lisa Moyer to earn an 8-2 win over Western Carolina’s doubles tandem of Jane-Massey at No. 2 doubles, while Brown teamed with Kari Fuller for an 8-5 win over WCU’s duo of Sjokvist-Stocks at No. 3 doubles.
The victory improves No. 34 Presbyterian to 1-1 on the season, while the loss drops Western Carolina to 1-1.
The Lady Blue Hose travel once again to the Western North Carolina area tomorrow to face off against future Big South foe UNC Asheville at 4:30 p.m.
Tennis Match Results
Presbyterian College vs Western Carolina
Feb 16, 2007 at Cullowhee, N.C.
Presbyterian College 5, Western Carolina 2
Singles competition
1. Trish Hanson (WCU) def. Lisa Moyer (PCW) 4-6, 6-3, 10-8
2. Tessie Salame (WCU) def. Catherine Bankhead (PCW) 6-7 (0-3), 6-0, 10-5
3. Abby Diminich (PCW) def. Mariona Trilla Jane (WCU) 6-1, 6-2
4. Lauren Brown (PCW) def. Susanna Sjokvist (WCU) 6-2, 6-4
5. Brittany Lanford (PCW) def. Amanda Massey (WCU) 6-1, 7-5
6. Virginia Waldron (PCW) def. Holly Stocks (WCU) 6-2, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. Trish Hanson/Tessie Salame (WCU) def. Catherine Bankhead/Abby Diminich (PCW) 8-2
2. Lisa Moyer/Brittany Lanford (PCW) def. Mariona Trilla Jane/Amanda Massey (WCU) 8-2
3. Lauren Brown/Kari Fuller (PCW) def. Susanna Sjokvist/Holly Stocks (WCU) 8-5
Match Notes:
Presbyterian College 1-1
Western Carolina 1-1
Presbyterian ranked #34 in NCAA D-II
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