Friday, April 6, 2007

PC Women’s Tennis Stays Perfect In SAC Action

GREENEVILLE, Tenn. - The No. 28 Presbyterian College women's tennis team defeated Tusculum College 7-2 Friday afternoon at the Nichols Tennis Complex.  With the victory, the Lady Blue Hose clinch at least a share of their 11th South Atlantic Conference championship and their third league crown in a row.

Presbyterian (10-5, 6-0 SAC) captured two of the three doubles points, including an 8-3 pro set win by the No. 3 pair of Brittany Lanford and Lisa Moyer.  Tusculum (12-5, 4-3 SAC) captured a doubles point at the No. 2 flight as Danae Valderrama and Samantha Cantu defeated Lauren Brown and Virginia Waldron 8-6.

Moyer and Catherine Bankhead won their respective singles matches at the second and third flights in straight sets.  Valderrama accounted for Tusculum's lone singles point with a three-set victory over Brown at the top flight, 6-1, 5-7, 6-1.

Kari Fuller, Lanford and Megan Davis closed out the victory for Presbyterian with wins in the remaining singles matches.

Presbyterian will have a chance to claim the outright SAC crown on Saturday when the Lady Blue Hose host Wingate University. 

Singles

1 - Danae Valderrama (TC) def. Lauren Brown                   6-1, 5-7, 6-1

2 - Lisa Moyer (PC) def. Jennifer Sparks                                     6-2, 6-2

3 - Catherine Bankhead (PC) def. Samantha Cantu                  6-3, 6-2

4 - Kari Fuller (PC) def. Bronwyn Hartley                                      6-2, 6-2

5 - Brittany Lanford (PC) def. Amanda Pike                                6-0, 6-0

6 - Megan Davis (PC) def. Caroline Crowe                                 6-0, 6-0

Doubles

1 - Bankhead/Abby Diminich (PC) def. Crowe/Hartley                      8-1

2 - Valderrama/Cantu (TC) def. Brown/Virginia Waldron                   8-6

3 - Lanford/Moyer (PC) def. Sparks/Pike                                            8-3