Saturday, March 24, 2007

CATAWBA WOMEN UPSET NO. 40 TUSCULUM 5-4

SALISBURY, N.C. -- The Catawba College women's tennis team upset 40th-ranked Tusculum 5-4 Saturday afternoon at the Johnson Tennis Center.     

Catawba won two of the three doubles matches and captured three singles points to claim the win.    Catawba improves to 11-8 overall and 1-2 in the South Atlantic Conference, while the Pioneers fall to 8-3 and 2-1 SAC.

The Catawba Indians posted victories in the top two doubles flights, including an 8-4 pro set win by Lauren Fluegge and KT Rebadow at No. 1 doubles. TC cut the deficit to 2-1 as Jennifer Sparks and Amanda Pike defeated Meri Cartmill and Nikiah Knox 8-4 at No. 3 doubles.

Tusculum tied the match at 2-2 as Danae Valderama defeated Fluegge in straight sets (6-4, 6-2) at No. 1 singles. Catawba's Julie McKinzie and Andi Binney won at the second and third flights, respectively to take a 4-2 advantage. Rebadow clinched the match at No. 4 singles with her 7-6, 6-1 win over Bronwyn Hartley.

Tusculum won the final two singles points with straight set victories by Pike and Caroline Crowe.

- TC -

Catawba 5, No. 40 Tusculum 4
Singles
1 - Danae Valderrama (TC) def. Lauren Fluegge	6-4, 6-2
2 - Julia McKinzie (CAT) def. Jennifer Sparks	6-2, 6-4
3 - Andi Binney (CAT) def. Samantha Cantu	6-2, 6-4
4 - KT Rebadow (CAT) def. Bronwyn Hartley	7-6, 6-1
5 - Amanda Pike (TC) def. Meri Cartmill	6-3, 7-5
6 - Caroline Crowe (TC) def. Nikiah Knox	6-1, 6-4
Doubles
1 - Fluegge/Rebadow (CAT) def. Valderrama/Cantu	8-4
2 - McKinzie/Binney (CAT) def. Hartley/Crowe	8-4
3 - Sparks/Pike (TC) def. Cartmill/Knox	8-4
Records: Catawba 11-8, 1-2 SAC; Tusculum 8-3, 2-1 SAC.