Saturday, April 5, 2008

TUSCULUM WOMEN DEFEAT NORTH GREENVILLE 5-0

GREENEVILLE, Tenn. --- Bronwyn Hartley and Amanda Pike accounted for two points each as the No. 37 Tusculum women’s tennis team defeated North Greenville 5-0 in a rain-abbreviated match at the Nichols Tennis Complex. The Pioneers (14-3) have won their last three matches and five of their last six.

Tusculum won all three doubles matches, including an 8-1 victory at the No. 3 flight by Hartley and Blake Thompson. Hartley also posted a 6-0, 6-4 win at No. 2 singles over Cherie Curtis, while Pike won in straight sets (6-1, 6-1) over Courtney Lynn at the third flight.

The Pioneers travel to Newberry on Sunday for a 1 p.m. South Atlantic Conference match.

- TC -

No. 37 Tusculum 5, North Greenville 0
Singles
1 – Jennifer Sparks (TC) vs. Salem Erni (NGU)	DNF
2 – Bronwyn Hartley (TC) def. Cherie Curtis	6-0, 6-4
3 – Amanda Pike (TC) def. Courtney Lynn	6-1, 6-1
4 – Katelyn Doss (TC) vs. Lindsey McNeeley (NGU)	DNF
5 – Blake Thompson (TC) vs. Aubrey Sawyer (NGU)	DNF
6 – Heidi von der Lage (TC) vs. Caitlyn Whitted (NGU)	DNF
Doubles
1 – Caroline Crowe/Doss (TC) def. Curtis/Erni	8-1
2 – Pike/Sparks (TC) def. Lynn/McNeeley	8-2
3 – Hartley/Thompson (TC) def. Sawyer/Whitted	8-1