Friday, April 11, 2008

 

HARTLEY SHINES ON SENIOR DAY,  TUSCULUM WOMEN’S TENNIS WINS 7-2 OVER CATAWBA

 

                GREENEVILLE, Tenn. --- Senior Bronwyn Hartley recorded a pair of points to lead the No. 37 Tusculum women’s tennis team to a 7-2 South Atlantic Conference win over Catawba Friday afternoon at the Nichols Tennis Complex.  The Pioneers (16-3, 5-1 SAC) win their fifth straight match and clinch the No. 2 seed in next week’s Food Lion South Atlantic Conference Tournament.  Catawba slips to 14-8 overall and 4-3 in SAC play.

 

                Tusculum swept all three doubles points, including an 8-3 decision by Hartley and Blake Thompson in the third flight over Catawba’s Vanessa Silva and Jennifer Dameron.  The Pioneers clinched the victory with a point by Hartley at No. 2 singles and Amanda Pike’s straight set triumph over Meri Cartmill at the third flight.

 

                Catawba’s Julia McKinzie defeated Jennifer Sparks 7-5, 7-6 in a hard-fought match at the top flight, while Silva accounted for another point by the visitors with an 8-6 pro set win over Thompson at No. 5 singles.

 

                Tusculum will host Wingate on Saturday beginning at 11 a.m. in the regular season finale for the Pioneers.

 

- TC -

 

No. 37 Tusculum 7, Catawba 2

 

Singles

 

1 – Julia McKinzie (CAT) def. Jennifer Sparks

7-5, 7-6

2 – Bronwyn Hartley (TC) def. KT Rebadow

6-1, 6-1

3 – Amanda Pike (TC) def. Meri Cartmill

6-1, 6-0

4 – Katelyn Doss (TC) def. Nikiah Knox

8-4

5 – Vanessa Silva (CAT) def. Blake Thompson

8-6

6 – Heidi von der Lage (TC) def. Jennifer Dameron

8-1

Doubles

 

1 – Caroline Crowe/Doss (TC) def. Knox/Rebadow

8-5

2 – Pike/Sparks (TC) def. McKinzie/Cartmill

8-4

3 – Thompson/Hartley (TC) def. Silva/Dameron

8-3