Monday, April 24, 2006

BOLIVAR AND NEVAREZ NAMED ALL-TOURNAMENT

ROCK HILL, S.C. – Tusculum’s Claudia Bolivar and Maria Nevarez have been named to the All-Tournament team for the 2006 Food Lion South Atlantic Conference Women’s Tennis Tournament, league officials announced Monday.

Tusculum advanced to the finals of the tournament before falling to Presbyterian 5-1. The Pioneers downed Catawba 5-1 in semifinal action and defeated Wingate 5-0 in the tournament’s opening round.

Both seniors, Bolivar and Nevarez did most of their damage on the court as a doubles tandem, posting a perfect 3-0 doubles mark in the tournament. Against Wingate, they defeated Alexis McDaniel and Sydney Pallesen 8-2. In the semifinals, they downed the Catawba duo of KT Rebadow and Lauren Fluegge 8-5. In the championship match, they scored TC’s lone point with a 9-7 victory over Presbyterian’s Catherine Bankhead and Abby Diminich.

For the season, Bolivar and Nevarez have posted an impressive 22-2 doubles record. They have gone 10-0 against SAC competition, including this weekend’s three tournament victories.

In addition to her doubles work, Nevarez also recorded a pair of singles victoris for the Pioneers. Playing at the No. 3 position, she defeated Wingate's Cameron Curlee 6-0, 6-0. Nevarez also downed Catawba's Andi Binney 6-2, 6-1 in semifinal action.

2006 Food Lion SAC Women’s Tennis All-Tournament Team

Lauren Brown, Presbyterian – MVP

Lisa Moyer, Presbyterian

Brittany Lanford, Presbyterian

Abby Diminich, Presbyterian

Catherine Bankhead, Presbyterian

Claudia Bolivar, Tusculum

Maria Nevarez, Tusculum

Erika Bellettini, Carson-Newman

-TC-