CofC Women's Tennis Falls to Furman
4/9/2006 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
The Furman women's tennis team won their sixty-eighth straight Southern Conference regular season match with a 6-1 win over College of Charleston Sunday afternoon.
The win moves the Lady Paladins at 14-6 on the year with a perfect 7-0 conference record. With the loss the Cougars fell to 12-10 on the year, 7-2 in conference play.
Furman took the doubles point and early 1-0 lead with wins in two of the three doubles matches. Lady Paladins Laura Gioia and Marti Morris won their flight one match over Chelsea Albertz and Payten Ellington 8-6. The Cougars responded with Amanda Becker and Jenna Marks downing Lisa Bornt-Davis and Shannon Moore 9-7 in flight three. With the doubles point on the line, Furman's Jacqueline Eckert and Lauren Osborne fought off three match points for a 9-7 victory over Maxine Capewell and Ashley Finnegan to give the Lady Paladins the 1-0 lead. Furman went on to capture five of the six singles matches in straight sets giving the Lady Paladins a 6-1 dual match victory.
Furman returns to action on Wednesday playing host to Appalachian State at 2:30 PM. The Cougars return home for their last match of the season Wednesday, April 12th for a 3:00 match against UNC Wilmington.
Singles
1. Laura Gioia (FU) def. Maxine Capewell (CoC) 6-1, 6-1
2. Chelsea Albertz (CoC) def. Marti Morris (FU) 6-3, 6-4
3. Lauren Osborne (FU) def. Amanda Becker (CoC) 6-4, 6-0
4. Shannon Moore (FU) def. Ashley Finnegan (CoC) 6-4, 6-4
5. Bonnie Baird (FU) def. Payten Ellington (CoC) 6-1, 6-0
6. Lauren Tomory (FU) def. Jenna Marks (CoC) 6-2, 6-3
Doubles
1. Gioia/Morris (FU) def. Albertz/Ellington (CoC) 8-6
2. Eckert/Osborne (FU) def. Capewell/Finnegan (CoC) 9-7
3. Becker/Marks (CoC) def. Bornt-Davis/Moore (FU) 9-7
The win moves the Lady Paladins at 14-6 on the year with a perfect 7-0 conference record. With the loss the Cougars fell to 12-10 on the year, 7-2 in conference play.
Furman took the doubles point and early 1-0 lead with wins in two of the three doubles matches. Lady Paladins Laura Gioia and Marti Morris won their flight one match over Chelsea Albertz and Payten Ellington 8-6. The Cougars responded with Amanda Becker and Jenna Marks downing Lisa Bornt-Davis and Shannon Moore 9-7 in flight three. With the doubles point on the line, Furman's Jacqueline Eckert and Lauren Osborne fought off three match points for a 9-7 victory over Maxine Capewell and Ashley Finnegan to give the Lady Paladins the 1-0 lead. Furman went on to capture five of the six singles matches in straight sets giving the Lady Paladins a 6-1 dual match victory.
Furman returns to action on Wednesday playing host to Appalachian State at 2:30 PM. The Cougars return home for their last match of the season Wednesday, April 12th for a 3:00 match against UNC Wilmington.
Singles
1. Laura Gioia (FU) def. Maxine Capewell (CoC) 6-1, 6-1
2. Chelsea Albertz (CoC) def. Marti Morris (FU) 6-3, 6-4
3. Lauren Osborne (FU) def. Amanda Becker (CoC) 6-4, 6-0
4. Shannon Moore (FU) def. Ashley Finnegan (CoC) 6-4, 6-4
5. Bonnie Baird (FU) def. Payten Ellington (CoC) 6-1, 6-0
6. Lauren Tomory (FU) def. Jenna Marks (CoC) 6-2, 6-3
Doubles
1. Gioia/Morris (FU) def. Albertz/Ellington (CoC) 8-6
2. Eckert/Osborne (FU) def. Capewell/Finnegan (CoC) 9-7
3. Becker/Marks (CoC) def. Bornt-Davis/Moore (FU) 9-7
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