Sept. 28, 2000

Cullowhee, N.C. - The Western Carolina women's tennis team battled in a 2-5 loss to UNC Asheville Thursday afternoon.

Juniors Shelby Fitzpatrick and Emmy King won their singles matches 6-4, 6-0 and 6-2, 6-0 respectively. Fitzpatrick and freshman Shannon Zalinski also won the team's only doubles match 8-3.

Freshman Kristin Munn came back in her second set to defeat UNCA's Stefanie Shuba 6-2 after falling 4-6 in the first set. She went on to lose 1-6 in a hard fought third set.

WCU's Erin Johnson fell to Nancy Livesay in the longest match of the day 5-7 in the first set. She fought back to defeat Livesay 6-4 in the second and lost 6-7 (7-5) in a tiebreaker in the third.

Western will next play Elon at home Saturday, October 7 at 2:00 p.m. for the team's last match of the fall season.

Results: Singles: #1 Stefanie Shuba (UNCA) def. Kristin Munn (WCU) 6-4 2-6, 6-1
#2 Shelby Fitzpatrick (WCU) def. Sarah Cox (UNCA) 6-4, 6-0
#3 Nancy Livesay (UNCA) def. Erin Johnson (WCU) 7-5, 4-6, 6-7 (7-5)
#4 Emily Acke-Estes (UNCA) def. Shannon Zalinski (WCU) 6-4, 6-1
#5 Emmy King (WCU) def. Cathy Rhoney (UNCA) 6-2, 6-0
#6 Ashely Jones (UNCA) def. Amy Rex (WCU) 6-0, 6-0

Doubles: #1 Fitzpatrick/Zalinski (WCU) def. Shuba/Cox (UNCA) 8-3
#2 Livesay/Jones (UNCA) def. Munn/Johnson (WCU) 8-1
#3 Acker-Estes/Rhoney (UNCA) def. King/Rex (WCU) 8-4