April 8, 2002

Boone, N.C. - After sending four singles matches into a third set, the Lady Catamounts lost a hard fought battle to conference foe Appalachian State Sunday afternoon in Boone. Western Carolina drops to 6-10 (1-6 SoCon) while the Mountaineers improve to 6-11 (3-5 SoCon).

In doubles action, Shelby Fitzpatrick and Shannon Zalinski fell to Tammy Beaulieu and Jennifer Fayad, 8-3. Emmy King and Kristin Cotton lost to Elena Berger and Melissa Burgette, 8-4. The number three seed team of Kristin Munn and Erin Johnson dropped to Kasia Finkowska and Donna Altenburger, 8-2.

In singles play, four Catamounts sent their matches into a third set fighting hard for the points. Shelby Fitzpatrick, Erin Johnson, Emmy King, and Kristin Cotton all played a third set, but lost in the end to the Mountaineers.

The Lady Cats travel to Spartanburg Tuesday to take on the Lady Terriers of Wofford at 3:30 pm. Western has one final home match of the season when they host UNC Asheville on April 16. This game was rescheduled from earlier this month.

Match Results: Appalachian 7, Western Carolina 0

Doubles:
#1 Beaulieu-Fayad (ASU) def. Fitzpatrick-Zalinski (WCU), 8-3
#2 Berger-Burgette (ASU) def. King-Cotton (WCU), 8-4
#3 Finkowska-Altenburger (ASU) def. Munn-Johnson (WCU), 8-2

Singles:
#1 Tammy Beaulieu (ASU) def. Kristin Munn (WCU), 6-1, 7-6 (5)
#2 Elena Berger (ASU) def. Shelby Fitzpatrick (WCU), 2-6, 6-4, 6-4
#3 Kasia Finkowska (ASU) def. Shannon Zalinski (WCU), 6-2, 6-2
#4 Jennifer Fayad (ASU) def. Erin Johnson (WCU), 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
#5 Donna Altenburger (ASU) def. Emmy King (WCU), 0-6, 6-3, 6-4
#6 Melissa Burgette (ASU) def. Kristin Cotton (WCU), 4-6, 6-4, (12-10)