Feb. 17, 2007

Final Stats

Cullowhee, N.C. - Battling cold weather conditions, the Western Carolina tennis team dropped a 6-0 decision to Coastal Carolina Saturday afternoon at the Catamount Athletic Complex. Only singles matches were contested due to the impending threat of snow.

Western Carolina drops to 1-2 on the season while Coastal Carolina remains unbeaten at 6-0.

The Lady Chanticleers swept all six matches 2-0 except the match at No. 4 singles, where WCU's Susanna Sjokvist fell in three sets 3-6, 6-2, 1-6 to CCU's Amy Pazahanick.

In other matches, junior Trish Hanson fell to Hayley Rudman 3-6, 0-6 at No. 1. Coastal Carolina's Sarize Coetzee took down Tessie Salame 6-2, 6-4 in the No. 2 match. Mariona Trilla Jane fell in her match at No. 3 singles to Kimberley Webb, 2-6, 0-6. In the No. 5 singles match, Amanda Massey fell to Tina Petkova 3-6, 3-6 while Holly Stocks faltered in the No. 6 match to Maria Camberos, 1-6, 0-6.

Western's match with the Gardner-Webb Bulldogs which was scheduled for Sunday afternoon has been postponed and rescheduled for April 14 at 1:00 pm in Cullowhee. The Catamounts next take to the courts to open their Southern Conference slate against the College of Charleston on Friday, March 2 at 1:00 p.m. at the Catamount Athletic Complex.

Coastal Carolina 6, Western Carolina 0
Saturday, Feb. 17 - Cullowhee, N.C.

Singles
1. Hayley Rudman (CCU) def. Trish Hanson (WCU), 6-3, 6-0
2. Sarize Coetzee (CCU) def. Tessie Salame (WCU), 6-2, 6-4
3. Kimberley Webb (CCU) def. Mariona Trilla Jane (WCU), 6-2, 6-0
4. Amy Pazahanick (CCU) def. Susanna Sjokvist (WCU), 6-3, 2-6, 6-1
5. Tina Petkova (CCU) def. Amanda Massey (WCU), 6-3, 6-3
6. Maria Camberos (CCU) def. Holly Stocks (WCU), 6-1, 6-0

*No doubles were contested due to adverse weather conditions.