March 31, 2007

Final Stats

Cullowhee, N.C. - Freshmen Tessie Salame and Amanda Massey each posted singles victories on Saturday afternoon, but it was not enough as the Catamount fell in Southern Conference action, 5-2, to the Elon Phoenix Saturday afternoon at the Catamount Athletic Complex.

WCU (5-10, 0-6 SoCon) earned one doubles victory in the second flight as Massey and junior teammate Mariona Trilla Jane downed the Phoenix duo of Kelley Moore and Hayley Wahl, 8-6. However, Elon (10-9, 4-3 SoCon) claimed the point with an 8-6 win at No. 1, handing the tandem of Salame and junior Trish Hanson their first SoCon defeat of the season in that flight, with an 8-1 victory in the third flight giving the Phoenix the 1-0 lead.

After claiming the first set, 6-1, Salame dropped the second in a tiebreaker, 7-6, before outlasting Elon's Jenn Tucci, 10-8, in the third set to give Western a singles point. The Catamounts earned their second point when Massey out lasted Francie Rudolph, 7-5, in the first set and 6-1 in the second.

Western's match scheduled for Sunday afternoon at Appalachian State in Boone has been postponed due to the impending threat of inclement weather across Western North Carolina. Instead, the match will be made up on Monday, April 2, in Boone.

Elon vs Western Carolina
Mar 31, 2007 at Cullowhee, N.C.
Elon 5, Western Carolina 2
Singles competition
1. Deanna Bailey (ELON) def. Trish Hanson (WCU) 6-4, 6-2
2. Tessie Salame (WCU) def. Jenn Tucci (ELON) 6-1, 6-7 (2), 10-8
3. Kelley Moore (ELON) def. Susanna Sjokvist (WCU) 6-2, 6-1
4. Amanda Massey (WCU) def. Francie Rudolph (ELON) 7-5, 6-1
5. Whitney Butcher (ELON) def. Mariona Trilla Jane (WCU) 6-1, 6-4
6. Alli Benton (ELON) def. Holly Stocks (WCU) 6-1, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. Bailey/Tucci (ELON) def. Hanson/Salame (WCU) 8-6
2. Massey/Jane (WCU) def. Moore/Wahl (ELON) 8-6
3. Butcher/Benton (ELON) def. Sjokvist/Turke (WCU) 8-1
Match Notes:
Elon 10-9, 4-3 SoCon
Western Carolina 5-10, 0-6 SoCon