September 17, 1999

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FURMAN WINS SIX MATCHES IN ROUND ROBIN

GREENVILLE, South Carolina -- Furman's Lady Paladin tennis team swept six doubles matches Friday in the Furman Round Robin at the Mickel Tennis Center.

Jarrell Starnes and Natalie The defeated Wofford's Candy Gore and Anna Martin 8-3, while Emelie Isaksson and Krista Thomson polished off the Terrier's Casey Enfield and Mary Madison Brittain 8-3 in round one.

In round two, the Lady Paladins' Gene Holman and Krista Thomson topped Wofford's Anna Martin and Jennifer Eckert 8-1 while Isaksson and The downed Kristine Banks and Casey Enfield 8-2. Starnes and Thomson claimed an 8-4 win over Wofford's Katherine Annas and Anna Martin, while Holman and The picked up victory number six with an 8-0 shutout of Enfield and Mary Beth Martin in the third and final round.

Wofford also claimed six victories on Friday - all wins over USC-Spartanburg. Singles action in the Furman Round Robin begins Saturday at 10 a.m.

Friday's Results

Round 1

Annas/Ecker (Wofford) def. Jaksic/Ribicic (USCS) 8-0

Starnes/The (Furman) def. Gore/A. Martin (Wofford) 8-3

Banks/M.B. Martin (Wofford ) def. Walker/Kerr (USCS) 8-4

Isaksson/Thomson (Furman) def. Enfield/Brittain (Wofford) 8-3

Round 2

Annas/Gore (Wofford) def. Jaksic/Ribicic (USCS) 8-1

Holman/Thomson (Furman) def. A. Martin/Eckert (Wofford) 8-1

M.B. Martin (Wofford) def. Walker/Kerr (USCS) 8-1

Isaksson/The (Furman) def. Banks/Enfield (Wofford) 8-2

Round 3

Gore/Eckert (Wofford) def. Jaksic/Ribicic (USCS) 8-2

Starnes/Thomson (Furman) def. Annas/A. Martin (Wofford) 8-4

Banks/Brittain (Wofford) def. Walker/Kerr (USCS) 8-1

Holman/The (Furman) def. Enfield/M.B. Martin (Wofford) 8-0

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