October 31, 1999

LADY PALADIN DOUBLES TEAM WINS USC INVITATIONAL

COLUMBIA, SC. -- The Furman women's tennis doubles team of Natalie The and Megan Dunigan won the A-2 Doubles Flight at the South Carolina Invitational this weekend.

Dunigan, a sophomore from Oak Ridge, Tenn., and The, a freshman from Lake Worth, Fla., defeated Tina Hojnik and Sarah Grohnert of Middle Tennessee State 8-5 in the championship match.

The tandem defeated Marques and Deason of Winthrop 8-5 in the first round and knocked off Weber and Quinn from UNCG in the second round.

In other action, Dunigan advanced to the semifinals in the A-1 singles draw and Starnes advanced to the semifinals in the A-2 singles draw.