May 11, 2001

No. 3 Tennessee Women's Tennis Overpowers Furman, 4-0

Knoxville, Tenn.-- The No. 3 ranked Tennessee Lady Volunteers (24-3) ousted the Furman Lady Paladins (18-9) today in the first round of the NCAA tournament in Knoxville, Tenn., 4-0. The win propels the Lady Vols into a second round matchup against Washington State, while the Southern Conference champion Lady Paladins end the season at 18-9.

Tennessee opened the match by sweeping Furman in doubles play. Agnes Wiski and Brooke Cordell shut out Krista Thomson and Shellie Cochran 8-0 at No. 3, while Crystal Cleveland and Alison Ojeda defeated Gene Holman and Natalie The 8-3 at the No. 2 slot.

The Lady Vols then won three straight singles matches to clinch the victory. At No. 3 singles, Tennessee's Vilmarie Castellvi overpowered Holman, 6-0, 6-1, while Wiski beat The at No. 4, 6-1, 6-2. Cordell sealed the win for Tennessee with a 6-0, 6-0 victory against Thomson at the No. 6 position.

The loss ends a successful 2001 campaign for the Lady Paladins. Furman has tallied a Southern Conference record 32 straight league wins, a streak that began with a 9-0 victory against Davidson on March 28, 1999. Dunigan won her third Southern Conference Player of the Year award, becoming only the second player in conference history to receive the honor three straight years. Dunigan and Moore were all-conference singles and doubles honorees. The Lady Paladins also featured four conference singles flight champions in Dunigan, Moore, The, and Isaksson, and two conference doubles flight winners in Dunigan-Moore and Holman-The.

Furman will lose two players to graduation, as Moore and Isaksson played their final match as Lady Paladins.

Tennessee 4, Furman 0
May 11, 2001
Singles Results
1. Megan Dunigan (Furman) vs. Alison Ojeda (UT) 6-6, susp.
2. Kim Gates (UT) led Meredith Moore (Furman) 6-3, 2-1 susp.
3. Vilmarie Castellvi (UT) def. Gene Holman (Furman) 6-0, 6-1
4. Agnes Wiski (UT) def. Natalie The (Furman) 6-1, 6-2
5. Crystal Cleveland (UT) led Emelie Isaksson (Furman) 6-2, 4-2 susp.
6. Brooke Cordell (UT) def. Krista Thomson (Furman) 6-0, 6-0
Doubles Results
1. Castellvi-Gates (UT) led Dunigan-Moore (Furman) 6-5 susp.
2. Cleveland-Ojeda (UT) def. Holman-The (Furman) 8-3
3. Wiski-Cordell (UT) def. Thomson-Cochran (Furman) 8-0