October 7, 2000
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DOUBLES TANDEM DUNIGAN, MOORE ADVANCE TO DOUBLES FINAL

Knoxville, Tenn.-- Furman's Megan Dunigan and Meredith Moore advanced to the flight one doubles final at the University of Tennessee's St. Mary's Health System Classic. The duo knocked off Florida's Julia Scaringe and Jessica Lehnoff 8-6 in Friday's first round, followed by another 8-6 victory against homestanding Tennessee's Kim Gates and Crystal Cleveland.

Furman's Moore posted another win as she defeated N.C. State's Jennifer Jassawalla 6-2, 6-2 in the first round of flight two singles action. She will play Mississippi State's Anca Vasiloacia on Saturday for the right to play in the flight two championship. Dunigan, who lost to Tennessee's Alison Ojeda in flight one singles play 6-3, 6-4, will face Georgia Tech's Misty Morris on Saturday.

In flight five singles play, Furman's Natalie The and Krista Thomson both earned three-set first round victories. The defeated Purdue's Missy Wright 4-6, 6-3, 6-4. Thomson beat N.C. State's Morgan Whitlock 4-6, 6-0, 6-3.

Furman's Emelie Isaksson and Gene Holman were both defeated at the hands of Georgia Tech players in tough first round singles play. Holman lost to Jamie Wong 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 in flight three singles action. Isakkson came up short in her match against Kristen Roberson, losing 6-7, 7-5, 6-4.

The tournament will continue on Saturday with singles and doubles action.

No. 1 Singles
Jessica Lehnoff (Florida) def. Erika Quebe (Purdue) 6-0, 6-2
Lauren Rookledge (Kentucky) def. Vilmaire Castellvi (UT) 7-5, 3-6, 6-3
Julia Scaringe (Florida) def. Misty Morris (Ga. Tech) 6-2, 7-5
Alison Ojeda (UT) def. Megan Dunigan (Furman) 6-3, 6-4

No. 2 Singles
Agnes Wiski (UT) def. Melissa Iqbal (Purdue) 6-2, 6-4
Tammy Wang (Minn.) def. Jill Buckley (Kentucky) 6-3, 6-4
Anca Vasiloacia (Miss. St) def. Bobbie Guthrie (Ga. Tech) 6-3, 2-6, 6-4
Meredith Moore (Furman) def. Jennifer Jassawalla (N.C. State) 6-2, 6-2

No. 3 Singles
Kim Gates (UT) def. Shannon Stafford (Kentucky) 5-7, 6-0, 6-4
Mason Miller (Ga. Tech) def. Kristin Nicholls (N.C. State) 6-2, 7-5
Lynsey Fick (Purdue) def. Brandi Watts (Minn.) 7-6, 6-2
Jamie Wong (Ga. Tech) def. Gene Holman (Furman) 6-3, 3-6, 6-1

No. 4 Singles
Crystal Cleveland (UT) def. Melissa Woods (Purdue) 6-4, 6-4
Jennifer Howard (Minn.) def. Amanda DeVore (N.C. State) 6-1, 6-2
Yumi Ueda (Miss. St.) def. Gretchen Haynor (Purdue) 7-6, 6-1
Kristen Roberson (Ga. Tech) def. Emelie Isaksson (Furman) 6-7, 7-5, 6-4

No. 5 Singles
Natalie The (Furman) def. Missy Wright (Purdue) 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
Krista Thomson (Furman) def. Morgan Whitlock (N.C. State) 4-6, 6-0, 6-3

No. 6 Singles
Catherine Hall (UT) def. Shellie Cochran (Furman) 6-4, 6-1

No. 1 Doubles
Rookledge-Buckley (Kentucky) def. Ojeda-Castellvi (UT) 8-5
Morris-Miller (Ga. Tech) def. Wright-Fick (Purdue) 8-3
Gates-Cleveland (UT) def. Guthrie-Ozolins (Ga. Tech) 8-6
Dunigan-Moore (Furman) def. Scaringe-Lehnoff (Florida) 8-6
Morris-Miller (Ga. Tech) def. Rookledge-Buckley (Kentucky) 8-0
Dunigan-Moore (Furman) def. Gates-Cleveland (UT) 8-6
Ojeda-Castellvi (UT) def. Wright-Fick (Purdue) 8-3
Scaringe-Lehnoff (Florida) def. Guthrie-Ozolins (Ga. Tech) 8-3

No. 2 Doubles
Wiski-Cordell (UT) def. Jassawalla-Nicholls (N.C. State) 8-3
Woods-Haynor (Purdue) def. Stafford-Hall (Kentucky/UT) 8-3
Wang-Watts (Minnesota) def. Vasiloacia-Ueda (Miss. St.) 9-8
Wong-Roberson (Ga. Tech) def. Holman-Thomson (Furman) 8-5
Wiski-Cordell (UT) def. Woods-Haynor (Purdue) 8-2
Wong-Roberson (Ga. Tech) def. Wang-Watts (Minn.) 8-4
Jassawalla-Nicholls (N.C. State) def. Stafford-Hall (Kentucky/UT) 8-5
Vasiloacia-Ueda (Miss. St.) def. Holman-Thomson (Furman) 9-8

No. 3 Doubles
Howard-Rose (Minn.) def. The-Cochran (Furman) 8-6