CHARLESTON, S.C.- The No. 1 seeded Furman women's tennis team handily defeated the Wofford Terriers this morning in the first round of the Southern Conference tennis tournament, 4-0. The victory extends the Lady Paladins' Southern Conference record of consecutive conference victories to 30.

Furman opened the match by taking the doubles point from the Terriers. The all-conference doubles tandem of Megan Dunigan and Meredith Moore defeated Anna Martin and Lauren Whisenhunt, 8-2. Gene Holman and Natalie The then clinched the point with an 8-1 victory over Wendy Rohr and Candy Gore.

Dunigan, the conference Player of the Year, opened up singles play by defeating Rohr, 6-3, 6-0. Emelie Isaksson and Shellie Cochran sealed the victory with straight set victories to propel the Lady Paladins to the semifinals.

Furman moves on to face Appalachian State tomorrow at 9:00 a.m. at The Citadel. The Lady Paladins defeated the Mountaineers earlier this season, 6-1.

Furman 4, Wofford 0
April 20, 2001
Singles Results
1. Megan Dunigan (Furman) def. Wendy Rohr (Wofford) 6-3, 6-0
2. Gene Holman (Furman) vs. Lauren Whisenhunt (Wofford) DNF
3. Natalie The (Furman) vs. Anna Martin (Wofford) DNF
4. Emelie Isaksson (Furman) def. Candy Gore (Wofford) 6-2, 6-0
5. Krista Thomson (Furman) vs. Kristine Banks (Wofford) DNF
6. Shellie Cochran (Furman) def. Mary Wallace DeBerry (Wofford) 6-0, 6-0
Doubles Results
1. Dunigan-Meredith Moore (Furman) def. Martin-Whisenhunt (Wofford) 8-2
2. Holman-The (Furman) def. Rohr-Gore (Wofford) 8-1
3. Thomson-Cochran (Furman) vs. Hantske-Banks (Wofford) DNF