September 30, 2001

SOUTH CAROLINA CLAIMS THREE SINGLES TITLES AT FURMAN FALL CLASSIC

GREENVILLE, S.C.- The South Carolina Lady Gamecocks, ranked No. 21 in the country, had three players claim flight championships today at the Furman Fall Classic women's tennis tournament.

The Lady Gamecocks first title came at flight three, where South Carolina's Kathy Boyanovich and Vanderbilt's Kelly Schmandt split sets 5-7, 6-1 before Schmandt was forced to withdraw at 2-0 in the third set due to injury.

South Carolina won its second championship at flight five when Lady Gamecock Jodi Kenoyer defeated Clemson's Laurence Jayet in a tight three-set match, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2. The third South Carolina title came in an all-Lady Gamecock flight seven final between Tamara Sutton and Magda Wojydto, with Sutton taking the crown, 2-6, 6-1, 6-3.

Perhaps the most dramatic final was the flight one championship between Middle Tennessee State's Manon Kruse and Vanderbilt's Sarah Riske. After splitting the first two sets, Kruse edged Riske in the decisive final set to claim the 6-3, 2-6, 7-5 victory.

Host Furman had a strong showing from two freshmen as Mary Kovarik and Mary Neill Hagood had quality wins to secure third place in their respective flights. Kovarik, who competed in the second flight, defeated North Carolina's Aniela Mojzis in a close two-set match, 7-6(5), 7-5. After dropping the first set, Hagood bounced back to overcome Iowa's Pascale Veraverbeke 2-6, 7-6(5), 6-1 in flight four action.

Furman sophomore Shellie Cochran also secured a third place finish in the seventh flight with a sound 6-1, 7-6(5) victory over Clemson's Anna Dolinska.

Results from Sunday, September 30

Flight One Singles
Kate Pinchbeck (UNC) def. Jennifer Radman (USC) 6-4, 6-1
Alix Lacelarie (CU) def. Megan Dunigan (FU) 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
Manon Kruse (MTSU) def. Sarah Riske (VU) 6-3, 2-6, 7-5
Julie Rotondi (UNC) def. Cassie Haas (Iowa) 6-0, 6-2
Flight Champion: Manon Kruse (MTSU)

Flight Two Singles
Toni Neykova (Iowa) def. Verena Preiss (MTSU) 6-2, 6-0
Milena Stanoycheva (CU) def. Katie Doughery (Wis.) 6-3, Def. Inj.
Kate Burson (VU) def. Katarina Markovski (USC) 6-2, 6-4
Mary Kovarik (FU) def. Aniela Mojzis (UNC) 7-6(5), 7-5
Flight Champion: Kate Burson (VU)

Flight Three Singles
Katie McGaffigan (Wis.) def. Carien Venter (MTSU) 6-0, 6-3
Ana Stiglic (CU) def. Deni Alexandrova (Iowa) Def. Inj.
Kathy Boyanovich (USC) def. Kelly Schmandt (VU) 5-7, 6-1, 2-0 Def. Inj.
Kristin Koenig (UNC) def. Natalie The (FU) 5-7, 6-4, 6-2
Flight Champion: Kathy Boyanovich (USC)

Flight Four Singles
Kori Scott (VU) def. Lara Vojnov (Wis.) 6-7(6), 6-4, 6-3
Sunnie Harmon (CU) def. Michaela Gridling (MTSU) 6-3, 6-2
Leigh Bairos (UNC) def. Lynn-Yin Tan (USC) 6-2, 6-2
Mary Neill Hagood (FU) def. Pascale Veraverbeke (Iowa) 2-6, 7-6(5), 6-1
Flight Champion: Leigh Bairos (UNC)

Flight Five Singles
Stacy Varnell (MTSU) def. Caroline Hill (UNC) 7-5, 2-6, 7-5
Lindsay Martin (Wis.) def. Caroline Bentley (Wis.) 6-3, 6-4
Jodi Kenoyer (USC) def. Laurence Jayet (CU) 3-6, 6-4, 6-2
Annie Menees (VU) def. Steffi Hoch (Iowa) Def. Inj.
Flight Champion: Jodi Kenoyer (USC)

Flight Six Singles
Catherine Brown (USC) def. Alise Cogger (Wis.) 6-4, 6-2
Krista Thomson (FU) def. Tanja Buchheim (MTSU) 6-1, 1-6, 6-3
Anna Savitskaya (CU) def. Kendall Cline (UNC) 6-4, 7-6
Audra Falk (VU) def. Gloria Okino (Iowa) 6-3, 6-1
Flight Champion: Anna Savitskaya (CU)

Flight Seven Singles
Ashley Bowen (CU) def. McCall Holman (FU) Def. Inj.
Emily Vest (MTSU) def. Audrey George (USC) Def. Inj.
Tamara Sutton (USC) def. Magda Wojdyto (USC) 2-6, 6-1, 6-3
Shellie Cochran (FU) def. Anna Dolinska (CU) 6-1, 7-6(5)
Flight Champion: Tamara Sutton (USC)