February 6, 2002

COLUMBIA, S.C. -- 22nd-ranked South Carolina (3-0) downed visiting Furman 6-1 Wednesday at the USC Indoor Tennis Center in women's tennis action. The loss drops the Lady Paladins to 2-1 on the season.

After Katarina Markovski and Catherine Brown defeated Furman's Gene Holman and Mary Neill Hagood at No. 3 doubles, South Carolina claimed the doubles point when USC senior Lynn-Yin Tan hit a winning forehand to claim a 9-7 win alongside partner Jodi Kenoyer over Furman's Mary Kovarik and Caroline Bentley at the No. 2 spot.

The Gamecocks then claimed five of six singles matches in straight sets to put the Lady Paladins away.

Furman's lone bright spot on the day came at No. 1 singles, where senior and three-time Southern Conference player of the year Megan Dunigan overpowered South Carolina's Katarina Markovski, 6-3, 6-1.

Furman will look to bounce back when the Lady Paladins host ACC foe North Carolina State on Saturday at 12:00 p.m. at Mickel Tennis Center.

No. 22 South Carolina 6, Furman 1
February 6, 2002
Singles Results
1. Megan Dunigan (FU) def. Katarina Markovski (USC) 6-3, 6-1
2. (71) Jennifer Radman (USC) def. Mary Kovarik (FU) 6-1, 6-2
3. Kathy Boyanovich (USC) def. Gene Holman (FU) 6-2, 7-5
4. (108) Jodi Kenoyer (USC) def. Natalie The (FU) 6-4, 6-1
5. Tamara Sutton (USC) def. Mary Neill Hagood (FU) 6-1, 6-1
6. Lynn-Yin Tan (USC) def. Caroline Bentley (FU) 6-0, 6-3
Doubles Results
1. (26) Radman/Boyanovich (USC) def. Dunigan/The (FU) 9-7
2. (36) Tan/Kenoyer (USC) def. Kovarik/Bentley (FU) 9-7
3. Markovski/Brown (USC) def. Holman/Hagood (FU) 8-5