April 11, 2003

STATESBORO, Ga. - The Furman women's tennis squad captured all six singles matches and all three doubles contests on the way to a 7-0 Southern Conference road victory over Georgia Southern Friday afternoon at the Hanner Courts.

With the win, the Lady Paladins improved to 14-8 overall and 8-0 in SoCon play while the Eagles dropped to 9-8 and 5-4. The triumph also marked Furman's 52nd consecutive victory against a conference opponent.

After earning the doubles point, Furman used straight set singles wins by Mary Kovarik (No. 1), Mary Neill Hagood (No.2), Natalie The (No. 3), Shellie Cochran (No. 5) and Lauren Welch (No. 6) to secure the win.

Georgia Southern freshman Marion Leuillier forced the match's only extra set in the No. 4 flight before falling to Shannon Moore, 6-4, 2-6, 10-7.

The Lady Paladins will close out their regular season schedule with a league match at the College of Charleston Saturday beginning at 11:00 a.m. The winner of Saturday's match will claim the Southern Conference regular season title

Furman 7, Georgia Southern 0
April 11, 2003
Singles Results
1. Mary Kovarik (Furman) def. Stephanie Tyrell (GSU) 6-4, 6-3
2. Mary Neill Hagood (Furman) def. Charlotte Bruneteaux (GSU) 6-2, 6-0
3. Natalie The (Furman) def. Amy Bartlett (GSU) 6-4, 7-6 (4)
4. Shannon Moore (Furman) def. Marion Leuillier (GSU) 6-4, 2-6, 10-7
5. Shellie Cochran (Furman) def. Kimberly Wollett (GSU) 6-1, 6-0
6. Lauren Welch (Furman) def. Callie Ward (GSU) 6-4, 6-4
Doubles Results
1. Kovarik/The (Furman) def. Tyrell/Bartlett (GSU) 8-3
2. Caroline Bentley/Moore (Furman) def. Leuillier/Ward (GSU) 9-8 (3)
3. Krista Thomson/Hagood (Furman) def. Karen Somm/Bruneteaux (GSU) 9-8 (4)