COLORADO SPRINGS, CO.--- The 64th ranked Furman women's tennis team defeated the Air Force Academty 6-1 at the Cadet Gymnasium Indoor Courts.

Furman took an early 1-0 lead by winning at No. 1 and 3 doubles. Mary Kovarik and Natalie The took the No. 1 match over AFA¹s Heather Shelby and Kat Bushey, 8-6, while Furman¹s Krista Thomson and Lauren Welch beat Kelli O¹Bryant and Jen Nigro, 8-1, at No. 3. The Falcons¹ No. 2 duo of Laura Nigro and Gina Black beat Caroline Bentley and Mary Neill Hagood, 8-5.

Three of the singles matches were extended to a third-set super-tiebreak, with Furman capturing two of them. The beat Bushey, 5-7, 7-6, 10-3 at No. 3, while Bentley defeated O¹Bryant 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 at No. 4. Black notched the only singles win for Air Force at No. 5, beating Shellie Cochran, 6-2, 4-6, 10-6. Kovarik defeated Laura Nigro, 6-0, 6-3, at No. 1 and Hagood beat Shelby, 6-3, 6-1, at No. 2 singles.

Furman improves to 4-5 on the season and will take on Denver Saturday in Colorado Springs, Co.

No. 64 Furman 6, Air Force 1
February 28, 2003
Singles Results
1. Mary Kovarik (Furman) d. Laura Nigro 6-0, 6-3
2. Mary Neill Hagood (Furman) d. Heather Shelby 6-3, 6-1
3. Natalie The (Furman) d. Kat Bushey 5-7, 7-6, 10-3
4. Caroline Bentley (Furman) d. Kelli O¹Bryant 4-6, 6-2, 6-2
5. Gina Black (AFA) d. Shellie Cochran 6-2, 4-6, 10-6
6. Krista Thomson (Furman) d. Katie Tomkie 6-0, 6-1

Doubles Results
1. Kovarik/The (Furman) d. Shelby/Bushey 8-6
2. Laura Nigro/Black (AFA) d. Bentley/Hagood 8-5
3. Thomson/ Lauren Welch (Furman) d. O¹Bryant/Jen Nigro 8-1