April 7, 2004

LADY PALADINS BEAT EAST TENNESSEE STATE 6-1

GREENVILLE, SC - Furman won eight out of nine matches Wednesday downing East Tennesse State by a score of 6-1. With the win, the Lady Paladins remain a perfect 8-0 in conference play, and continue a streak of forty-nine consecutive regular season conference wins. With the win the Lady Paladins improved to 13-7 (7-0 SoCon) while East Tennessee State fell to 13-10 (4-4 SoCon).

Furman swept the doubles portion of the match to gain the early one point advantage. In singles Mary Neill Hagood eased by Courtney McInnis 6-2, 6-0 at No.1 and in flight two Shannon Moore downed Sylwia Ziolkowska 6-2, 7-5. Jacqueline Eckert fought off a first set tiebreaker to win over Gemma Halim 7-6(4), 6-4 in the No. 3 slot, and at No.4 Caroline Bentley won in three sets over Jessica Irey 5-7, 6-2, 12-10. In flight six Bonnie Baird won in straight sets 6-1, 6-1 over Jewel Aldea. East Tennessee State picked up their only point in the No.5 slot with Mariya Ilyina downing Marti Morris 6-4, 7-5.

The Lady Paladins play their final home match tomorrow aganst Appalachian State. Match begins at 2:30.


Doubles
1. Bentley/Eckert (FUR) def. Ziolkowska/Ilyina (ETSU) 8-4
2. Hagood/Morris (FUR) def. Halim/Irey (ETSU) 8-2
3. Moore/Bornt-Davis (FUR) def. Arriaran/Villaviencio (ETSU) 8-5

Singles
1. Mary Neill Hagood (FUR) def. Courtney McInnis (ETSU) 6-2, 6-0
2. Shannon Moore (FUR) def. Sylwia Ziolkowska (ETSU) 6-2, 7-5
3. Jacqueline Eckert (FUR) def. Gemma Halim (ETSU) 7-6(4), 6-4
4. Caroline Bentley (FUR) def. Jessica Irey (ETSU) 5-7, 6-2, 12-10
5. Mariya Ilyina (ETSU) def. Marti Morris (FUR) 6-4, 7-5
6. Bonnie Baird (FUR) def. Jewel Aldea (ETSU) 6-1, 6-1