April 8, 2004

LADY PALADINS SWEEP MOUNTAINEERS ON SENIOR DAY

GREENVILLE, South Carolina -- Furman¹s Lady Paladin tennis team improved to 14-7 overall and 9-0 in the Southern Conference on Thursday, with a 7-0 senior day sweep of the Mountaineers of Appalachian State.

Furman¹s Shannon Moore and Lisa Bornt-Davis teamed up for an 8-1 victory at No. 3 doubles over Salem Kirven and Victoria Moody, while Caroline Bentley and Jacqueline Eckert downed Becky Gordon and Anja Gugger 8-3 in the No. 1 slot. At No. 2, Marti Morris and Mary Neill Hagood completed the doubles sweep with an 8-4 decision over Lyndsey Free and Tammy Beaulieu.

In singles action Furman took straight set victories in all six positions to complete the sweep. Morris was first off the court for the Lady Paladins after a 6-0, 6-0 win over Free at No. 5, while the closest match of the day was at No.4, where Furman¹s Bentley downed ASU¹s Moody 6-2, 7-6, wth a score of 8-3 in the tiebreaker.

Thursday¹s victory concluded the Lady Paladins¹ home slate for 2004. Furman will face Davidson on April 17 in a 1 p.m. contest. With the loss, the Mountaineers fell to 7-11 overall and 1-7 in the Southern Conference.

Furman 7, Appalachian State 0
Doubles
No. 1 Caroline Bentley - Jacqueline Eckert (FU) def. Becky Gordon - Anja Gugger (ASU) 8-3
No. 2 Marti Morris - Mary Neill Hagood (FU) def. Lyndsey Free - Tammy Beaulieu (ASU) 8-4
No. 3 Shannon Moore - Lisa Bornt-Davis (FU) def. Salem Kirven - Victoria Moody (ASU) 8-1

Singles
No. 1 Mary Neill Hagood (FU) def. Becky Gordon (ASU) 6-2, 6-2
No. 2 Shannon Moore (FU) def. Anja Gugger (ASU) 7-5, 6-2
No. 3 Jacqueline Eckert (FU) def. Tammy Beaulieu (ASU) 6-1, 6-3
No. 4 Caroline Bentley (FU) def. Victoria Moody (ASU) 6-2, 7-6 (3)
No. 5 Marti Morris (FU) def. Lyndsey Free (ASU) 6-0, 6-0
No. 6 Bonnie Baird (FU) def. Salem Kirven (ASU) 6-1, 7-5