ROCK HILL, S.C. - Top seed Wingate University remained
undefeated in South Atlantic Conference play as they topped no. 5
Anderson University at the Rock Hill Tennis Center on Thursday
afternoon, 5-3.
Anderson held the 2-1 advantage after doubles action as Avery Owens
and Lauren Trumbull teamed up to defeat Ali Evers and Samantha
Alschlager 8-6 on court no. 2 and Camie Beaulieu-Brunet and Emily
Weiland topped Kara Stasikelis and Kelli Ferguson on court no. 1,
8-6, to give the Trojans the first two points of the match.
Wingate rallied back on court no. 3 as Morgan Winston and Olivia
Poole defeated Shelby Anderson and Julie Halbert, 8-6, to put the
Bulldogs on the board.
Beaulieu-Brunet jumped ahead in the first set on court no. 1,
topping Stasikelis 6-2, but Stasikelis rallied back, taking the
next two sets 6-1, 6-1 to even the match at two apiece. Poole put
the Bulldogs ahead with her three set 3-6, 6-0, 6-1 victory over
Trumbull on court no. 4 and Morgan Winston put the Bulldogs within
one match of clinching the win with her 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 win on court
no. 3.
Avery Owens kept Anderson within reach, topping Evers on court no.
2 in a hard-fought 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 win, setting the table for the
final two matches of the evening.
Ferguson and Anderson put on a clinic on court no. 5 in one of the
longest matches of the day, with Ferguson taking the first set 6-3.
The duo battled throughout the second set as the sunset over the
horizon and the lights turned on the courts at the Rock Hill Tennis
Center, heading into the tiebreaker before Ferguson clinched the
victory with the 7-5 (9-7) set win.
Anderson ended the season with a 12-8 record, while the Bulldogs
advance to the 2011 Food Lion South Atlantic Conference
Championship match tomorrow afternoon and will take on no. 2 seed
Mars Hill College, with a berth in the NCAA Regional Tournament on
the line. First serve in doubles competition for the championship
match is set for 12 p.m.
Singles competition
1. Kara Stasikelis (WIN) def. Camie Beaulieu-Brunet (AUW) 2-6, 6-1,
6-1
2. Avery Owens (AUW) def. Ali Evers (WIN) 6-4, 2-6, 6-4
3. Morgan Winston (WIN) def. Julie Halbert (AUW) 6-4, 3-6, 6-2
4. Olivia Poole (WIN) def. Lauren Trumbull (AUW) 3-6, 6-0, 6-1
5. Kelli Ferguson (WIN) def. Shelby Anderson (AUW) 6-3, 7-6
(9-7)
6. Emily Weiland (AUW) def. Helen Goreski (WIN) 6-1, 1-1
Doubles competition
1. Camie Beaulieu-Brunet/Emily Weiland (AUW) def. Kara
Stasikelis/Kelli Ferguson (WIN) 8-6
2. Avery Owens/Lauren Trumbull (AUW) def. Ali Evers/Samantha
Alschlager (WIN) 8-6
3. Morgan Winston/Olivia Poole (WIN) def. Shelby Anderson/Julie
Halbert (AUW) 8-6
Match Notes
#5 Anderson 12-8
#1 Wingate 20-1
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (1,4,3,2,5)
2011 Food Lion South Atlantic Conference Semifinals
#1 Wingate advances to SAC Championship match tomorrow afternoon at
12 p.m.
Will take on #2 Mars Hill at the Rock Hill Tennis Center
