Candace Cunningham fought a hard match, finally falling 6-4, 6-4 at Furman. |
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Niners Women's Tennis Falls 7-0 at Furman
Feb. 1, 2008
Greenville, S.C. - The Charlotte 49ers women's tennis team dropped its first dual match of the season in a 7-0 loss at Furman Friday.
Furman won the doubles point with victories in all three positions. Down 2-6, the Paladin pair of Laura Gioia and Christina Swindall rallied to defeat Ana Spivakovsky and Koran Fleming 8-6 in position one. The tandem of Lauren Osborne and Natasa Manojlovic topped Yudeshnee Pillay and Candace Cunningham 8-3 at number-two doubles, and the duo of Monica Arguello and Jessica Preeg defeated Kimber Redfern and Yana Stoeva 8-2.
In singles play, the Lady Paladins swept all seven matches, with Swindall rallying to take a close match against Candace Cunningham to finish the 7-0 match with scores of 6-4, 6-4.
With the win, the Lady Paladins improve to 2-2 on the season, while Charlotte falls to 0-1. The Niners take on Alabama Saturday afternoon back in Greenville, S.C.
Complete Results
Doubles
1. Laura Gioia/Christina Swindall def. Ana Spivakovsky/Koren Fleming, 8-6
2. Lauren Osborne/Natasa Manojlovic def. Yudeshnee Pillay/Candace Cunningham, 8-3
3. Monica Arguello/Jessica Preeg def. Kimber Redfern/Yana Stoeva, 8-2
Singles
1. Laura Gioia def. Ana Spivakovsky, 6-1, 6-1
2. Monica Arguello def. Yudeshnee Pillay, 6-4, 6-2
3. Lauren Osborne def. Koren Fleming, 6-0, 6-0
4. Jessica Preeg def. Kimber Redfern, 6-0, 6-2
5. Lauren Tomory def. Yana Stoeva, 6-1, 6-0
6. Christina Swindall def. Candace Cunningham, 6-4, 6-4
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