March 22, 2008

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. ---- The Samford women's tennis team got back to its winning ways Saturday morning with a 6-1 win over the Mercer Bears at the Pat M. Courington Tennis Pavilion. With the win, the Bulldogs improve to 10-2 on the season while Mercer falls to 7-8.

The Bulldogs took two of three in the doubles competition as freshman duos Lindsey Mallory and Taylor Morgan and Rebecca Kirven and Andrie Meiring won at the No. 2 and No. 3 courts.

Taylor Morgan and Anna Jackson downed their opponents, 6-0, 6-1, at the No. 1 and No. 3 courts, respectively. At the No. 6 court, Lindsey Mallory blanked her opponent, 6-0, 6-0 while No. 5 player Katie Weaver defeated her opponent, 6-1, 6-2. Reigning OVC Athlete of the Week, Andrie Meiring remains undefeated and extended her win streak to 13 with a win at the No. 2 court. The only loss for the Bulldogs came at the No. 4 position as Rebecca Kirven went to the wire with her opponent, eventually falling, 7-6, 2-6, 1-0.

The Bulldogs will next go on a two-week road swing, beginning next weekend, March 27-29, with the Auburn-Montgomery Blue-Gray Jamboree.

Samford 6, Mercer 1

Doubles
1. Wieslander/Dias (Mercer) def. Jackson/Weaver (SAM), 8-7
2. Mallory/Morgan (SAM) def. Sachs/Bugge (Mercer), 8-2
3. Kirven/Meiring (SAM) def. Blount/Bellman (Mercer), 8-3

Singles
1. Taylor Morgan (SAM) def. Anna Wieslander (Mercer), 6-0, 6-1
2. Andrie Meiring (SAM) def. Irys Citko (Mercer), 7-5, 6-1
3. Anna Jackson (SAM) def. Pricilla Dias (Mercer), 6-0, 6-1
4. Karen Bellman (Mercer) def. Rebecca Kirven (SAM), 7-6, 2-6, 1-0
5. Katie Weaver (SAM) def. Kelly Blount (Mercer), 6-1, 6-2
6. Lindsey Mallory (SAM) def. Amalia Bugge (Mercer), 6-0, 6-0