March 27, 2008

MONTGOMERY, Ala. --- The Samford women's tennis dropped its first match in the Blue-Gray Jamboree Thursday evening by a 7-2 decision to NCAA Division II No. 2 team, Armstrong Atlantic. The four-day event is hosted by Auburn University-Montgomery at the AUM Tennis Center and the Lagoon Park Tennis Courts.

The win gave the Bulldogs (10-4) their fourth loss of the season while the Pirates kept their record spotless and move to 17-0.

Taylor Morgan and Lindsey Mallory won the only doubles match for the Bulldogs at the No. 2 court. The duo defeated Martina Beckmann and Alida Mulles-Wehlau, 8-3.

Samford dropped matches at the first five singles court. Katie Weaver went three sets with Beckmann at the No. 4 court before falling, 5-7, 6-3, 10-7. Lindsey Mallory won her match at the No. 6 spot, defeating Alisa Kaghkina, 6-3, 7-6.

The Bulldogs will face Lindsey Wilson Friday evening in the second day of the AUM Blue-Gray Jamboree. Match play begins at 5:30 p.m.

Armstrong Atlantic 7, Samford 2

Doubles
1. Sterpak/Kovas (AAU) def. Jackson/Weaver (SAM), 8-3
2. Morgan/Mallory (SAM) def. Beckmann/Mulles-Wehlar (AAU), 9-7
3. Dahlack/Haggstrom (AAU) def. Meiring/Kirven (SAM), 8-1

Singles
1. Johanna Dahlback (AAU) def. Taylor Morgan (SAM), 7-5, 6-4
2. Alida Mulles-Wehlau (AAU) def. Andrie Meiring (SAM), 6-2, 6-3
3. Gabriella Kovacs (AAU) def. Anna Jackson (SAM), 6-1, 6-3
4. Martina Beckmann (AAU) def. Katie Weaver (SAM), 5-7, 6-3, 10-7
5. Sofia Haggstrom (AAU) def. Rebecca Kirven (SAM), 6-3, 6-3
6. Lindsey Mallory (SAM) def. Alisa Kaghkina (AASU), 6-3, 7-6