March 18, 2005

Cullowhee, N.C. - Wofford College continued its unbeaten streak in Southern Conference women's tennis action, defeating the Western Carolina Catamounts in straight sets, 7-0, Friday afternoon in Spartanburg, SC. The match was originally scheduled to be played on Thursday but was pushed to Friday due to inclement weather in the region.

Western (3-8, 0-3 SoCon) had its best performances in the middle of the order with the number three and four players battling hard in the loss. Third-seeded senior Kristin Cotton took her opponent Delaine Hare to the wire in both sets, falling 7-5, 7-6. Freshman Ashley Harris pushed Wofford's Tara Hartness to a 7-6 score in the first set before being swept, 6-0, to drop the point.

Western Carolina will host Gardner-Webb on Saturday morning at 11 am in non-conference action, as well as entertaining the College of Charleston Sunday at 10:00 am.

Singles

No. 1 Ellen Rogers (W) def. Trish Hanson (WCU), 6-1, 6-2
No. 2 Sarah Shelley (W) def. Katherine Ptak (WCU), 6-4, 6-2
No. 3 Delaine Hare (W) def. Kristin Cotton (WCU), 7-5, 7-6
No. 4 Tara Hartness (W) def. Ashley Harris (WCU), 7-6, 6-0
No. 5 Adriane Hodges (W) def. Susanna Sjokvist (WCU), 6-1, 6-4
No. 6 Lauren Prickett (W) def. April Yount (WCU), 6-0, 6-0

Doubles

No. 1 Rogers/Shelley (W) def. Hanson/Ptak (WCU), 8-2
No. 2 Hartness/Hodges (W) def. Cotton/Harris (WCU), 8-4
No. 3 Hare/Prickett (W) def. Young/Sjokvist (WCU), 8-2

Records:
Wofford - 6-5, 3-0 SoCon
Western Carolina - 3-8, 0-3 SoCon