Feb. 1, 2008

Complete Results

GREENVILLE, S.C. - The Lady Paladin tennis team evened its record to 2-2 on the season with a 7-0 victory over UNC Charlotte 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/Koran Fleming 8-6 in position one. The tandem of Lauren Osborne and Natasa Manojlovic topped Yudeshnee Pillay and Candace Cunningham 8-3 and 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 UNC Charlotte falls to 0-1. Furman will return to action Sunday as they host Alabama in a match set for 11:00 a.m.

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