March 21, 2008

Box Score

GREENVILLE, N.C. - Michele Fanney and Teresa Wang's 8-5 victory over Hannah Priest and Varinia Soler in a No. 2 doubles match earned the Wildcats' opening point and eventually proved to be the difference as Davidson edged East Carolina 4-3 in non-conference women's tennis action Friday afternoon at the ECU Tennis Complex.

The Wildcats, who extended their consecutive match win streak to three straight, improved to 11-3 on the year while the Lady Pirates fell to 12-3.

After Davidson's Virginia Berry and Kelsey Linville opened doubles play with an 8-2 win over Alex Smith and Brooke Walter at the No. 1 slot, East Carolina evened the ledger when Luiza Borges and Mireia Gol defeated Lora Dushanova and Kim Whelan 8-4 at No. 3. Priest and Soler battled back to trim the deficit to 6-5 in the No. 2 matchup before Fanney and Wang closed out the triumph to give the Wildcats an early 1-0 team lead.

In singles play, the Lady Pirates picked up victories at the No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4 positions as Soler rolled past Berry (6-1, 7-5), Gol disposed of Fanney (6-1, 6-2) and Walter outlasted Whelan (6-4, 7-5).

The Wildcats used wins by Linville over Jessica Cook (6-2, 6-1) at No. 1, Meredith Skeeters over Borges (6-3, 6-0) at No. 5 and Wang over Priest (6-0, 6-0) at No. 6 to capture the other three matches.

East Carolina, ranked No. 73 in the latest Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Poll, will continue its three-match homestand by hosting Richmond in non-conference action Wednesday, March 26 beginning at 2 p.m.

DAVIDSON 4, No. 73 EAST CAROLINA 3
Singles Play
No. 1 - Kelsey Linville (DAV) def. Jessica Cook (ECU); 6-2, 6-1
No. 2 - Varinia Soler (ECU) def. Virginia Berry (DAV); 6-1, 7-5
No. 3 - Mireia Gol (ECU) def. Michele Fanney (DAV); 6-1, 6-2
No. 4 - Brooke Walter (ECU) def. Kim Whelan (DAV); 6-4, 7-5
No. 5 - Meredith Skeeters (DAV) def. Luiza Borges (ECU); 6-3, 6-0
No. 6 - Teresa Wang (DAV) def. Hannah Priest (ECU); 6-0, 6-0
Doubles Play
No. 1 - Berry/Linville (DAV) def. Alex Smith/Walter (ECU); 8-2
No. 2 - Fanney/Wang (DAV) def. Priest/Soler (ECU); 8-5
No. 3 - Borges/Gol (ECU) def. Lora Dushanova/Whelan (DAV); 8-4
Team Records: Davidson 11-3, East Carolina 12-3