March 8, 2003
Cullowhee, N.C. - The Lady Catamount tennis team fought hard, but eventually fell to the West Virginia Mountaineers Saturday afternoon, 6-1. Western Carolina is now 1-4 overall and 0-1 in the SoCon.
After losing the first two doubles matches 8-3 and 8-1, the third seeded team of Katie VanEwyk and Kristin Munn fought back and forth with Courtney Howell and Catherine Koontz, but lost in the end, 9-7.
The Cats' lone point in the match came from sophomore Kristin Cotton, who defeated Koontz; 7-6(4), 6-4. All other singles matches were lost in straight sets with Munn keeping it close at 6-4, 6-3 against Anna Marie Underwood.
WCU is headed for Hilton Head, S.C., for their annual Spring Break Tournament. The team is set to face Evansville on Monday, March 10, at 8:00 am, IUPUI-Fort Wayne at 11:00 am on Tuesday and Northern Kentucky at 8:00 am on Wednesday.
Western returns home on the 21st to host Presbyterian College at 2:30 pm.
Doubles Day/Theis (WVU) def. Bechtold/Zalinski (WCU); 8-3 Underwood/Watkins (WVU) def. Johnson/Perez (WCU); 8-1 Howell/Koontz (WVU) def. VanEwyk/Munn (WCU); 9-7Singles Melissa Day (WVU) def. Megan Bechtold (WCU); 7-5, 6-0 Courtney Howell (WVU) def. Rocio Perez (WCU); 6-1, 6-4 Anna Marie Underwood (WVU) def. Kristin Munn (WCU); 6-4, 6-3 Jennifer Watkins (WVU) def. Erin Johnson (WCU); 6-1, 6-1 Kristin Cotton (WCU) def. Catherine Koontz (WVU); 7-6(4), 6-4 Raynie Theis (WVU) def. Katie VanEwyk (WCU); 6-2, 6-2
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