Sept. 23, 2000
Western Carolina's women's tennis team competed at the East Tennessee State Tournament Saturday and Sunday. The team has shown great improvements and played very well over the weekend.
Kristin Munn lost to Leslie Murray (Tusculum College) in flight one 6-2, 6-4. She then lost in the first round of consolation to Kago Phatsuwane (Virginia Intermont) 6-3, 6-4. Shelby Fitzpatrick won her first match over Marcelina Gogol (Virginia Intermont) 6-2, 6-2 and lost in the quarterfinals to Patty Vega of ETSU 6-0, 6-1.
In the second flight of the singles matches Shannon Zalinski defeated Anna-Carroll Phillips of Carson-Newman 6-1, 6-1 and Annie Eckstrom of Milligan 5-7,6-3,6-4. Zalinski fought her way back in set two against Nastya Mirnova from Tennessee Tech. However, fell in the quarterfinals to Mirnova 4-6, 6-3, 6-3.
Erin Johnson was on a roll defeating Charisma Billings (Virginia Intermont) 6-2, 6-1, Diana Marti (Milligan) 6-2, 6-1 and Anna Martin (Wofford) 6-1, 6-2 in the semis. However, Johnson had to withdraw in the finals due to a hamstring injury. She would have played Mami Inoue from ETSU.
In flight three Emmy King defeated Valerie Geise of Lees-Mcrae 6-0, 6-3. She then lost in the quarters to Cara Prupas of ETSU 7-5, 6-1.
In the doubles matches Fitzpatrick and King defeated Geddings and Stokes of Newberry 8-2 in flight one and to Hernandez & Rivera of Tennessee Tech 8-1 in the quarters.
In flight two Zalinski and Munn defeated Dunn and Coulter of Carson-Newman 8-0 and had to retire in the semis due to Zalainski's quad injury.
"Overall it was a good weekend. We found out that our doubles play needs a lot of work," said Head Coach Jan Stubbs. "We
have a young team and no set double partners so it is hard for the girls to get in grove."
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