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 Freshman Tessie Salame won in singles play at the Wolfpack Invitational in Raleigh, N.C. |
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Oct. 3, 2006
Raleigh, N.C. - Western Carolina freshman tennis player Tessie Salame, who was not expected to compete two days out from the event, claimed an individual singles championship and teamed with senior Trish Hanson to win the consolation bracket in doubles play at the Residence Inn North Wolfpack Invitational, hosted by NC State over the weekend.
Salame did not play in the first round of the D2 singles, but was inserted into the lineup when the victorious Kelly Tolmann of High Point injured herself at the end of her opening round match. Salame proceeded to go unbeaten in two matches to win the bracket, defeating Annie Day of James Madison (6-0, 6-3) and Whitney Flescher of Samford (6-4, 6-3).
The Ecuadorian rookie teamed with Hanson in the A2 Doubles flight in bracket play. After dropping their opening match, the team of Hanson/Salame won three-straight in the consolation bracket to win that half.
In other singles action, Hanson dropped her opening bout of the invitational before rallying to advance to the consolation bracket championship against Laura Kriett of Gardner-Webb. Kriett went up early with a 6-2 victory before Hanson tied the match at one apiece with a 7-5 victory. Kriett finished off the match with a 6-1 win in the third set.
Juniors Susanna Sjokvist and Mariona Trilla Jane had a tough go in singles competition, placing seventh and eighth, respectively, in the consolation bracket play at C1 and C3 singles. Freshman Amanda Massey dropped her first two bouts before winning her third to place seventh in the C4 singles, while her classmate, Teresa Stevens, placed eighth at D1.
In doubles action, the team of Stocks/Trilla Jane finished seventh in the consolation bracket while Massey/Sjokvist won their opening match before being dropping two to finish seventh on the right side of bracket play.
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Western Carolina Results:Flight A4 Singles: Agus Archavaleta (NCSU) def. Trish Hanson (WCU) 7-5, 6-1 Trish Hanson (WCU) def. Jasmine Smith (HOW) by default Laura Kriett (GWU) def. Trish Hanson (WCU) 6-2, 5-7, 6-1 Hanson finished second in consolation bracket
Flight C1 Singles: Iva Stojancev (CAM) def. Susanna Sjokvist (WCU) 6-0, 6-1 Monica Walser (GWU) def. Susanna Sjokvist (WCU) 6-0, 6-0 Susanna Sjokvist (WCU) def. Anna Khoor (JMU) by default Sjokvist finished seventh in consolation bracket
Flight C3 Singles: Erica Fredstrom (LU) def. Mariona Trilla Jane (WCU) 6-0, 6-2 Nicole Lemmerer (CCU) def. Mariona Trilla Jane (WCU) 6-0, 6-1 Whitney Ambush (HOW) def. Mariona Trilla Jane (WCU) 6-3, 7-5 Trilla Jane finished eighth in consolation bracket
Flight C4 Singles: Kirra Summers (JMU) def. Amanda Massey (WCU) 6-3, 6-2 Zandy Overcash (ECU) def. Amanda Massey (WCU) 6-4, 7-6 Amanda Massey (WCU) def. Kendall Graves (ASU) 7-5, 6-1 Massey finished seventh in consolation bracket
Flight D1 Singles: Whitney Abbott (UNCA) def. Teresa Stevens (WCU) 6-1, 6-3 Christy Baker (SAM) def. Teresa Stevens (WCU) 6-2, 6-2 Livia Branco (LU) def. Teresa Stevens (WCU) 6-1, 6-2 Stevens finished eighth in the consolation bracket
Flight D2 Singles: Annie Day (JMU) def. Holly Stocks (WCU) 6-1, 6-1 Courtney Dorsey (HOW) def. Holly Stocks (WCU) 6-0, 6-1 Holly Stocks (WCU) def. Courtney Armitano (CAM) by default Stocks finished seventh in the consolation bracket
Tessie Salame (WCU) def. Annie Day (JMU) 6-0, 6-3 Tessie Salame (WCU) def. Whitney Flescher (SAM) 6-4, 6-3 Salame won the D2 singles bracket
Flight A2 Doubles: Walter/Thomas (ECU) def. Hanson/Salame (WCU) 8-6 Hanson/Salame (WCU) def. Williams/Smyers (WOF) 9-8 (7-5) Hanson/Salame (WCU) def. Ahlberg/Webb (CCU) 8-6 Hanson/Salame (WCU) def. Talus/Mount (HPU) 8-3 Hanson/Salame won the consolation bracket
Flight B1 Doubles: Massey/Sjokvist def. Gomez/Walser (GWU) 9-7 Carr/Schabetsberger (HPU) def. Massey/Sjokvist (WCU) 8-4 Benson/McMiller (SAM) def. Massey/Sjokvist (WCU) 8-4 Massey/Sjokvist finished seventh in consolation bracket
Flight B2 Doubles: Cotton/Flescher (ASU/SAM) def. Stocks/Trilla Jane (WCU) 8-1 McDonough/Wicks (HPU) def. Stocks/Trilla Jane (WCU) Stocks/Trilla Jane (WCU) def. Blancada/Ambush (HOW) 8-4 Stocks/Trilla Jane finished seventh in consolation bracket
