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 Katherine Ptak and Trish Hanson will battle for 5th in the B2 doubles draw on Sunday. |
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Oct. 31, 2004
Cullowhee, N.C. - The Western Carolina women's tennis team continued action in the USC Fall Invitational from Columbia, S.C. on Saturday, with the tournament concluding on Sunday.
Sunday's action for Western will feature the Trish Hanson in singles action as she battles Sarah Shelly of Wofford. She will also team up with Katherine Ptak to battle the Georgia State team of Simona Flotyn and Kiera Strickland for fifth-place in the B2 draw of doubles. After falling to Delaine Hare of Wofford and Casady Pruitt of Murray State on Saturday, Ptak will face Heard from Charleston Southern.
Also for the Lady Catamounts, Kristin Ikard defeated Corel of Francis Marion Saturday to advance to face Lisa Bornt-Davis of Furman on Sunday for 13th place in the C1 singles flight. Ikard will also team up with Susanna Sjokvist to face the duo of Jewel Aldea and Gemma Halim of East Tennessee State in the C1 doubles draw. Sjokvist will also see action in singles competition, facing Charlotte Wilson of the College of Charleston in the 13th-place battle of the C2 singles brackets.
On Friday, freshman Ashley Harris notched a win in her singles flight to advance. Harris took the first set, 6-3, but dropped the next two 5-7, 2-6 as she fell to Vesna Popac of South Carolina State. Harris will finish up against Muriel Sherwood of ETSU, who defeated Harris' WCU teammate Susanna Sjokvist on Friday, for fifth place.
The women's tennis team finishes up Sunday afternoon at the USC Fall Invitational.
WCU Results:Friday Singles Ashley Harris def. Kiera Strickland (Ga. State), 6-3, 1-4, 6-3 Fallon Koon (USC) def. Trish Hanson, 6-3, 6-1 Megan McGavock (USC) def. Katherine Ptak, 6-2, 6-0 Delaine Hare (Wof) def. Katherine Ptak, 6-1, 6-1 Grace Blakely (USC) def. Kristin Ikard, 6-1, 6-0 Hannah Priest (ECU) def. Kristin Ikard, 6-0, 6-1 Muriel Sherwood (ETSU) def. Susanna Sjokvist, 6-1, 3-6, 6-1
Friday Doubles Ikard/Sjokvist def. Bair/Heard (CSU), 8-2
Saturday Singles Magory (CofC) def. Trish Hanson, 6-2, 6-2 Trish Hanson def. Murugooboopathy (FM) Pruitt (Murr) def. Katherine Ptak, 6-1, 6-2 Kristin Ikard def. Corel (FM) Brito (SC St) def. Susanna Sjokvist, 6-2, 6-0
Saturday Doubles Haggstrom/Nazaruk (Army) def. Hanson /Ptak Hanson/Ptak def. William/Hare (Woff) Bailey/Smith (ECU) def. Ikard/Sjokvist, 8-5
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