Lady Paladins Down Georgia Southern 7-0

April 9, 2005

STATESBORO, Georgia - Furman's 70th ranked Lady Paladin tennis team ran its winning streak to 13 with a 7-0 victory over Georgia Southern Saturday in Statesboro.

Furman swept doubles action to take a 1-0 lead entering singles competition. Caroline Bentley downed Ciara Finucane 6-0, 6-1, then Lauren Osborne topped Heather Reynolds 6-1, 6-2 and Bonnie Baird defeated Kim Wollett 6-1, 6-3 to give the Lady Paladins the four points needed for a win.

Furman completed the sweep when Marti Morris posted a 7-5, 6-0 victory over Szilvia Zsakay at No. 4, Jacqueline Eckert downed Charlotte Bruneteaux 6-4, 6-4 at No. 3, and Mary Neill Hagood pulled out a 6-4, 7-5 victory at No. 1 over Stephanie Tyrell.

With the win the Lady Paladins improve to 16-3 overall and 7-0 in Southern Conference action. Furman will face the College of Charleston Sunday in an 11 a.m. match in Charleston, S.C.

Furman 7, Georgia Southern 0

Doubles No. 1 Bentley/Hagood (FU) def. Finucane/Zsakay (GSU) 8-4 No. 2 Eckert/Morris (FU) def. Tyrell/Wollett (GSU) 8-5 No. 3 Lisa Bornt-Davis/Osbourne (FU) def. Bruneteaux/Reynolds (GSU) 8-5

Singles No. 1 Mary Neill Hagood (FU) def. Stephanie Tyrell (GSU) 6-4, 7-5 No. 2 Caroline Bentley (FU) def. Ciara Finucane (GSU) 6-0, 6-1 No. 3 Jacqueline Eckert (FU) def. Charlote Bruneteaux (GSU) 6-4, 6-4 No. 4 Marti Morris (FU) def. Szilvia Zsakay (GSU) 7-5, 6-0 No. 5 Lauren Osborne (FU) def. Heather Reynolds (GSU) 6-1, 6-2 No. 6 Bonnie Baird (FU) def. Kim Wollett (GSU) 6-1, 6-3 No. 7 (exhibition) Natasa Manojlovic (FU) def. Lindsey Marsh (GSU) 6-1, 6-1