Lady Paladins Shut Out Appalachian State 7-0

April 17, 2005

Boone, NC - The 75th ranked Furman women's tennis team finished undefeated in the Southern Conference for the sixth straight season after a 7-0 shut out over Appalachian State Sunday afternoon at the Bob Light Tennis Complex. With the win the Lady Paladins finish the regular season 19-3, 10-0 in the Southern Conference dropping the Mountaineers to 7-11, 2-7 in conference play.

Furman took the early 1-0 lead winning all three doubles matches by a score of 8-2. The Lady Paladins went on to win all six singles matches for their 11th shut out this year. At No.1 Mary Neill Hagood downed Lyndsey Free 6-1, 6-4 and at No.2 Caroline Bentley finished the regular season 21-0 with a 6-1, 6-4 win over Salem Kirven. In flight three Shannon Moore held on for a 7-5, 5-7, 10-5 win over Victoria Moody while Lauren Osborne cruised past Alexandra Grate 6-0, 6-0 at No.4. In flight five Bonnie Baird ousted Ann Pierce 6-0, 6-1 and in the last match at No.6 Natasa Manojlovic downed Jill Parsons 6-2, 6-2.

The Lady Paladins resume play at the Southern Conference tournament beginning Thursday in Charleston, SC.

Singles

1. Mary Neill Hagood (FU) def. Lyndsey Free (APP) 6-1, 6-4

2. Caroline Bentley (FU) def. Salem Kirven (APP) 6-1, 6-4

3. Shannon Moore (FU) def. Victoria Moody (APP) 7-5, 5-7, 10-5

4. Lauren Osborne (FU) def. Alexandra Grate (APP) 6-0, 6-0

5. Bonnie Baird (FU) def. Ann Pierce (APP) 6-0, 6-1

6. Natasa Manojlovic (FU) def. Jill Parsons (APP) 6-2, 6-2

Doubles

1. #57 Bentley/Hagood (FU) def. Free/Kirven (APP) 8-2

2. Morris/Osborne (FU) def. Grate/Moody (APP) 8-2

3. Bornt-Davis/Manojlovic (FU) def. Dlugos /Parsons (APP) 8-2