Lady Paladins Defeat Cal State Fullerton 6-1

March 3, 2005

SAN DIEGO, Calif. - The Furman women's tennis team upped its season mark to 4-3 on Wednesday, with a 6-1 victory over Cal State-Fullerton in San Diego, Calif.

The Lady Paladins swept through doubles, earning an 8-2 victory at No. 1, an 8-1 win at No. 2, and an 8-6 decision at No. 3. Five of six singles matches also went Furman's way, with the lone Lady Paladin loss recorded at No.1, where Ruya Inatulat defeated Mary Neill Hagood 6-4, 2-6, (10-8).

Freshman Lauren Osborne picked up a 6-3, 6-2 win over Chip Dunbar at No. 6 singles, while Marti Morris topped Caroline Freeman 6-1, 6-2 at No. 5. Jacqueline Eckert scored a 6-1, 6-2 win at No. 3 and Caroline Bentley remained undefeated on the season with a 5-7, 6-3, (10-5) decision at No. 2. The match was decided when Shannon Moore defeated Carla Rocha 5-7, 6-1, 6-1 at No. 3.

Furman returns to action on Thursday with a 1:30 p.m. match against Hawaii. The match will be played at the University of San Diego.

Furman 6, Cal Sate-Fullerton 1

Doubles

No. 1 Mary Neill Hagood/Caroline Bentley (FUR) def. Carla Rocha/Mai-ly Tran (CSF) 8-2

No. 2 Jacqueline Eckert/Marti Morris (FUR) def. Nicole Arias/Caroline Freeman (CSF) 8-1

No. 3 Lauren Osborne/Natasa Manojlovic (FUR) def. Ruya Inatulat/Gina Le (CSF) 8-6

Singles

No. 1 Ruya Inatulat (CSF) def. Mary Neill Hagood (FUR) 6-4, 2-6 (10-8)

No. 2 Caroline Bentley (FUR) def. Gina Le (CSF) 5-7, 6-3 (10-5)

No. 3 Shannon Moore (FUR) def. Carla Rocha (CSF) 5-7, 6-0, 6-1

No. 4 Jacqueline Eckert (FUR) def. Nicole Arias (CSF) 6-1, 6-2

No. 5 Marti Morris (FUR) def. Caroline Freeman (CSF) 6-1, 6-2

No. 6 Lauren Osborne (FUR) def. Chip Dunbar (CSF) 6-3, 6-2