Friday, April 20, 2001

Johnson City, Tenn. - The East Tennessee State womens tennis team was defeated by UNC Greensboro, 4-0, in the first round of the Southern Conference Womens Tennis Championships from Charleston, S.C.

The No. 3 seeded Spartans won all five matches from the No. 6 seeded Buccaneers, while the remaining four matches were not completed.

UNCG won the doubles point as they took matches at No. 2 and 3. Carlin Kannan and Amanda Eutzler of UNCG defeated Mami Inoue and Cara Prupas at No. 2, 8-3. Christine Weber and Lindsey Peel of UNCG were victorious at No. 3 doubles, defeating Jessica Irey and Aimee Villavicencio, 8-0. ETSUs Paty Vega and Tatiana Arrarian led Kristin Adamson and Ashley Rimel at No. 1 doubles, 6-3, but the match was not completed.

The Spartans won singles matches at No. 4, 5 and 6 singles. UNCGs Kannan defeated Prupas, 6-3, 6-2 at No. 4 singles. Natalie Cherry of UNC Greensboro defeated Arrarian at No. 5 singles, 6-1, 6-2. The Bucs Susan Torbett fell to Adamson, 6-3, 6-0 at No. 6 singles. The singles matches involving Buccaneers Vega, Inoue and Irey were not completed.

The loss closes the ETSUs 2000-01 campaign at 7-11 overall, 4-5 in conference play. UNC Greensboro will play No. 2 College of Charleston at 11 a.m. Saturday at The Citadel.

UNC Greensboro 4, East Tennessee 0

#1 Singles: Christine Weber (UNCG) vs. Paty Vega (ETSU), DNF 6-4, 2-1
#2 Singles: Mami Inoue (ETSU) vs. Ashley Rimel (UNCG), DNF 1-6, 1-2
#3 Singles: Lindsey Peel (UNCG) vs. Jessica Irey (ETSU), DNF 6-2, 2-2
#4 Singles: Carlin Kannan (UNCG) def. Cara Prupas (ETSU), 6-3, 6-2
#5 Singles: Natalie Cherry (UNCG) def. Tatiana Arrarian (ETSU), 6-1, 6-2
#6 Singles: Kristin Adamson (UNCG) def. Susan Torbett (ETSU), 6-3, 6-0

#1 Doubles: Adamson/Rimel (UNCG) vs. Vega/Arrarian (ETSU), DNF 6-3
#2 Doubles: Kannan/Eutzler (UNCG) def. Inoue/Prupas (ETSU), 8-3
#3 Doubles: Weber/Peel (UNCG) def. Irey/Villavicencio (ETSU), 8-0