Friday, April 28, 2000

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. -- East Tennessee State junior Paty Vega earned All-Southern Conference honors it was announced today.

A 1998 All-SoCon honoree, Vega is 15-12 so far this season, 5-4 in conference matches. She has played at the No. 1 singles position all spring and is 9-9 in that spot. Vega ranks third on ETSU's All-Time Singles Win List with 64 career victories.

Vega and her teammates entered this weekend's Southern Conference Tournament as the No. 2 seed after finishing the season 8-1 in Conference play. They advanced to the semifinals with a 5-0 win over UNC Greensboro today. ETSU will return to action tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. when they face the winner of Chattanooga and the College of Charleston.

Results from ETSU (5) vs. UNC Greensboro (0)

1. Paty Vega (ETSU) def. Jenny Gonzalez 6-2, 6-4

2. Mami Inoue (ETSU) vs. Christina Weber DNF

3. Rica Iida (ETSU) def. Micheala Quinn 6-4, 6-4

4. Megan Edwards (ETSU) def. Ashley Rimel 6-2, 6-2

5. Eglantine Vitse (ETSU) def. Anna Eutzler 6-0, 6-3

6. Cara Prupas (ETSU) def. Kelly Edwarrds 6-0 ,6-1