ETSU women's tennis falls 4-0 to Vanderbilt in NCAA first round

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (May 12, 2006) -- The ETSU women's tennis team made history Friday, playing in its first-ever NCAA Championship match. However, 12th-ranked Vanderbilt did not let the Lady Bucs bask too long in their postseason glory, defeating ETSU 4-0 and ending what was a record-setting 2005-06 season. ...


Batsula, Moskaliova make long trek to find tennis success at ETSU

When one looks at Olya Batsula and Vita Moskaliova they appear to be like most other students on the campus of East Tennessee State University. But unlike most students, the girls hail from the small country of Belarus. ...


ETSU women's tennis prepares for opening round of NCAA Championships against No. 12 Vanderbilt

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (May 10, 2006) - The ETSU women's tennis team (23-4, 9-0 A-Sun) is set for its first ever appearance in the NCAA team tournament, where the Lady Bucs will face in-state rival and 12th-ranked Vanderbilt (21-4, 11-2 SEC) in the opening round Friday. The two teams will face each other in regional action beginning at 1 p.m. at the Currey Tennis Center in Nashville, Tenn....


Listen to the 2006 NCAA Women's Tennis Championship Selection Show Live!

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (May 3, 2006) - Fans can listen as the ETSU women's tennis squad hears its name called for the 2006 NCAA Women's Tennis Championship live through internet broadcast tonight beginning at 8:15 pm by clicking on the link provided at the top of the page....


Lady Bucs to face No. 12 seed Vanderbilt

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (May 3, 2006) - The ETSU women's tennis team is headed to Nashville where it will face No. 12 Vanderbilt next Friday, May 12 in the first round of the 2006 NCAA Championship. Match time is still to be determined....


Big day for Lady Bucs tennis

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (May 2, 2006) - The ETSU women's tennis team had a big day as the ITA released their rankings and the Atlantic-Sun Conference announced the 2006 All-Conference team....


NCAA selection show party for Lady Bucs tennis

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (May 1, 2006) - The ETSU women's tennis team will be hosting a NCAA selection party on Wednesday, May 3 in the East Tennessee room of the D.P. Culp Center. The event will take place from 8:15 p.m. to 9:15 p.m., with the actual selection show beginning at 8:45 p.m. on ESPNews. The Lady Bucs are enjoying a record-setting season, winning their first-ever postseason tournament with a victory in their inaugural trip to the Atlantic Sun Conference Championships two weeks ago....


Lady Bucs tennis claims A-Sun Tournament Championship title with 5-0 win over Stetson

MACON, Ga. (April 15, 2006) - The ETSU women's tennis team captured the A-Sun Tennis Tournament Championship with a 5-0 win over the No. 2 seeded Stetson Hatters on Saturday afternoon at the John Drew Smith Tennis Center. The Lady Bucs also garnered the first women's conference title since joining the Atlantic-Sun....


Lady Bucs defeat Mercer, 6-0 to advance to finals

MACON, Ga. (April 14, 2006) - The top-seeded ETSU women's tennis team defeated fourth seeded Mercer in the semifinals of the Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament at the John Drew Smith Tennis Center Friday afternoon to advance to the finals where they will take on either Stetson or Campbell. The Lady Bucs (22-4 overall) pick up their fifth straight win and 14th sweep of the season....


Lady Bucs advance to semi-finals

MACON, Ga. (April 13, 2006) - The Lady Bucs tennis team defeated Gardner-Webb, 4-0 in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic-Sun conference tournament. The Lady Bucs are now 21-4 on the year and have collected their 13th sweep of the season....


Top-seeded Lady Bucs prepare for A-Sun Tournament

MACON, Ga. (April 11, 2006) - The Lady Bucs tennis team will vie for a spot in the NCAA Tournament, this week at the Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament at the John Drew Smith Tennis Center on the campus of Mercer University....


Lady Bucs tennis sweeps UNC-G, 7-0

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (April 8, 2006) - The Lady Bucs tennis team continued their winning ways as they recorded their 12th 7-0 sweep of the season on senior day, defeating former conference opponent UNC-Greensboro Saturday afternoon. The Lady Bucs improve to 20-4 on the season; the first 20-win season in the history of the program....


Lady Bucs tennis sweeps College of Charleston, 7-0

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (April 2, 2006) - The ETSU women's tennis team recorded their 11th 7-0 sweep of the season, defeating former conference opponent College of Charleston Sunday afternoon. The Lady Bucs improve to 19-4 on the season, while the Lady Cougars fall to 10-9....


ETSU women's tennis defeats Davidson, 5-2

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (April 1, 2006) - The ETSU women's tennis team got back on track Saturday as they defeated former conference foe, Davidson, 5-2 at the Memorial Center. The Lady Bucs are now 18-4 on the year while the Wildcats fell to 12-7 with the loss....


Volobueva named A-Sun Player of the Week

Macon, Ga. (March 28, 2006) -Sophomore Elena Volobueva earned her first Atlantic Sun Conference Player of the Week award after going 4-0 in singles play over the weekend....


ETSU women's tennis falls to Winthrop, 5-2

ROCK HILL, S.C. (March 28, 2006) - The ETSU women's tennis team fell to Winthrop, 5-2 at the Memorial Courts on Tuesday. The Lady Bucs fall to 17-4 on the season while the Eagles improve to 8-8 on the year....


Lady Bucs defeat Western Carolina, 7-0

CULLOWHEE, N.C. (March 26, 2006) - The ETSU women's tennis team defeated former conference foe, Western Carolina, 7-0 at the Catamount Athletic Complex. The Lady Bucs are now 17-3 on the year while the Catamounts fall to 3-13 with the loss....


Lady Bucs tennis defeats UNC-Charlotte, 6-1

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (March 25, 2006) - The Lady Buccaneers women's tennis team continued their winning ways as ETSU defeated UNC-Charlotte today at the Memorial Center. The Buccaneers now improve to 16-3 on the season while Charlotte falls to 8-4....


ETSU women's tennis defeats Gardner-Webb, 7-0

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (March 24, 2006) - The Lady Bucs tennis team continued their winning ways, defeating conference opponent Gardner-Webb, 7-0. The ETSU women's tennis team, who is on a 5-game winning streak, improves to 15-3 on the season, while Gardner-Webb falls to 2-15....


Lady Bucs tennis sweeps Mercer, 7-0

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (March 23, 2006) - The ETSU women's tennis team continued their winning ways, defeating Mercer, 7-0. The Lady Bucs improve to 14-3 on the season, while Mercer falls to 5-8....


Lady Bucs tennis sweeps Lipscomb, Belmont

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (March 18, 2006) - The ETSU women's tennis team swept conference foes, Lipscomb and Belmont, 7-0 today. The Lady Bucs are now 13-3 on the year while Belmont falls to 4-6 and Lipscomb falls to 5-11....


Lady Bucs defeat No. 60 Loyola Marymount, 4-2

LOS ANGELES (March 11, 2006) - The ETSU women's tennis team defeated No. 60 Loyola Marymount, 4-2 at the LMU Tennis Center in Los Angeles on Saturday. The Lady Bucs are now 11-3 on the year while the Lions fall to 5-7 with the loss....


ETSU women's tennis falls to No. 68 UC-Santa Barbara

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (March 9, 2006) - The ETSU women's tennis team fell to the No. 68 ranked University of California-Santa Barbara, 5-2 at the UCSB Tennis Stadium on Thursday. The Lady Bucs fall to 10-3 on the season while the Gauchos improve to 10-5 on the year....


Lady Bucs vs. Loyola Marymount postponed

LOS ANGELES (March 10, 2006) - Today's women's tennis match between ETSU and Loyola Marymount has been postponed due to inclement weather. The match will be made up tomorrow at 10 a.m. at Loyola Marymount. ...


Lady Bucs tennis defeats University California-Riverside, 5-2

Riverside, Calif. (March 8, 2006) - The ETSU women's tennis team continued their winning ways, defeating the University of California-Riverside, 5-2. The Lady Bucs are now 10-2 on the season while the Lady Highlanders fall to 3-9 with the loss....


ETSU women's tennis defeats Tennessee Tech, 6-1

Johnson City, Tenn. (March 5, 2006) - The ETSU women's tennis team continued their winning ways, defeating the Tennessee Tech Golden Eaglettes, 6-1. The Lady Bucs improve to 9-2 on the season, while Tennessee Tech falls to 1-3....


Lady Bucs tennis sweeps Campbell, 7-0

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (March 3, 2006) - The Lady Buccaneers women's tennis team defeated Campbell today bringing their conference record to 2-0. The Buccaneers now improve to 8-2 on the season while Campbell falls to 5-2....


ETSU women's tennis falls to Virginia Tech, 5-2

BLACKSBURG, Va. (Feb. 25, 2006) - The ETSU women's tennis team fell to Virginia Tech, 5-2 at the Burrows-Burleson Tennis Center on Saturday. The Lady Bucs fall to 6-2 on the season while the Hokies improve to 5-2 on the year....


Lady Bucs tennis defeats University of Maryland- Baltimore County, 6-1

Blacksburg, Va. (Feb. 24, 2006) - The ETSU women's tennis team continued their winning ways, defeating the University of Maryland-Baltimore County 6-1. The Lady Bucs are now 7-1 on the season...


ETSU women's tennis sweeps Morehead State, Eastern Kentucky

RICHMOND, Ky. (Feb. 17, 2006) - The ETSU women's tennis team brought their winning streak to six on Friday, defeating Morehead State, 7-0 and Eastern Kentucky, 7-0 at the Greg Adams Tennis Center. The Lady Bucs improve to 6-1 on the season, while Morehead State falls to 0-5 and Eastern Kentucky falls to 3-4....


ETSU women's tennis vs. Tusculum cancelled

Johnson City, Tenn. (Feb. 12, 2006) - Sunday's women's tennis match between ETSU and Tusculum College has been postponed due to inclement weather. No make up date has been announced....


Bucs tennis vs. Mercer cancelled

Johnson City, Tenn. (Feb. 11, 2006) - The ETSU men's and women's tennis match against conference opponent Mercer tomorrow has been cancelled due to inclement weather. The Lady Bucs match against Tusculum College tomorrow will be played as scheduled at 4 p.m. in the Memorial Center....


Knight garners A-Sun Player of the Week award

Macon, Ga. (Feb. 7, 2006) - Senior Sandie Knight earned her first Atlantic Sun Conference Player of the Week award after going 3-0 in singles play over the weekend....


Lady Bucs tennis sweeps Alabama A&M, Kennesaw State

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (February 5, 2006) - - The ETSU women's tennis team continued their winning ways, defeating Alabama A&M and conference foe Kennesaw State, Sunday in the Memorial Center. The Lady Bucs improve to 4-1 on the season....


ETSU women's tennis defeats MTSU, 5-2

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (February 4, 2006) - Lady Buccaneers women's tennis team brings their winning streak to two as ETSU defeated Middle Tennessee State today at the Racquet Club of Murfreesboro. The Buccaneers now improve to 2-1 on the season while MTSU falls to 2-1....


Lady Bucs tennis tops West Virginia, 5-2

RICHMOND, Va. (Jan. 29, 2006) - The ETSU women's tennis team bounced back today, defeating West Virginia University 5-2, after being defeated by No. 20 William & Mary on Saturday. The Buccaneers now improve to 1-1 on the season....


ETSU women's tennis falls to No. 20 William & Mary, 7-0

RICHMOND, Va. (Jan. 28, 2006) - The ETSU women's tennis team dropped their season opener, 7-0 against the No. 20 ranked team of William & Mary at the McCormack-Nagelsen Tennis Center....


ETSU women's tennis announces signing of Stewart

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (November 23, 2005) - ETSU women's tennis coach Steve Brooks recently announced that Brittany Stewart has signed a national letter of intent to join the Lady Bucs beginning with the 2006-07 season....


Women's tennis ends fall schedule at UNC

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (November 6, 2005) - The ETSU women's tennis team wrapped up their fall competition schedule over the weekend at the second annual Kitty Harrison Invitational at the University of North Carolina. ETSU was represented by Sandie Knight (Adamstown, Austria), Tara Byrne (Johnson City, Tenn.) and Vita Moskaliova (Minsk, Belarus)....


Women's tennis wraps up play at ITA Regional

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (October 15, 2005) - The ETSU women's tennis team wrapped up their weekend competition at the ITA Southeast Regional Championships at the University of North Carolina on Saturday....


Ilina advances in ITA Tournament

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (October 14, 2005) - The ETSU women's tennis team continued action at the ITA Southeast Regional Championships at the University of North Carolina on Friday. Masha Ilina (Kyiv, Ukraine) defeated Ashley Murray of Charlotte, 6-1, 6-1 to advance to the round of sixteen tomorrow....


Women's tennis has strong first day at ITA Southeast Regional

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (October 13, 2005) - The ETSU women's tennis team is at the University of North Carolina this weekend competing in the ITA Southeast Regional. Qualifying rounds began Thursday and continues through Sunday....


Volobueva finishes fifth at Virginia Tech for women's tennis

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (October 2, 2005) - The ETSU women's tennis team wrapped up the weekend competition at the Virginia Tech and University of Kentucky tournaments on Sunday....


Women's tennis continues play at tourneys

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (October 1, 2005) - The ETSU women's tennis resumed play on Saturday at the Virginia Tech and the University of Kentucky tournaments. Both tournaments run through Sunday....


Women's tennis back in action at fall tourneys

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (September 30, 2005) - The ETSU women's tennis returned to action this weekend playing at two separate tournaments at Virginia Tech and the University of Kentucky. Both tournaments run through Sunday....


Women's tennis wraps up weekend events

RALEIGH, N.C. (September 25, 2005) - The ETSU women's tennis team wrapped up the weekend competition at the Residence Inn North Wolfpack tournament at NCSU, and the Steve Baras Fall Tennis Classic, hosted by Chattanooga on Sunday. Below are the results are the results from Sunday....


Several Lady Bucs advance in weekend tennis tournaments

RALEIGH, N.C. (September 24, 2005) - The ETSU women's tennis team continued to play strong in the second day of competition at both the Residence Inn North Wolfpack tournament at NCSU, and the Steve Baras Fall Tennis Classic, hosted by Chattanooga. Several Lady Bucs advanced to Sunday's final round....


Women's tennis has good showing at separate tourneys

RALEIGH, N.C. (September 23, 2005) - The ETSU women's tennis team had a productive day of competition, splitting the team up and playing in the first rounds of the Residence Inn North Wolfpack Invitational hosted by North Carolina State, as well as Steve Baras Fall Tennis Classic hosted by Chattanooga....


Women's tennis goes undefeated in host tournament

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (September 17, 2005) - ETSU women's tennis coach Steve Brooks had to like what he saw this weekend in the ETSU Fall Tennis Tournament. The Lady Bucs went undefeated in both singles and doubles play in the event held Friday and Saturday at the Hartsell Courts on campus and at the Freedom Hall Tennis Complex. ...


Women's tennis team has good showing during first day of tourney

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (September 16, 2005) - In the first day of the ETSU Fall tournament, the Lady Bucs played strong as all seven on the team advanced in the winners brackets for action on Saturday....


ETSU to host tennis tournament this weekend

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (September 14, 2005) - The ETSU women's tennis team is hosting an open tennis tournament for both men and women on Friday- Saturday, Sept. 16-17. Matches will be held at the ETSU tennis complex, the Liberty Bell Tennis Complex, and on the indoor courts at Memorial Center. Matches begin at 12:30 p.m. on Friday, and conclude Saturday at 5:00 p.m....


Women's Tennis earns ITA All-Academic honors

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (July 26, 2005) - The East Tennessee State women's tennis team has been named to the Intercollegiate Tennis Association All-Academic Team for the 2004-2005 season. This is the first time that the women's team has taken all-academic honors. In addition to this award, two athletes received ITA Scholar Athlete status. Senior Sandie Knight, and sophomore Muriel Sherwood were both named ITA Scholar Athletes for the first time....


Women's tennis garners Top 15 ranking from ITA

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (July 14, 2005) - The East Tennessee State University's women's tennis team learned this week that it will be ranked 15th in the Southeast Region when the 2005-06 season begins, according to the Intercollegiate Tennis Association....