Lady Eagles Advance Past Lincoln Memorial in SAC Tournament, 6-1
April 21, 2009
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn - The Carson-Newman women's tennis team advanced to the semifinals of the Food Lion South Atlantic Conference Tournament with a 6-1 win over No. 7 seed Lincoln Memorial Tuesday afternoon.
The second-seeded Lady Eagles took two of the three doubles matches and then closed out the victory in singles play.
Kyle Elliott (Maryville, Tenn.) and Cassie Moulton (Maryville, Tenn.) picked up the third and fourth points, respectively, to give Carson-Newman a 4-1 lead. Emily Sorah (Bristol, Tenn.) and Taryn Cappadona (Kennesaw, Ga.) finished with victories simultaneously to close out the win.
The Lady Eagles will continue tournament play on Friday, April 24 at 1 p.m. in Rock Hill, South Carolina. C-N will face the winner of Tuesday's No. 6 Catawba/No. 3 Wingate match.
At Jefferson City, Tenn.
Carson-Newman 6, Lincoln Memorial 1
Doubles
1. Lopez-Mimendi/Inderherberge (LMU) d. Bartlett/Cappadona 8-2
2. Sneed/Moulton (C-N) d. Osborne/Powell 8-2
2. Sorah/Elliiott (C-N) d. Mills/Smith 8-1
Singles
1. Amanda Bartlett (C-N) led Sofia Lopez-Mimendi (LMU) 6-2, 0-5 DNF
2. Elizabeth Sneed (C-N) led Inderherberge (LMU) 6-2, 1-4 DNF
3. Kylie Elliott (C-N) d. Emily Osborne (LMU) 6-0,6-0
4. Taryn Cappadona (C-N) d. Melanie Smith (LMU) 6-2,6-1
5. Emily Sorah (C-N) d. Mandy Mills (LMU) 6-2,6-0
6. Cassie Moulton (C-N) d. Katy Oliver 6-1,6-0
