Carson-Newman Falls to No. 3 Armstrong Atlantic State 5-0 in NCAA Tournament Action
SAVANNAH, Ga. - The No. 3-ranked and defending Division II national champion Armstrong Atlantic State women's tennis team opened NCAA play successfully with a 5-0 victory over Carson-Newman in second-round action at the 2009 NCAA DII Women's Tennis Southeast Regional on Friday morning in Savannah.
May 8, 2009
SAVANNAH, Ga. - The No. 3-ranked and defending Division II national champion Armstrong Atlantic State women's tennis team opened NCAA play successfully with a 5-0 victory over Carson-Newman in second-round action at the 2009 NCAA DII Women's Tennis Southeast Regional on Friday morning in Savannah.
The Lady Pirates (23-1) advance to the Southeast Region final at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday to face the winner of Clayton State and Augusta State. Carson-Newman (14-3) falls short in its bid to earn the program's second-ever berth into the Round of 16.
AASU dropped just three games in taking a 3-0 lead after doubles play. The second-ranked duo of Martina Beckmann and Alida Muller-Wehlau picked up an 8-0 win over Amanda Bartlett (Powder Springs, Ga.) and Taryn Cappadona (Kennesaw, Ga.) at No. 1 doubles. Then 12th-ranked Kathleen Henry and Tina Ronel defeated Kylie Elliott (Maryville, Tenn.) and Emily Sorah (Bristol, Tenn.), 8-1, at No. 3 doubles. 7th-ranked Gabriella Kovacs and Sona Novakova completed the doubles sweep with an 8-2 win over Cassie Moulton (Maryville, Tenn.) and Elizabeth Sneed (Kingsport, Tenn.) at No. 2 doubles.
The Pirates then clinched the match with straight-set singles
wins at No. 5 and No. 6. Alisa Kagukina defeated Moulton, 6-0, 6-1,
at No. 6 singles, then 49th-ranked Ronel defeated Sorah, 6-1, 6-0,
at No. 5 singles.
Carson-Newman vs Armstrong Atlantic
No. 3 Armstrong Atlantic 5, Carson-Newman 0
May 08, 2009 at Savannah, Ga. (AASU Tennis Complex)
Singles competition
1. #1 Sona Novakova (AASU) vs. Amanda Bartlett
(CN) 6-1, 5-0, unfinished
2. #16 Alida Muller-Wehlau (AASU) vs. Elizabeth Sneed
(CN) 6-1, 5-0, unfinished
3. #30 Martina Beckmann (AASU) vs. Kylie Elliott (CN)
6-0, 3-2, unfinished
4. #19 Gabriella Kovacs (AASU) vs. Taryn Cappadona
(CN) 6-3, 1-2, unfinished
5. #49 Tina Ronel (AASU) def. Emily Sorah (CN) 6-1,
6-0
6. Alisa Kagukina (AASU) def. Cassie Moulton
(CN) 6-0, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. #2 Martina Beckmann/Alida Muller-Wehlau (AASU) def. Amanda
Bartlett/Taryn Cappadona (CN) 8-0
2. #7 Gabriella Kovacs/Sona Novakova (AASU) def. Cassie
Moulton/Elizabeth Sneed (CN) 8-2
3. #12 Kathleen Henry/Tina Ronel (AASU) def. Kylie Elliott/Emily
Sorah (CN) 8-1
Match Notes
Carson-Newman 14-3
Armstrong Atlantic 23-1; National ranking #3
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (6,5)
2009 NCAA Division II Women's Tennis Southeast Regional - Second
Round
AASU advances to Southeast Region final on Saturday at 10:00
a.m.
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