Lady Eagle Tennis Team Shuts Out Lenoir-Rhyne
March 10, 2009
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - The Carson-Newman women's tennis team defeated Lenoir-Rhyne 9-0 Tuesday afternoon in South Atlantic Conference action.
With the win, the Lady Eagles improve to 4-1 overall and 2-0 in the conference.
C-N built a 3-0 lead by sweeping the doubles matches. The Lady Eagles team of Amanda Bartlett (Powder Springs, Ga.) and Taryn Cappadona (Kennesaw, Ga.) dropped L-R's Jennifer Binney and Kate Meiners 8-6 in the No. 1 match. C-N's Elizabeth Sneed (Kingsport, Tenn.) and Cassie Moulton (Maryville, Tenn.) defeated Jessica Gullette and Mariel Mena 8-2 in the No. 2 doubles match. In the No. 3 match, C-N's Emily Sorah (Bristol, Tenn.) and Kylie Elliott (Maryville, Tenn.) claimed an 8-2 victory over L-R's Cathryn Jarrett and Bekah Peeler.
In No. 1 singles, Bartlett defeated Meiners 6-0, 6-2. Sneed took down Binney 6-2, 6-0 in the No. 2 singles match. Elliott, C-N's No. 3 player, dominated Gullette 6-0, 6-0. In the No. 4 match, Cappadona was victorious over Jarrett 6-0, 6-0. Sorah defeated Mena 6-0, 6-1 in the No. 5 singles match, while Moulton won 6-0, 6-1 over Peeler in the No. 6 match.
C-N returns to the court on March 22 in a SAC matchup against rival Tusculum in Greeneville, Tenn. The match is set to begin at 1 p.m.
Doubles
1. Amanda Bartlett/Taryn Cappadona (CN) d. Jennifer Binney/Kate Meiners 8-6
2. Elizabeth Sneed/Cassie Moulton (CN) d. Jessica Gullette/Mariel Mena 8-2
3. Emily Sorah/Kylie Elliott (CN) d. Cathryn Jarrett/Bekah Peeler 8-2
Singles
1. Amanda Bartlett (CN) d. Meiners 6-0,6-2
2. Elizabeth Sneed (CN) d. Binney 6-2,6-0
3. Kylie Elliott (CN) d. Gullette 6-0,6-0
4. Taryn Cappadona (CN) d. Jarrett 6-0,6-0
5. Emily Sorah (CN) d. Mena 6-0,6-1
6. Cassie Moulton (CN) d. Peeler 6-0,6-1
