April 15, 2011

Lady Eagles fall to Mars Hill, 5-3

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Mars Hill College won at No. 1 and No. 2 singles to pick up a rain-shortened South Atlantic Conference road win over Carson-Newman on Friday afternoon in Jefferson City, 5-3. With the win, Mars Hill improves to 10-5 overall and 7-2 in SAC play. C-N falls to 7-2 overall and 2-7 in league play.

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Mars Hill College won at No. 1 and No. 2 singles to pick up a rain-shortened South Atlantic Conference road win over Carson-Newman on Friday afternoon in Jefferson City, 5-3.

With the win, Mars Hill improves to 10-5 overall and 7-2 in SAC play. C-N falls to 7-2 overall and 2-7 in league play.

MHC's Erika Pinate topped C-N's Kylie Elliott at No. 1 singles and Tatiana Dualiby rallied from a first-set loss to beat Taryn Cappadona to lift the Lions to the win. Anna Rickenbaker also won for MHC at No. 4 singles, dropping C-N's Katie Brown, 6-3, 7-5.

The Lions grabbed an early lead with a 2-1 advantage in singles. Pinate and Rickenbaker won 8-3 at No. 1 doubles over Elliott and Cappadona, while Ona Jane and Mary Nelson collaborated for a 8-5 win at No. 3 doubles.

The Lady Eagles took the No. 2 doubles match, 8-3, as Stefy Stand and Devon Jennings beat Mars Hill's Tatiana Dualiby and Jaqueline Rouquet.

C-N also picked up wins at No. 3 singles behind Stand's 6-3, 6-3 win over Jane, and at No. 5 singles where Stephanie Goode earned a point from Rouquet who retired after a tight first-set win.

C-N wraps up its regular season on Saturday against Georgetown (Ky.) at noon.

-C-N-

April 15, 2011

At Jefferson City, Tenn.

Mars Hill 5, C-N 3

Doubles

1. Erika Pinate/ Anna Rickenbaker (MHC) d. Taryn Cappadona/Kylie Elliott (C-N) 8-3

2. Stefy Stand/Devon Jennings (C-N) d. Tatiana Dualiby/Jaqueline Rouquet (MHC) 8-3

3. Ona Jane/ Mary Nelson (MHC) d. Megan Wilson/Stephanie Goode (C-N) 8-5

Singles

1. Erika Pinate (MHC) d. Kylie Elliott (C-N) 6-1,6-0

2. Tatiana Dualiby (MHC) d. Taryn Cappadona (C-N) 2-6,6-0,6-0