CLINTON, S.C. – The Presbyterian College women's tennis team
dropped a non-conference match to Appalachian State at the Templeton Tennis
Courts on Sunday afternoon, 7-0.
PC moves to 3-4 on the year and will travel to Gardner-Webb
for a 2 p.m. matchup. The match was originally scheduled for last week before
rain forced the postponement. Appalachian State improves to 7-2 with the win.
The Blue Hose nearly took a win in doubles play as Caroline
deLoach (Columbia, S.C.) and Haley Elliott (Greenville, S.C.) came up short at
No. 3 to Brianna Armellino and Gabriela, Celi, 8-6.
In singles play, two Blue Hose fell by 6-4, 6-2 margins as
Greer Ransom (Athens, Ga.) and deLoach stumbled against Ellie Linsell and
Jennifer Ansari at the first and third flights, respectively.
Patricia Alves (Campinas, Brazil) dropped a second-flight
match to Clare Cox, 6-1, 6-1, while the Mountaineers' Brianna Armellino held
off Lindsay Krause (Roswell, Ga.), 6-4, 6-0.
Lucia Leahy (Charlotte, N.C.) and Elliott also fell at the
fifth and sixth flights.
In earlier doubles action, Courtney Gardiner (Powder
Springs, Ga.) played her first match since April 12, 2011 by teaming up with
Alves at the second flight. The two battled hard but fell to Cox and Ansari,
8-4.
Singles competition
1. Ellie Linsell (APP) def. RANSOM, Greer (PCW) 6-4, 6-2
2. Clare Cox (APP) def. ALVES, Patricia (PCW) 6-1, 6-1
3. Jennifer Ansari (APP) def. deLOACH, Caroline (PCW) 6-4, 6-2
4. Brianna Armellino (APP) def. KRAUSE, Lindsay (PCW) 6-4, 6-0
5. Jessica Thaggard (APP) def. LEAHY, Lucia (PCW) 6-1, 6-0
6. Gabriela Celi (APP) def. ELLIOTT, Haley (PCW) 6-3, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. Ellie Linsell/Mackenzie LaSure (APP) def. RANSOM, Greer/KRAUSE, Lindsay
(PCW) 8-1
2. Clare Cox/Jennifer Ansari (APP) def. ALVES, Patricia/GARDINER, Courtney
(PCW) 8-4
3. Brianna Armellino/Gabriela Celi (APP) def. deLOACH, Caroline/ELLIOTT, Haley
(PCW) 8-6
