Tennis: Mountaineers Stand Strong on Day One
September 23, 2006 01:56 PM | General
September 23, 2006
College Park, Md. – The West Virginia University tennis team secured several key victories on the first day of action at the Maryland Invitational on Friday, Sept. 22, in College Park, Md.
At “Flight B” singles, senior Kelly Walsh defeated number one seed Staten Spencer of LSU, 7-5, 6-4. Senior Ashley Constantine also achieved success, defeating Sloane Mathis of LSU, 6-4, 7-6 (3), in “Flight D” singles.
“We had strong performances by Kelly and Ashley,” said head coach Marc Walters. “Both girls handled tight matches against SEC players, the nation’s strongest tennis conference.”
The Mountaineers were all involved in close matches throughout the day.
“I really liked what I saw from our team, competitively speaking,” said Walters. “We will have our hands full tomorrow in all of the flights as we continue to learn more about our team.”
Quarterfinal action resumes today, Sept. 23. The invitational will conclude on Sunday, Sept. 24.
West Virginia’s Day One Recap:
A Singles – Monica Lyskawa
Round One – lost to Eleanor Peters (Maryland), 6-2, 6-3
A Singles – Stacey Percival
Round One – lost to Andreea Niculescu (Penn State), 6-4, 6-4
B Singles – Kelly Walsh
Round One – def. Staten Spencer (LSU), 7-5, 6-4
B Singles – Natalia Prinz
Round One – lost to Hannah Robinson (LSU), 6-2, 6-3
C Singles – Gabriela Blaskovicova
Round One – lost to Tiffany Tucker (LSU), 6-0, 7-5
C Singles – Stephanie LaFortune
Round One – lost to Ashley Murdock (LSU), 6-0, 4-6, 6-3
D Singles – Kathryn Klein
Round One – lost to Lalian Nguyen (Yale), 7-6 (3), 6-3
D Singles – Monique Burton
Round One – Bye
D Singles – Ashley Constantine
Round One – def. Sloane Mathis (LSU), 6-4, 7-6(3)
D Singles – Colleen Speaker
Round One – lost to Lauren McCarthy (Penn State), 6-4, 6-0
A Doubles – Blaskovicova/LaFortune
Round One – lost to Hedberg/Robinson (LSU), 8-6
A Doubles – Percival/Prinz
Round One – lost to Peters/Baker (Maryland), 8-3
B Doubles – Walsh/Constantine
Round One – lost to Kim/Dashiell (Yale), 8-3
B Doubles – Lyskawa/Speaker
Round One – lost to Tucker/Murdock (LSU), 8-2
