Tennis: Mountaineers Defeat Charleston

By Kelly Tuckwiller for MSNsportsNET.com
February 22, 2009

seton hall 2, west virginia 5
ridgeview racquet club
morgantown, w.va.

Singles Results

Results

Moyle

<6-2, 6-7(4), 8-10

Burton

Rana

6-2, 6-2>

Pilsbury

Hackworth

6-1, 6-1>

Haught

Monsheimer

6-2, 6-0

Pantovic

Kim

6-2, 6-1>

Blaskovicova

Kay

6-3, 7-5 >

Wickline

Doubles Results

Results

Moyle
Rana

<8-4

LaFortune
Burton

Kim
Hackworth

8-0>

Blaskovicova
Pilsbury

Kay
Monsheimer

8-2 >

Elkin
Cardenas

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Catie Wickline	Katie Haught

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - The West Virginia University tennis team improved to 5-5 on the season with a 8-1 victory over Charleston (W.Va.) on Saturday, Feb. 21, at the Ridgeview Racquet Club.

“It was a good opportunity for us to put together a long day after a lengthy and emotional match with UMBC earlier,” Coach Walters says. “Also, it gave us a chance to see where we are mentally and physically, and it gave some girls a chance to play.”

The Mountaineers swept three-of-three doubles matches with victories coming from juniors Stephanie LaFortune and Monique Burton, who defeated Bre Moyle and Neha Rana, 8-4, in the No. 1 spot, while junior Gabriela Blaskovicova and sophomore Ashley Pilsbury swept Katie Kim and Alyssa Hackworth, 8-0, in the No. 2 position. Junior Olga Elkin and freshman Veronica Cardenas also posted a victory in doubles play, with an 8-2 victory over Alexa Kay and Sarah Monsheimer, in the No. 3 spot.

The Mountaineers saw another impressive match in singles play, posting wins throughout the lineup. Pilsbury and Haught recorded two wins each on the day, as Pilsbury posted a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Rana in the No. 2 spot, while Haught defeated Hackworth 6-1, 6-1, in the No. 3 spot.

In their first matches of the day, the Mountaineers saw victories from freshman Milica Pantovic with a 6-2, 6-0 victory over Monsheimer in the No. 4 spot, Blaskovicova over Kim in the No. 5 spot (6-2, 6-1) and freshman Catie Wickline over Kay in the No. 6 spot (6-3, 7-5).

Earlier in the day, the Mountaineers defeated UMBC, 5-2.

The Mountaineers are set to return to action on Saturday, Feb. 28, with a 5 p.m., match against Nebraska, at the Nebraska Tennis Center in Lincoln, Neb.

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