DeLAND,
Fla. - The fourth-seeded Campbell University women's tennis team
won the crucial doubles point after earning two quick victories and
also won three singles matches to defeat fifth-seeded Kennesaw
State, Thursday afternoon in the opening round of the Atlantic Sun
Championships.
The duo of Blanca Saenz and Anais
Gomar got Campbell off to a quick start by knocking off
Mackenzie Swindall/Morgan Carney, 8-2. The Camels earned the
doubles point after Lisa
Sutton/Borislava Nikolova defeated
Vera Shkundina/Ayano Tanaka, 8-3, in the top position.
Campbell increased its lead in singles competition as senior
Cristina Garcia defeated Carney in straight sets, 6-3, 6-0.
Kennesaw State drew within one as Therese Lagerkvist defeated
Gomar, 6-0, 6-1, at the number six position but Campbell answered
right back as Saenz defeated Iesha Holton, 6-2, 6-2, at the number
three spot.
After the Owls drew within one once again after a victory from
Shkundina, the Camels closed out the contest with a tough three set
victory from Ana Surviladze in the number
five position. Surviladze knocked off Tanaka, 3-6, 6-2, 6-4.
Surviladze also earned the clinching victory in last year's opening
round win in the A-Sun Championships.
The Camels move to 15-8 on the season while, Kennesaw State
concludes its season with a 12-11 overall mark.
Campbell advances to tomorrow's semifinal round as they will take
on top-seeded ETSU beginning at 4:30. The Camels fell to the Bucs
6-1 earlier in the season at Johnson City. UNF will take on
Stetson in the other semifinal match at 2 p.m. Each match of the
tournament will feature live stats and video feed that can be
accessed at GoCamels.com.
Kennesaw State vs Campbell
Apr 15,
2010 at DeLand, Fla.
Campbell 4, Kennesaw State 2
Singles competition
1. Vera Shkundina (KSU) def. Lisa
Sutton (CAM-W) 6-1, 7-5
2. Cristina Garcia (CAM-W) def. Morgan Carney (KSU) 6-3, 6-0
3. Blanca Saenz (CAM-W) def.
Iesha Holton (KSU) 6-2, 6-2
4. Borislava Nikolova (CAM-W)
vs. Agatha Palider (KSU) 4-6, 6-4, 4-3, unfinished
5. Ana Surviladze (CAM-W) def.
Ayano Tanaka (KSU) 3-6, 6-2, 6-4
6. Therese Lagerkvist (KSU) def. Anais Gomar (CAM-W) 6-0,
6-1
Doubles
competition
1. Lisa
Sutton/Borislava Nikolova (CAM-W)
def. Vera Shkundina/Ayano Tanaka (KSU) 8-3
2. Cristina Garcia/Ana Surviladze (CAM-W) vs.
Agatha Palider/Iesha Holton (KSU) 7-4, unfinished
3. Blanca Saenz/Anais
Gomar (CAM-W) def. Mackenzie Swindall/Morgan Carney (KSU)
8-2
Match Notes:
Kennesaw State 12-11
Campbell 15-8
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (2,6,3,1,5)
