Ind.-Southeast Eliminates UVa-Wise Women’s Tennis from Regional Play

April 28, 2006

Wise, VA – After sweeping through the Appalachian Athletic Conference tournament last weekend, the UVa-Wise women’s tennis team could not duplicate the feat in NAIA Region XII play. UVa-Wise was dealt a shutout by the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference champion, Indiana-Southeast, Friday afternoon 5-0.

The defeat snaps a nine-match winning streak for the Lady Cavs, who end the season at 15-5 while winning their first AAC title since 2001. Indiana-Southeast improved to 17-4 with the victory.

Indiana-Southeast will now move on to face AAC regular season champion Union College. Union breezed past Bethel (TN) by a 5-1 final. The regional final will take play on Saturday starting at 9:00 a.m. on UVa-Wise's Jim Humphreys Courts.

NAIA Region XII Women’s Tennis

Indiana-Southeast 5, UVa-Wise 0
Doubles
1-Jenni Townsend/Jillian Becher (IUS) def. Davina Dishner/Autumn Lauzon 8-5
2-Alisha Smith/Leigh Butke (IUS) def. Laura King/Nicole Pilkenton 8-1
3-Jessica Pfeiffer/Jenna Richie (IUS) def. Rhyssa Philipp/Kyndall Wininger 8-3
Singles
1-Townsend (IUS) def. Dishner 6-1, 6-0
2-Becher (IUS) def. Lauzon 6-0, 7-5

Union 5, Bethel 1
Doubles
1-Katie Sakaluskas/Paola Gamarra (U) def. Abby Johnson/Michell Zulu 8-2
2-Camila Cuhna/Andressa Coelho (U) def. Dana Ledbetter/Christy Dressler 8-5
3-Jessica Queen/Katie Catlett (B) def. Kristy King/Heather Cole 8-1
Singles
1-Gamarra (U) def. Ledbetter 6-0, 6-0
2-Cuhna (U) def. Johnson 6-2, 6-1
3-Sakaluskas (U) def. Catlett 6-1, 6-0