Lady Bulldogs Defeat Lady Cavs in Battle of Top AAC Women’s Tennis Teams

March 31, 2007

Rhyssa Philipp

Wise, VA – Union College prevailed in five of six singles matches to propel them past UVA-Wise, 6-3, in a battle of the top two Appalachian Athletic Conference women’s tennis squads.

The Lady Bulldogs (10-4) improved to 5-0 in the conference while the Lady Cavs (7-4) dropped to 2-1 in the AAC.

Audra Fritz claimed the lone UVA-Wise singles win at the fifth sport by a 6-0 and 6-1 set scores. The home team led 2-1 after Davina Dishner and Autumn Lauzon won the top doubles, 8-5, and Kyndall Winninger and Rhyssa Philipp took the third doubles, 8-2.

UVA-Wise will return to action Tuesday afternoon at 3:00 p.m. when they host Virginia Intermont.

Tennis Match Results
Union vs UVA-Wise
Mar 31, 2007 at Wise,Va  
Union 6, UVA-Wise 3
Singles competition:
1. Camila Cunha (UNIONW) def. Davina Dishner (WISE-W) 6-4, 6-1
2. Yeris Vargas (UNIONW) def. Autumn Lauzon (WISE-W) 6-2, 6-1
3. Katie Sakalauskas (UNIONW) def. Laura King (WISE-W) 6-3, 6-2
4. Andressa Coelho (UNIONW) def. Nicole Pilkenton (WISE-W) 6-1, 6-2
5. Audra Fritz (WISE-W) def. Heather Cole (UNIONW) 6-0, 6-1
6. Estefania Cirigllano (UNIONW) def. Rhyssa Philipp (WISE-W) 6-4, 6-4  
Doubles competition:
1. Davina Dishner/Autumn Lauzon (WISE-W) def. Yeris Vargas/katie Sakalauskas (UNIONW) 8-5
2. Andressa Coelho/Camila Cunha (UNIONW) def. Laura King/Nicole Pilkenton (WISE-W) 8-5
3. Kyndall Wininger/Rhyssa Philipp (WISE-W) def. Heather Cole/Estefania Cirigllano (UNIONW) 8-2