Lady Eagle Tennis Team Loses to Troy State
2/28/2002 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Lady Eagle Tennis Team Loses to Troy State
Troy, Ala. - The Southern Miss women?s tennis team lost, 7-0, to Troy State, today, at the Jimmy Lunsford Tennis Center in Troy, Ala.
Shawny Price/Jennifer Sibille (USM) defeated Mariana Melo/Marcia-Lynn van der Linde (TSU), 8-6, in the No. 1 doubles spot. However, Talia Flores/Carolina Aravena (TSU) defeated Olivia Berry/Sara Anne Harrison (USM), 8-2, in the No. 2 spot and won the No. 3 spot by default to take an early 1-0 lead.
Troy State won the Nos. 1-6 singles spots to win the match, 7-0, dropping Southern Miss to 1-8 on the year. The next match will be on March 2, against Arkansas-Little Rock at Tatum Park in Hattiesburg, Miss.
Troy State vs. Southern Mississippi
Doubles
1. Price/Sibille (USM) def. Melo/van der Linde (TSU), 8-6
2. Flores/Aravena (TSU) def. Berry/Harrison (USM), 8-2
3. TSU won by default
Singles
1. Luisa Lopez (TSU) def. Shawny Price (USM), 3-6, 6-4, 7-6
2. Carolina Aravena (TSU) def. Jennifer Sibille (USM), 6-1, 6-0
3. Sally Linden (TSU) def. Olivia Berry (USM), 6-2, 6-3
4. Laura Alarcon (TSU) def. Sara Anne Harrison (USM), 6-3, 6-2
5. Marcia-Lynn van der Linde def. Jessica Olson (USM), 6-0, 6-0
6. TSU won by default
Troy State (8-1) - 7
Southern Miss (1-8) - 0