MACON, Ga. - The no. 1 seeded East Tennessee State Lady Bucs defeated no. 8
Gardner-Webb at the Atlantic Sun Championships on Thursday.
ETSU (21-4) had no problem with the Bulldogs (6-18) at the John Drew Smith Tennis
Center. Masha Ilina won at no. 1 singles and also paired with Sylwia Ziolkowska
for a victory at no. 1 doubles.
Tara Byrne also registered triumphs in singles (no. 5) and doubles (no. 2).
The Lady Bucs also received a solid effort from Sandie Knight at number three
singles. Knight defeated Sara Zirnheld 6-0, 6-0.
East Tennessee State will battle no. 4 Mercer in semifinal action on Friday
at 2 p.m. Doubles
No. 1 Ziolkowska/Ilina (ETSU) def. Walser/Sigmon (GWU) 8-1
No. 2 Batsula/Byrne (ETSU) def. Zirnheld/Beavers (GWU) 8-2
No. 3 Volobueva/Knight (ETSU) vs. Gomez/Pancia (GWU) DNF