Thursday, April 13, 2006

MACON, Ga. - The no. 4 Mercer women's tennis squad knocked off no. 5 Jacksonville, 4-0, advancing to Friday's semifinal match versus ETSU.

The Bears (8-11) worked hard for the doubles' point as Teresina Pazsoldan and Kelly Blount edged Megan Williams and Nanar Airapetian of Jacksonville 9-7, clinching the point.

In singles' play, Mercer received stellar efforts from its number four through six slots. Rachael Kerley (no. 4) defeated Megan Williams 6-2, 6-2; Kelly Blount (no. 5) picked up a win over Elizabeth Styles 6-1, 6-0; and Jacksonville's (10-7) Keri Zwikker fell to the Bears' Karen Bellman at number six.

Friday's semifinal match is slated for 2 p.m. in Macon.

Doubles
No. 1 Sulyos/Willi (JU) def. Kerley/Auvergne (Mercer) 8-2
No. 2 Pazsoldan/Blount (Mercer) def. Williams/Airapetian (JU) 9-7
No. 3 Citko/Sachs (Mercer) def. Styles/Zwikker (JU) 8-1

Singles
No. 1 Teresina Pazsoldan (Mercer) vs. Emese Sulyos (JU) DNF
No. 2 Patricia Assumpcao (Mercer) vs. Lena Willi (JU) DNF
No. 3 Lauriane Auvergne (Mercer) vs. Nanar Airapetian (JU) DNF
No. 4 Rachael Kerley (Mercer) def. Megan Williams (JU) 6-2, 6-2
No. 5 Kelly Blount (Mercer) def. Elizabeth Styles (JU) 6-1, 6-0
No. 6 Karen Bellman (Mercer) def. Keri Zwikker (JU) 6-0, 6-0