Friday, April 20, 2007

Johnson City, Tenn. - No. 2seed ETSU began the Atlantic Sun Women's Tennis Championships with a 4-0 victory over No. 7seed Mercer. The Lady Bucs won the doubles matches 8-0 and 8-2. No. 1 Yevgeniya Stupak, No. 2 Masha Ilina and No. 4 Tara Byrne won the three singles matches to finish off Mercer.

ETSU advances to play the winner of No. 3 Stetson and No. 6 Gardner-Webb. The No. 2 seed Buccaneers are looking to defend their 2006 A-Sun Title.

Doubles
No. 1 Ilina/Batsula (ETSU) def. Aurergne/Citko (Mercer) - 8-0

No. 2 Stupak/Volobueva (ETSU) def. Wieslander/Blount (Mercer) - 8-2
No. 3 Byrne/Stewart (ETSU) vs. Kerley/Dias (Mercer) - DNF

Singles
No. 1 Yevgeniya Stupak (ETSU) def. Lauriane Aurergne (Mer) - 6-3, 6-0
No. 2 Masha Ilina (ETSU) def. Irys Citko (Mer) - 6-1, 6-1
No. 3 Olya Batsula (ETSU) vs. Anna Wieslander (Mer) - DNF
No 4 Tara Byrne (ETSU) def. Kelly Blount (Mer) 6-0, 6-1
No 5 Elena Volobueva (ETSU) vs. Rachel Kerley (Mer) - DNF
No 6 Vita Moskaliova (ETSU) vs. Karen Bellman (Mer) - DNF