Saturday, April 19, 2008

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn.. - The top-seeded Jacksonville Dolphins breezed past their second straight opponent and into their second straight championship round Saturday afternoon with a 4-0 victory over No. 4 Campbell at the ETSU Tennis Courts.

The teams of Tatiana Soldatova/Iva Jaresova and Lena Willi/Fernanda Carrero secured the doubles point with wins of 8-3 and 8-1, respectively at the first and second positions.

The top three singles positions consolidated the match for the Dolphins; all winning in straight sets and dropping just four combined games. A-Sun Freshman of the Year Lina Xu dropped Scarlett Alfonzo at the top spot 6-1, 6-0. Willi and Soldatova posted victories of 6-0, 6-0 and 6-2, 6-1 to provide the final margin.

The Dolphins will face off with second-seeded and host ETSU for the second straight year Saturday afternoon for the Atlantic Sun Conference Championship and an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Match time is scheduled for 1 p.m.