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4/17/2009 - WOMEN'S TENNIS
Stetson Women Shoot for Championship Title
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. - The 2009 Atlantic Sun Women's Tennis Championship continued on Friday afternoon with semifinal matches at ETSU's Buddy Hartsell Courts. The Stetson women finished off No. 4 Campbell in a 4-0 win.
Stetson came on strong with its doubles team taking the point. The duos of No. 3 Katherine St. Clair/Shannon Gunning and No. 2 Breanna Atkinson/Katherine Nowicki defeated their Campbell opponents, 8-5 and 8-1, respectively. Campbell’s pair of Cristina Garcia and Ana Surviladze took one match from Stetson.
On the singles side, Atkinson finished first posting another notch on the win side for Stetson taking down Surviladze. The No. 1 and No. 3 matches finished within minutes of each other, both Galbarini and Unnati Purushotham securing the win for Stetson.
The Hatters return to the Championship match for the first time since 2006 to try to get their first title since 1989. Stetson will face the winner of the No. 2 ETSU and the 2008 champion, third-seeded Jacksonville in the Championship Match tomorrow at 10:00 a.m.
The Atlantic Sun Conference is an 11-member league committed to Building Winners for Life. The A-Sun stands for achievement with integrity in both the academic and athletic arenas, with a focus on the balance between the two for our student-athletes. Headquartered in Macon, Ga., the A-Sun boasts six of the top eight media markets in the Southeast. The A-Sun includes a blend of the most prestigious and dynamic private and public institutions in the region: Belmont University, Campbell University, East Tennessee State University, Florida Gulf Coast University, Jacksonville University, Kennesaw State University, Lipscomb University, Mercer University, University of North Florida, University of South Carolina Upstate and Stetson University.
Results
Stetson vs. Campbell
Singles
1. Valentina Galbarini (Stet) def. Blanca Saenz (CAM) 6-1, 6-4
2. Breanna Atkinson (Stet) def. Ana Surviladze (CAM) 6-1, 6-1
3. Unnati Purushotham (Stet) def. Borislava Nikolova (CAM) 6-3, 6-3
4. Cristina Garcia (CAM) vs. Katherine Nowicki (Stet) no result
5. Anais Gomar (CAM) vs. Shannon Gunning (Stet) no result
6. Liza Bensimon (CAM) vs. Jacqueline Faulk (Stet) no result
Doubles competition
1. Cristina Garcia/Ana Surviladze (CAM) def. Valentina Galbarini/Unnati Purushotham (Stet) 8-4
2. Breanna Atkinson/Katherine Nowicki (Stet) def. Anais Gomar/Blanca Saenz (CAM) 8-1
3. Katherine St. Clair/Shannon Gunning (Stet) def. Borislava Nikolova/Liza Bensimon (CAM) 8-5
Match Notes:
Order of finish doubles (3,2,1)
Singles (3,2,1)
