WOMEN'S TENNIS FALLS IN LEAGUE OPENER, 7-0

Sunday, March 7

Conway, SC

1:00 pm

Radford University

Coastal Carolina University

Photo by: Patrick Reed

3/7/2010 9:45:43 PM | Women's Tennis

CONWAY, S.C. – The Radford women's tennis team dropped its Big South opener at Coastal Carolina, 7-0, Sunday afternoon at Billy Nichols Tennis Center.

The Highlanders fall to 2-3, while the Chanticleers improve to 9-1.

Radford faltered in the doubles matches, dropping all three. At No. 2 doubles, the Highlander tandem of Mia Drobnjak (Zagreb, Croatia/Sportska Gimnazija) and Sara Tegner (Amal, Sweden/Karlbergs Gymnasium) took Paty Cortes and Mary Hill to limit before falling, 8-6.

In singles action, Petra Dajevic (Zagreb, Croatia/Sportska Gimnazija) battled with Kim Webb for three grueling sets. With the tilt tied one set apiece, Webb edged Dajevic 10-8 in the third-set tiebreaker.

The Highlanders return to action on March 9 against Appalachian State at 12:00 p.m.

Coastal Carolina 7, Radford 0
Conway, S.C. - Billy Nichols Tennis Center

Doubles
1. Lexi Bolesky/Miki Burnea (CCU) def. Ivana Tomaic/Mirna Matic (RU) 8-0
2. Paty Cortes/Mary Hill (CCU) def. Mia Drobnjak/Sara Tegner (RU) 8-6
3. Kim Webb/Maria Cambuos (CCU) def. Petra Dajevic/Emerald Lauzon (RU) 8-2

Singles
1. Lexi Bolesky (CCU) def. Mia Drobnjak (RU) 6-2, 6-4
2. Miki Burnea (CCU) def. Ivana Tomaic (RU) 7-5, 6-2
3. Kim Webb (CCU) def. Petra Dajevic (RU) 6-4, 7-6, 10-8
4. Paty Cortes (CCU) def. Mirna Matic (RU) 6-0, 6-2
5. Maria Cambuos (CCU) def. Sarah Tegner (RU) 6-4, 6-3
6. Mary Hill (CCU) def. Emerald Lauzon (RU) 6-1, 6-0