February 9, 2008

FLORENCE, S.C.—Sophomore Carrie Jones (Spring Hope, N.C.) won the only point for St. Andrews Presbyterian College as Conference Carolinas rival Anderson University won both matches at neutral Francis Marion University’s Kassab Courts on Saturday afternoon.

The No. 21 nationally ranked Trojans (2-1 Overall; 2-0 Conference Carolinas) men’s team swept the Knights (0-1; 0-1) while the Lady Trojans (2-1; 2-0) downed the Lady Knights (0-1; 0-1) 8-1.

St. Andrews next hosts visits Conference Carolinas foe Erskine College on Friday, February 22 while Anderson host non-conference Mars Hill College on Thursday at 2:30 p.m.

WOMEN’S TENNIS:  Anderson 8, St. Andrews Presbyterian College 1

Singles
#1  Tamra Lawler (AU) def. Morgan Worthington (SAPC) 6-1, 7-6
#2  Margarita Aheychenko (AU) def. Kellie Milam (SAPC) 6-0, 6-0
#3  Brittany Beal (AU) def. Rachel Hanna (SAPC) 6-1, 6-2
#4  Jessica McDonald (AU) def. Kelsey Moody (SAPC) 6-3, 6-0
#5  Carrie Jones (SAPC) def. Laura Gorman (AU) 7-5, 7-5
#6  Giovanna Haddad (AU) def. Megan Harvey (SAPC) 6-0, 6-0

Doubles
#1  Lawler/McDonald (AU) def. Worthington/Jones (SAPC) 8-4
#2  Beal/Aline Salvany (AU) def. Milam/Hanna (SAPC) 8-5
#3  Aheychenko/Milena Gonclaves (AU) def. Moody/Harvey (SAPC) 8-1

Records:
Anderson: 2-1 Overall; 2-0 Conference Carolinas
St. Andrews: 0-1 Overall; 0-1 Conference Carolinas

MEN’S TENNIS:  #21 Anderson 9, St. Andrews Presbyterian College 0

Singles
#1  Jose Augusto Gaspar (AU) def. Gabriel Arraiz (SAPC) 6-1, 6-2
#2  Jan Schiebler (AU)  def. Andres Centeno (SAPC) 6-1, 6-1
#3  Marc Pibernat (AU) def. Andrew Roberts (SAPC) 6-1, 6-1

#4  Srikrishna Ramanathan (AU) def. Joseph Hernandez (SAPC) 6-0, 6-1
#5  Preston Freeman (AU) def. Ian Burkett (SAPC) 6-0, 6-0
#6  Daniel Gearon (AU) def. Philip Ratchford (SAPC) 6-1, 6-1

Doubles
#1  Schiebler/Philip Pakebusch (AU) def. Arraiz/Centeno (SAPC) 8-2
#2  Gaspar/Pibernat (AU) def. Roberts/Hernandez (SAPC) 8-0
#3  Ramanathan/Freeman (AU) def. Burkett/Ratchford (SAPC) 8-1

Records:
#21 Anderson: 2-1 Overall; 2-0 Conference Carolinas
St. Andrews: 0-1 Overall; 0-1 Conference Carolinas