CLINTON, S.C. (March 5, 2006) ' Seventh ranked Rollins dealt #25
Presbyterian their first loss of the season as the Tars downed the
Blue Hose 7-2 on Sunday afternoon. The win is Rollins' third
straight and improves their record to 7-4 on the year while PC
falls to 3-1.
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Rollins scored two points in doubles and fell just short in the No.
2 match as it came down to a tiebreaker. Seventh ranked Tasi
Purcell and Marnie Mahler took the No. 1 doubles, 8-1 over
Catherine Bankhead and Kathryn Kleckley while Anastasiya Shevchenko
and Silvia Frandji won the No. 3 match 8-4 over Lauren Brown and
Kari Fuller. Sonia Bernal and Cassie Webster battled back and forth
in the No. 2 match, but fell to Brittany Landford and Lisa Moyer,
9-8(6).
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Rollins was their usual strong selves in singles competition,
winning five of the six matches, all in straight sets. Fifteenth
ranked Purcell rolled to a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Bankhead in No. 1
singles with #42 Mahler winning 6-3, 6-3 over Brown. Bernal scored
a 6-2, 6-2 win over Landford in the No. 2 match while Frandji won
6-3, 6-1 over Fuller in the No. 5 position. Webster made quick work
of Kleckley, 6-0, 6-1 for Rollins in the No. 6 match with
Presbyterian's Moyer winning 6-1, 6-4 over Shevchenko in the No. 4
slot.
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Rollins returns to action against #11 USC-Upstate on Monday, March
6 at noon in Spartanburg, S.C.
