MIAMI SHORES, Fla. (May 10, 2008) ' Rollins was
down 2-1 after doubles and fought all the way through singles, but
came up short in the NCAA Division II Southeast Region Final,
falling to Barry 5-3. The loss ends the ninth ranked Tars' season
with a record of 23-3 while the eighth ranked Buccaneers improve to
20-6.
Barry scored a surprise upset in the top doubles spot as No. 11
Ildiko Csordas and Caroline Stevens beat No. 9 Roshni Luthra and
Marnie Mahler 8-2. Rollins then knotted the score at 1-1 with a
victory in No. 2 doubles behind Sonia Bernal and Margaret Junker's
9-7 win over Helen Wisniewski and Angie Werschel. The hosts earned
a second doubles point in the No. 3 match with Olivia Lilien and
Berit Peterson defeating Silvia Frandji and Anastasiya Shevchenko
8-6.
In singles action, Lilien downed Cassie Webster at No. 6 by
scores of 6-1, 6-0 to put Barry up 3-1 while 33rd ranked Werschel
defeated Shevchenko 6-0, 6-2 at the No. 3 slot. Rollins started to
fight back behind 13th ranked Mahler's 6-4, 6-3 upset over eighth
ranked Csordas in the top singles position. Rollins made it 4-3
behind a victory at No. 4 as Luthra downed Wisniewski 6-4, 6-0. The
Bucs then put it away in No. 5 singles as Peterson downed Junker
3-6, 6-1, 6-2 at No. 5.
