Newberry, S.C.----The Wingate University women’s tennis team won its 14th consecutive match Saturday, blanking South Atlantic Conference foe Newberry College 9-0 at Cannon Courts on the Newberry campus. Wingate lost only three games in the five contested singles matches Saturday.

The number 32 team in the Campbell/ITA NCAA Division II national rankings, Wingate is 16-1 overall and 7-0 in the SAC. Newberry falls to 2-13 overall and 0-6 in the SAC. The Bulldogs visit Coker College next Saturday at 1 p.m. Wingate’s Wednesday contest at Queens University of Charlotte has been cancelled.

Wingate senior Kara Stasikelis (Greer, S.C.) and sophomore Kelli Ferguson (Concord, N.C.) started their day with an 8-0 victory over Newberry freshman Shannon McManus (Charleston, S.C.) and junior Lindsay Kyzer (Saluda, S.C.) at the number one doubles flight. Stasikelis defeated junior Amanda Simmons (Saluda, S.C.) 6-0, 6-1 in the number one singles match. Ferguson topped Sam Parrish (Angola, Ind.) 6-1, 6-1 in the number five singles contest.

Bulldog freshman Olivia Poole (Boca Raton, Fla.) improved to 17-0 in dual match singles play with her 6-0, 6-0 victory over Newberry sophomore Sierra Hoover (Duncan, S.C.) at the number four flight. Poole’s freshmen classmates Ali Evers (Roswell, Ga.) and Morgan Winston (Lawrenceville, Ga.) also collected 6-0, 6-0 decisions in the number two and the number three singles matches, respectively.

Tennis Match Results

#32 Wingate vs Newberry

4/2/2011 at Newberry, S.C.

Cannon Courts

 

#32 Wingate 9, Newberry 0

 

Singles competition

1. Kara Stasikelis (WIN) def. Amanda Simmons (NEW) 6-0, 6-1

2. Ali Evers (WIN) def. Shannon McManus (NEW) 6-0, 6-0

3. Morgan Winston (WIN) def. Lindsay Kyzer (NEW) 6-0, 6-0

4. Olivia Poole (WIN) def. Sierra Hoover (NEW) 6-0, 6-0

5. Kelli Ferguson (WIN) def. Sam Parrish (NEW) 6-1, 6-1

6. Samantha Alschlager (WIN) wins by default

 

Doubles competition

1. Ferguson/Stasikelis (WIN) def. McManus/Kyzer (NEW) 8-0

2. Evers/Alschlager (WIN) def. Simmons/Parrish (NEW) 8-2

3. Winston/Poole (WIN) win by default

 

Match Notes:

Wingate 16-1 overall, 7-0 SAC; Nat’l ranking #32; Regional ranking #7

Newberry 2-13 overall, 0-6 SAC