WSSU Women's Tennis Blanked By UNC-Wilmington 7-0 :: Lady Rams fall to 1-13 on the season with the loss

March 3, 2008

WILMINGTON, N.C. - The Winston-Salem State University Lady Rams tennis team recorded only two game victories on Monday afternoon as the University of North Carolina at Wilmington Seahawks handed WSSU their 13^th defeat of the season by the score of 7-0 in non-conference women's college tennis action.

The lone bright spot on the day for Winston-Salem State would be Shannon Loughnan's pair of first-set game wins as she fell to UNCW's Priscilla Roberts 6-2, 6-0 at first singles in the only match the Lady Rams would score a point.

At second through fifth singles the Seahawks would sweep each match 6-0, 6-0 in straight sets and UNCW would earn the doubles point with 8-0 super-set match wins en route to a 7-0 decision.

The loss drops WSSU to 1-13 on the season while UNC-Wilmington improves to 7-2-1 with the victory.

The WSSU women's tennis team returns to action on Wednesday, March 5 as they travel to Greenville, N.C. to face the Pirates of East Carolina University at 5:00 pm.

For additional information on WSSU women's tennis, contact the WSSU Office of Athletic Media Relations at (336) 750-2143 or log on to the Official Website of WSSU Athletics at WSSURams.com

Tennis Match Results

Winston-Salem State University vs UNC-Wilmington

Mar 03, 2008 at Wilmington, N.C.

UNC-Wilmington 7, Winston-Salem State University 0

Singles competition

1. Priscilla Roberts (UNCW) def. Shannon Loughnan (WSSUW) 6-2, 6-0

2. Kayla Schwenk (UNCW) def. Johanna Nunez (WSSUW) 6-0, 6-0

3. Lauren Isenhour (UNCW) def. Terese Lavan (WSSUW) 6-0, 6-0

4. Chelsea Kahle (UNCW) def. Gabrielle Benjamin (WSSUW) 6-0, 6-0

5. Lindsay Leblang (UNCW) def. Jessica Smith (WSSUW) 6-0, 6-0

6. Hartley Collins (UNCW) def. Jade Heggins (WSSUW) 6-0, 6-0

Doubles competition

1. Lauren Isenhour/Kayla Schwenk (UNCW) def. Shannon Loughnan/Terese Lavan (WSSUW) 8-0

2. Priscilla Roberts/Hartley Collins (UNCW) def. Gabrielle Benjamin/Johanna Nunez (WSSUW) 8-0

3. Lindsay Leblang/Chelsea Kahle (UNCW) def. Jessica Smith/Jade Heggins (WSSUW) 8-0

Match Notes:

Winston-Salem State University 1-13

UNC-Wilmington 7-2-1