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 Tessie Salame has won four of her last six matches and leads the team with a record of 8-4 at No. 1 singles. |
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March 18, 2008
CULLOWHEE, N.C. - Western Carolina women's tennis (3-10) dropped another close match at home, falling to Murray State (8-3) 4-3 Tuesday at the Catamount Sports Complex.
Murray State got the early advantage in the match sweeping the doubles to take an early 1-0 lead. Western Carolina got solid play from number one through three singles to stay in the match.
Tessie Salame won her fourth match out of the last six at No. 1 singles. Salame defeated Murray State's Angela McGahee 6-3, 6-0. Trish Hanson and Amanda Massey also notched win at No. 2 and No. 3 singles.
Massey fought back from a 3-6 opening set defeciet to battle back and defeated the Racer's Lynsey Bochenek 3-6, 6-0, 6-3. Murray State got the clinching points at singles four through six.
The Catamounts host Southern Conference foe Appalachian State March 22 at 1 p.m.
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