DUE WEST, S.C. -- After several false starts due to weather, the
Anderson women's tennis team opened its 2010 campaign with a 7-2
setback at the hands of Erskine Wednesday afternoon. Anderson fell
to 0-1 on the season while Erskine stayed perfect at 2-0, with bot
wins coming in league action. The doubles duo of Marcela Gallegos
and Shelby Anderson got the Trojans on the board with an 8-5 win at
No. 2 doubles past the Flying Fleet's Abby OReilly and Victoria
Stephens, but Anderson suffered setbacks at both the No. 1 and No.
3 doubles slots. On the singles side, the Trojans Angie Solorzano
dropped a narrow 6-4, 7-5 loss to EC's Tessa Rheault at No. 1 and
AU's Emily Weiland fell 6-3, 7-6 to the Fleet's Victoria Stephens
at No. 4. Julie Halbert notched the Trojan's lone singles win with
a 76-, 6-0 straight-set win past Hanna Fisher. Anderson will be
back on the courts this Friday when the Trojans continue league
action with a visit to Queens in Charlotte. First-serve is
scheduled for 2 p.m. Tennis Match Results Anderson Trojans vs
Erskine Feb 17, 2010 at Due West, S.C. Erskine 7, Anderson 2
Singles competition 1. Tessa Rheault (EC) def. Angie Solorzano
(AUW) 6-4, 7-5 2. Britton Bignon (EC) def. Shelby Anderson (AUW)
6-2, 6-1 3. Abby OReilly (EC) def. Camie Beaulieu Brune (AUW) 6-2,
6-1 4. Victoria Stephens (EC) def. Emily Weiland (AUW) 6-3, 7-6 5.
Nikki Miller (EC) def. Marcela Gallegos (AUW) 6-3, 6-1 6. Julie
Halbert (AUW) def. Hannah Fisher (EC) 7-6, 6-0 Doubles competition
1. Tessa Rheault/Britton Bignon (EC) def. Angie Solorzano/Julie
Halbert (AUW) 8-1 2. Marcela Gallegos/Shelby Anderson (AUW) def.
Abby OReilly/Victoria Stephens (EC) 8-5 3. Nikki Miller/Hannah
Fisher (EC) def. Camie Beaulieu Brune/Lisa Gorman (AUW) 8-3 Match
Notes: Anderson Trojans 0-1 Erskine 2-0