WINGATE, N.C. -- The Anderson women's tennis team stepped out of
Conference Carolinas play and opened up a two-match road swing by
sweeping the three doubles matches en route to a 7-2 victory over
future South Atlantic Conference opponent Wingate University Monday
afternoon at the WU Tennis Complex. With the victory, the Trojans
improve to 7-5 overall. The Bulldogs are 6-4 overall. Three AU
Trojans won two matches each Monday. Anderson sophomore Marcela
Gallegos earned a 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 number two singles victory over
Wingate freshman Kelli Ferguson. Earlier in the day, Gallegos
teamed with sophomore Shelby Anderson for an 8-4 number one doubles
triumph over Ferguson and junior Kara Stasikelis. Wingate sophomore
Samantha Alschlager picked up her fourth singles victory in a row,
outlasting Anderson junior Julie Halbert 2-6, 7-6 (3), 10-8. The
two combatants played a super tie-breaker in lieu of the third set.
Halbert saw a six-match winning streak come to a close against
Alschlager. Bulldog sophomore Ewa Opala improved her 2009-10
singles record to 7-1 overall, thanks to a 6-2, 6-1 triumph over
Trojan senior Lisa Gorman. Anderson earned straight-set victories
at the number one, three and five singles flights to clinch the
road victory. The Trojans visit Lander University on Tuesday before
taking an eight-day break from the courts. NCAA DIVISION II WOMEN'S
MATCH RESULTS ANDERSON (S.C.) 7, WINGATE 2 (at Wingate, N.C.)
Singles #1 Angie Solorzano (AU) def. Kara Stasikelis (WIN) 7-5, 6-3
#2 Marcela Gallegos (AU) def. Kelli Ferguson (WIN) 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 #3
Camie Beaulieu-Brunet (AU) def. Hollyn Alberghini (WIN) 6-0, 6-0 #4
Samantha Alschlager (WIN) def. Julie Halbert (AU) 2-6, 7-6 (3),
10-8 (ST) #5 Shelby Anderson (AU) def. Helen Goreshi (WIN) 6-2, 6-1
#6 Ewa Opala (WIN) def. Lisa Gorman (AU) 6-2, 6-1 Doubles #1
Gallegos/Anderson (AU) def. Stasikelis/Ferguson (WIN) 8-4 #2
Beaulieu-Brunet/Halbert (AU) def. Alberghini/Alschlager (WIN) 8-2
#3 Solorzano/Emily Weiland (AU) def. Goreshi/Opala (WIN) 8-3
RECORDS: Wingate 6-4 overall, Anderson (S.C.) 7-5 overall