April 26, 2008

Women's Tennis Claims 7th Place in HL Tournament with 4-2 Win Over Wright State

    Indianapolis, Ind.-- The Youngstown State women's tennis concluded the spring season by beating the No. 7 seed Wright State, 4-2, on Saturday afternoon in the third round of the Horizon league tournament. YSU finishes seventh in the league out of nine teams. UIC and Butler will play for the league title Sunday at 9:00 a.m.

    YSU won the doubles point by winning 8-6 at No. 1 and 8-3 in the No. 3 spot. Anna Volkova and Tanisha Welch teamed up to beat Christa Ames and Kenisha Webb while Michelle Fuleky and Hannah Patten downed Monica Cappozziello and Jackie Garrett.

    Welch also won her singles match in the No. 2 slot 6-2, 6-2. Senior Emily Thayer won her final match as a Penguin by defeating Karina Presti 6-0, 4-6 and 7-6 (6) in the third set. Kelly Culbertson helped add to YSU's points with her 6-3, 6-0 win at No. 5.

    The Raiders only two points of the match came in the No. 1 spot as Jessica Lee beat Volkova 6-3, 6-0 and at No. 4 with Fuleky's retirement.