April 25, 2008

Mt.Berry, Ga. - The 25th-ranked and 6th-seeded Shorter College Lady Hawks tennis team took their first match of the Region XIII tournament with an impressive 6-3 win over the 10th-ranked and 3rd-seeded Brenau University Golden Tigers. They will now face Berry College at 1 p.m., in the semifinals.

Complete results are below:

Match 1 - No. 6 Shorter def. No. 3 Brenau - 6-3

Doubles

1 Ratsaraefadahy/Robert (SC) def. Ghilardothi/Aranguren (BU) - 9-7

2 Wong/Cardenas (BU) def. Brigneti/Luconi (SC) - 8-5

3 Bondarenko/Monteith (SC) def. Liubov Orlova/Ejupi (BU) - 8-2

Singles

1 Angelika Bondarenko (SC) def. Paula Ghilardotti (BU) - 6-3, 6-4

2 Jolene Wong (BU) def. Lydie Ratsaraefadahy (SC) - 6-3, 6-2

3 Caroline Robert (SC) def. Natalia Aranguren (BU) - 6-2, 6-1

4 Diana Cardenas (BU) def. Giuliana Luconi (SC) - 6-3, 7-5

5 Danielle Monteith (SC) def. Shkurte Ejupi (BU) - 7-6, 6-0

6 Carolina Brigneti (SC) def. Nelli Martirosyan (BU) - 6-1, 6-4