Lady Eagles Handle Young Harris in Opener, 8-1

Lady Eagles Handle Young Harris in Opener, 8-1

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Senior Taryn Cappadonna (Kennesaw, Ga.) grabbed a point at both No. 1 doubles and No. 1 singles as the Carson-Newman Lady Eagles beat Young Harris in their season opener, 8-1, on Saturday afternoon at the C-N Tennis Complex.

Cappadonna and freshman Stefy Stand combined on an 8-0 win at No. 1 doubles. Cappadonna would also win comfortably at No. 1 singles, 6-1, 6-3.

Senior Stephanie Goode (Maryville, Tenn.), sophomore Megan Wilson (Maryville, Tenn.), and freshman Katie Brown (Douglasville, Ga.) each went 2-0 in winning in doubles and singles.  

The Lady Eagles return to action on Feb. 27 at home against Francis Marion University.

Saturday, Feb. 12, 2011

Carson-Newman Tennis Complex

Jefferson City, TN 

Carson-Newman 8, Young Harris 1

Doubles

1.       Cappadona/Stand (CN) d. Rodgers/Gillispie 8-0

2.       Brown/Wilson (CN) d. Herndon/Deese 8-2

3.       Goode/Devon Jennings (CN) d. Maxwell/Byrd 8-0

Singles

1.       Taryn Cappadona (CN) d. S. Rodgers 6-1,6-3

2.       S. Gillespie (YH) d. Stefy  6-2,6-4

3.       Katie Brown (CN) d. S. Deese 5-7,6-0,6-0

4.       Stephanie Goode (CN) d. V. Herndon 6-4,6-1

5.       Megan Wilson (CN) d. M. Maxwell 6-0,6-1

6.       Kate Walker (CN) d. K. Boyd 6-0,6-0