by Cory Guinn
WILSON, N.C. – The Barton College women's tennis team won its first Conference Carolinas match of the season with a 5-4 victory over Southern Wesleyan University on Friday afternoon at the Barton Tennis Complex.
The Lady Bulldogs were ahead 2-1 after doubles play with the Warriors giving up a point by default at No. 3 and the duo of Smiljana Kljajic and Vanessa Sanoja claiming an 8-1 win at No. 1.
Southern Wesleyan once again gave up a point by default in the No. 6 singles position as Barton needed just one point to decide the match after Kljajic won 6-1, 6-2 at No. 1 singles.
The Warriors won at both No. 5 and No. 4 singles play before junior Dana Kelly gave BC the match with a 6-2, 7-6 (8-6) win at No. 3 singles. SWU won at No. 2 singles in three-sets with the match already decided.
BC hosts North Greenville University tomorrow at 1 p.m. in its final regular season match.
BARTON 5, SOUTHERN WESLEYAN 4
Singles:
1. Smiljana Kljajic (BARTON) def. Aimee Dorley (SWU) 6-1, 6-2
2. Jennifer Ball (SWU) def. Vanessa Sanoja (BARTON) 6-2, 3-6, 6-4
3. Dana Kelly (BARTON) def. Tadala Kandulu (SWU) 6-2, 7-6 (8-6)
4. Samantha Powell (SWU) def. Whitney Hamilton (BARTON) 4-6, 6-2, 6-1
5. Elizabeth Mulkey (SWU) def. Rebecca Lamm (BARTON) 6-1, 6-0
6. Hannah Teasley (BARTON) def. No player (SWU), by default
Doubles:
1. Smiljana Kljajic/Vanessa Sanoja (BARTON) def. Aimee Dorley/Samantha Powell (SWU) 8-1
2. Jennifer Ball/Tadala Kandulu (SWU) def. Whitney Hamilton/Dana Kelly (BARTON) 8-3
3. Hannah Teasley/Casey Utley (BARTON) def. No player/No player (SWU), by default
Records:
Southern Wesleyan 6-11, 4-4 CC
Barton 3-16-1, 1-8-1 CC
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (6,1,5,4,3,2)
