by Cory Guinn
WILSON, N.C. – The Barton women's tennis team moved to 5-4 overall in Conference Carolinas play with an 8-1 win over the visiting Tornado of King (Tenn.) University on Saturday at the Barton Tennis Complex.
King, playing with only five eligible members, forfeited the No. 3 doubles match before Barton picked up wins in the No. 2 and No. 1 positions for a 3-0 lead.
Barton also got a point from a forfeit in the No. 6 position, as King's only point of the match came via a win at No. 5. Sophomore Daria Avram clinched the match for BC with a 6-2, 6-1 win in the No. 1 spot, her fifth singles win in a row.
Sophomore Vanessa Sanoja freshman Marissa Stevenson and redshirt-senior Lorraine Chon-Qui each won their respective singles match for the Royal Blue and White.
BC continues league play tomorrow with a contest against Lees-McRae College in Wilson at Noon.
Barton 8, King (Tenn.) 1
Singles:
1. Daria Avram (BARTON) def. Marianne Hull (KING) 6-2, 6-1
2. Marissa Stevenson (BARTON) def. Catherine Vezey (KING) 8-2
3. Vanessa Sanoja (BARTON) def. Katya Cerny (KING) 6-0, 6-0
4. Lorraine Chon-Qui (BARTON) def. Ashley Salazar (KING) 8-2
5. Haley Maloney (KING) def. Shauna Kelly (BARTON) 6-1, 6-2
6. Dana Kelly (BARTON) def. No player (KING), by forfeit
Doubles:
1. Daria Avram/Marissa Stevenson (BARTON) def. Katya Cerny/Marianne Hull (KING) 8-1
2. Lorraine Chon-Qui/Dana Kelly (BARTON) def. Haley Maloney/Catherine Vezey (KING) 8-2
3. Shauna Kelly/Vanessa Sanoja (BARTON) def. No player/No player (KING), by forfeit
Records:
King University 1-11, 0-8 CC
Barton College 8-9, 5-4 CC
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (6,5,1,3,2,4)
