by Cory Guinn
SUMTER, S.C. – The Barton women's tennis team advanced to the Conference Carolinas Tournament Semifinals with a 5-1 upset of North Greenville University on Friday afternoon at the Palmetto Tennis Center.
Barton, the tournament's No. 6 seed, went ahead 3-0 after the conclusion of doubles play. The No. 1 duo of sophomore Daria Avram and freshman Marissa Stevenson won 8-0, while the No. 2 team of freshman Elle Vietz and sophomore Vanessa Sanoja secured an 8-7 (7-5) victory. Seniors Lorraine Chon-Qui and Dana Kelly teamed up for an 8-6 win the No. 3 position.
North Greenville, the No. 3 seed in the tournament, won 6-3, 6-4 in the No. 5 singles matchup for the team's only point of the match.
In singles play, Barton won two matches to reach the five-point plateau and end the contest. Stevenson was a 6-2, 6-0 winner at No. 1 and Sanoja was a 6-3, 6-1 victor in the No. 3 position.
The Lady Bulldogs will now advance to the tournament semifinals to take on No. 2 seed Southern Wesleyan University tomorrow at Noon.
Barton 5, North Greenville 1
Singles:
1. Christina Kiessling (NGU) vs. Daria Avram (BARTON) 5-7, 2-4, unfinished
2. Marissa Stevenson (BARTON) def. Camille Duhan (NGU) 6-2, 6-0
3. Vanessa Sanoja (BARTON) def. Fernanda de Lucca (NGU) 6-3, 6-1
4. Kylie Sandusky (NGU) vs. Lorraine Chon-Qui (BARTON) 6-3, 2-6, 0-3, unfinished
5. Graysen Elms (NGU) def. Dana Kelly (BARTON) 6-3, 6-4
6. Faith Moyers (NGU) vs. Elle Vietz (BARTON) 6-1, 3-3, unfinished
Doubles:
1. Daria Avram/Marissa Stevenson (BARTON) def. Christina Kiessling/Kylie Sandusky (NGU) 8-0
2. Elle Vietz/Vanessa Sanoja (BARTON) def. Fernanda de Lucca/Camille Duhan (NGU) 8-7 (7-5)
3. Lorraine Chon-Qui/Dana Kelly (BARTON) def. Graysen Elms/Faith Moyers (NGU) 8-6
Records:
Barton College 11-10
North Greenville 9-11
