Feb. 22, 2002

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Samford women's tennis team snapped a two-match losing streak with a convincing 6-1 victory over UNC Asheville at the Samford Tennis Courts on Friday.

The homestanding Bulldogs took the doubles points and five of the six singles matches to improve to 4-3 on the season. Samford had dropped its last two matches 4-3 but came out Friday determined not to lose on its home court.

Katherine Jayroe, Courtney Collins, and Jennifer Pharr each had victories at Numbers 2, 3, and 4 to insure Samford the victory after claiming the doubles point. The only UNCA victory of the day came at No. 1 singles. Stephanie Shuba defeated Emily Nunnally in three sets. It was Nunnally's first defeat of the season. At five and six, Samford's Katie Crawford and Kristen Upp each enjoyed easy 6-0, 6-0 victories.

Samford 6, UNC Asheville 1

Singles:
1. Stephanie Shuba (UNCA) def. Emily Nunnally (SU) 6-4, 5-7, 6-4
2. Katherine Jayroe (SU) def. Nancy Livesay (UNCA) 7-5, 7-5
3. Courtney Collins (SU) def. Ashley Jones (UNCA) 6-2, 6-0
4. Jennifer Pharr (SU) def. Emily Aken-Estes (UNCA) 6-2, 3-6, 7-5
5. Katie Crawford (SU) def. Stacey Witkowski (UNCA) 6-0, 6-0
6. Kristen Upp (SU) def. Ashley West (UNCA) 6-0, 6-0

Doubles:
1. Nunnally/Collins (SU) def. Shuba/Livesay (UNCA) 8-2
2. Crawford/Upp (SU) def. Jones/Aken-Estes (UNCA) 8-5
3. Pharr/Jayroe (SU) def. Witkowski/Seliski (UNCA) 8-4