Ashley Halvorson
Won No. 2 singles for Lenoir-Rhyne as it fell to Carson-Newman, 7-2
(April 2, 2008)

April 2, 2008

Carson-Newman Women’s Tennis Tops Lenoir-Rhyne, 7-2, In South Atlantic Conference Action

Ashley Halvorson and Kelli Ball pick up wins for the Bears

Hickory, N.C. – The Carson-Newman College Women’s Tennis Team (7-1, 4-0) remained undefeated in South Atlantic Conference play as it topped Lenoir-Rhyne College (6-5, 2-3), 7-2, Wednesday afternoon at Jaycee Park in Hickory.

The Lady Eagles took all three doubles matches before winning four of six singles pairings for the final 7-2 tally. Amanda Bartlett (Powder Springs, Ga.) won at No. 1 singles (6-3, 6-1) for Carson-Newman while Elizabeth Sneed (Kingsport, Tenn.) claimed victory in No. 3 singles (6-3, 6-1).

Lenoir-Rhyne was led by freshman Ashley Halvorson (Southlake, Texas/Carroll HS) and sophomore Kelli Ball (Hanahan, S.C./Keller [Texas] HS) as they picked up wins at No. 2 singles (6-4, 6-2) and No. 4 singles (6-2, 6-3), respectively.

L-R will continue its home stand this weekend as it faces North Georgia on Friday and SAC-rival Newberry on Saturday. Both matches are doubleheaders with the men and are slated to start at 2:00 p.m.

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