April 15, 2004

Emily Nunnally, Katie Crawford, Jen Pharr and Bethany Benson each won two matches to lead Samford's women's tennis to a 7-0 victory Wednesday in the team's final tune-up before the Ohio Valley Conference championships this weekend in Nashville, Tenn.

Samford improved its record to 14-7 overall. The Bulldogs finished 7-2 in conference play, earning the third seed in the OVC tournament. Jacksonville State is the first round opponent. Samford defeated JSU, 6-1, in Jacksonville, Ala., on March 17.

If Samford advances, it will meet the winner of Tennessee Tech/Eastern Illinois in the second round.

Final Results Doubles
No. 1 Nunnally/Crawford (Sam.) def. Miller/Meker (UNA) 8-2
No. 2 Rose/Salla (UNA) def. Sarah McKey / Emily White (Sam.) 8-2
No. 3 Pharr/Bensen (Sam.) def. Wells/Ray D. Castro (UNA) 8-0

Singles
No. 1 Nunnally (Sam.) def. Sala (UNA) 6-2, 6-4
No. 2 Crawford (Sam.) def. Miller (UNA) 6-4, 2-6, (6)
No. 3 White (Sam.) def. Meker (UNA) 6-1, 6-1
No. 4 McKey (Sam.) def. Rose (UNA) 6-0, 6-4
No. 5 Pharr (Sam.) def. Wells (UNA) 6-1, 6-3
No. 6 Bensen (Sam.) def. Ray D. Castro (UNA) 6-2, 6-0

Final Score
Samford 7, UNA 0