Samford University
Georgia Southern
Women's Tennis Cruises To 7-0 Win Over Georgia Southern On Senior Day
4.10.10 | Women's Tennis
April 10, 2010
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - On a day in which lone senior women's tennis player Stephanie Parkison was honored in Samford's home finale, the Bulldogs' native of Clarkston, Mich., proved to be victorious in both doubles and singles play as Samford breezed to a 7-0 Southern Conference win against the Georgia Southern Eagles on Senior Day.
With the shutout victory, Samford (15-5, 7-1 SoCon) extended its season-best winning streak to seven-consecutive matches and closed out its 2010 home schedule with a stellar 11-2 record. The Bulldogs ended their home slate with six straight victories at the Samford Tennis Center.
In the Bulldogs' dominant win Saturday, Samford swept all three doubles matches and cruised to straight-set triumphs in all six singles contests. The Bulldogs received singles victories from Taylor Morgan, Andrie Meiring, Madelie Janse Van Rensburg, Parkison, Rebecca Kirven and Lindsey Mallory.
Mallory, Samford's fiery sophomore from Louisville, Ky., tallied her seventh-consecutive win in singles play and improved her record to 14-5 this season. She is 11-2 while playing on court No. 6 and has not been defeated since March 16.
Fellow sophomore Kirven was also victorious in both singles and doubles play Saturday. With her 7-5, 6-3 win against Georgia Southern's (10-8, 4-4 SoCon) Ashley Hungerford in the No. 5 singles match; she improved her team-best record on the season to 15-4.
The Samford University women's tennis team will next be in action April 17 at noon (CDT) as the Bulldogs begin their regular season ending road trip against the Appalachian State Mountaineers in Boone, N.C.
