April 11, 2007
Box Score
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. - The Kennesaw State Owls concluded the 2007 season with a, 7-0, loss at the hands of Atlantic Sun Conference regular season co-champions, East Tennessee State, on Wednesday afternoon.
The Owls (4-18, 0-9 A-Sun) fell behind, 1-0, after doubles play as ETSU won all three matches. The Lady Bucs No. 2 doubles team of Elena Volobueva and Yevgeniya Stupak defeated Karen Ammann and Carolina Page, 8-2.
The No. 1 combination of Masha Ilina and Olya Batsula clinched the point with an 8-2 win over Mercedes Cobos and Giselle Nakakura. Tara Byrne and Brittany Stewart then defeated the Owls' Jeni Thomas and Lindsey Whalen by an 8-2 score.
ETSU (14-9, 8-1 A-Sun) won all six singles matches with Illina and Stupak quickly delivering 6-0, 6-0 wins. Stupak gave the Lady Bucs a 2-0 advantage with a win at No. 2 over Nakakura while Illina downed Cobos at No. 1 singles.
Lindsey Whalen played tough at No 6 singles, pushing Vita Moskliova throughout the second set before falling, 6-1, 6-2. At No. 3 singles, Batsula downed Amman, 6-1 and 6-1, while Byrne beat Thomas 6-0, 6-0 in the No. 4 position. Volobueva stopped Page 6-3, 6-0 at the No. 5 singles slot.
ETSU 7, Kennesaw State 0
Doubles
No. 1 Ilina/Batsula (ETSU) def. Cobos/Nakakura (KSU) 8-2
No. 2 Stupak/Volobueva (ETSU) def. Ammann/Page (KSU) 8-1
No. 3 Byrne/Stewart (ETSU) def. Thomas/Whalen (KSU) 8-2
Singles
No. 1 Masha Ilina (ETSU def. Mercedes Cobos (KSU) 6-0, 6-0
No. 2 Yevgeniya Stupak (ETSU) def. Giselle Nakakura (KSU) 6-0, 6-0
No. 3 Olya Batsula (ETSU) def. Karen Ammann (KSU) 6-1, 6-1
No. 4 Tara Byrne (ETSU) def. Jeni Thomas (KSU) 6-0, 6-0
No. 5 Elena Volobueva (ETSU) def. Caroline Page (KSU) 6-3, 6-0
No. 6 Vita Moskaliova (ETSU) def. Lindsey WhalenKSU) 6-1, 6-2
