NCWC women's tennis falls in USA South First Round action

Ferrum, VA - The North Carolina Wesleyan women's tennis team saw its 2009 season come to an end on Tuesday afternoon, falling to Ferrum College by a 6-3 score in the first round of the USA South Conference Tournament. Sophomores Jaime Galasso (pictured) and Leila Heinonen scored all three of the Battling Bishops' points with a victory at #1 doubles, as well as wins at #1 and #2 singles. NCWC finishes the season with a 1-15 overall record.

In doubles play, Galasso and Heinonen teamed to down the Panther tandem of Brittany Rodgers and Kaiwna Berry by an 8-3 score. Ferrum went on to tally 8-5 and 8-3 victories at the second and third seeds.

Galasso and Heinonen cruised in singles play with straight-set victories over Rodgers and Angelina Baaklini, respectively. Galasso was a 6-0, 6-1 winner at the top seed, while Heinonen turned in a 6-2, 6-2 win at the second slot.

Unfortunately, the 7th-seeded Panthers swept seeds three through six to secure the victory and advance to quarterfinal play on Friday in Burlington. Ferrum players picked up victories over NCWC's
#3 Joanne Youngblood (6-0, 6-0), #4 Meghan Herd (6-2, 6-4), #5 Tija Riley (6-2, 6-1), and #6 Juliana Richardson (6-0, 6-0).