Sept. 22, 2006

PETERSBURG, VA - The Winston-Salem State University women's tennis team kicked off their Division I debut in winning fashion this past weekend as they captured a runner-up finish at the inaugural Dr. Robert Walter Johnson Memorial Tennis Invitational" hosted by Virginia State University in Petersburg, VA.

The Lady Rams' Carmen Davis was the only women's singles flight champion as she earned a 6-1, 7-5 win.  In addition to the third singles championship, Davis was awarded the Sportsmanship Award as voted on by the USTA Officials who supervised the tournament.

The Lady Rams recorded three second-place finishes as first seeded Terese Lavan (3-6, 4-6), #2 seeded Amanda Walker (6-2, 2-6, 0-6), and #4 seeded Monica Ball (3-6, 6-7) earned silver-medal finishes.  WSSU also recorded a pair of runner-up finishes in the doubles matches to record a point in every event.

Head coach Charlie Schoderbek expressed his pride in his team saying, "Everyone played well, and the entire team worked hard.  I am very proud of how our team is coming together.  I am very impressed and it the entire squad plays with the intensity and desire shown by a few of our players, we will do very well all year long.  The key is leadership from our key players.  If we come together as a team, I expect great things.

WSSU returns to action the weekend of September 30, 2006 as they travel to Atlanta, GA to participate in the HBCU Invitational.

For additional information on WSSU women's tennis, contact the WSSU Office of Sports Information at (336) 750-2143 or log on to the Official Website of WSSU Athletics at www.WSSURAMS.com

Scoring Results:

Team Scores

Women: Virginia State 27, Wiston-Salem 19, Lincoln 13

SPORTSMANSHIP AWARDS

Women: Carmen Davis, Winston-Salem

Singles Finals Results

Women's #1 Asya Monds (VSU) d. Terese Lavan (WSSU), 6-3, 6-4

Women's #2 Kendra Plummer (WSSU) d. Amanda Walker, 2-6, 6-2, 6-0

Women's #3 Carmen Davis (WSSU) d. Misty Gunder (VSU), 6-1, 7-5

Women's #4 Jocelyn Braswell (VSU) d. Monica Ball (WSSU), 6-3, 7-6 (4)

Women's #5 Kathleen Lindsey (VSU) d. Doreen King (LU), 6-3, 6-3

Friday September 15, 2006

Semifinals

Singles

Women's #1      Aysa Monds (VSU) d. Alisa Davis (LU), 6-1, 6-4

                        Terese Laven (WSSU) wins by default

Women's #2      Amanda Walker (WSSU) d. Kisha Robinson (LU), 6-2, 6-3

                        Kendra Plummer (VSU) wins by default

Women's #3      Carmen Davis (WSSU) d. Tiffany Stewart (LU), 6-0, 6-1

                        Misty Gunder (VSU) wins by default

Women's #4      Monica Ball (WSSU) d. Bennica Cisrow (LU), 6-3, 6-1

Jocelyn Braswell (VSU) wins by default Women's #5 Kathleen Lindsay (VSU) and Doreen King (LU) each won by default

Doubles Results

Finals

Women's #1      Misty Gunder and Asya Monds (VSU) d. Terese Lavan and Amanda Walker (WSSU), 9-7

Women's #2      Jocelyn Braswell and Kendra Plummer (VSU) d. Monica Ball and Carmen Davis      (WSSU), 8-6

Semifinals

Women's #1      Lavan and Walker (WSSU) d. Davis and Stewart (LU), 8-4

Women's #2      Davis and Ball (WSSU) d. Cisrow and Robinson (LU), 9-7