ATLANTA (March 18) — Georgia Tech’s Mysti Morris and Jaime Wong defeated Jarrell Starnes and Natalie The of Furman in the No. 2 doubles spot to clinch a 5-4 victory for the Jackets in women’s tennis action on Saturday, March 18, at the Bill Moore Tennis Center.
Morris and Wong topped the Paladin pair 8-1 to clinch the match for No. 28 Georgia Tech (9-3, 1-1ACC).
Tech led the match 4-2 after singles play, in which three Jackets won big. Mysti Morris beat Gene Holman 6-2, 6-0, in the No. 3 spot, while Jaime Wong defeated Jarrell Starnes at the No. 4 spot 6-1, 6-1. At the No. 6 spot, Laura Ozolins downed Natalie The 6-2, 6-0. With the win, Ozolins’ record in singles play moved to 10-1.
Georgia Tech fell in the other two doubles matches, but held on for the 5-4 win. The Yellow Jackets return to action Tuesday, hosting rival Georgia at 3:00 p.m. at the Bill Moore Tennis Center.
No. 28 Georgia Tech 5, T72 Furman 4 Saturday March 18, 2000
Singles 1. Megan Dunigan (FU) d. Sabrina Pardo (GT) 7-6, 6-3 2. Meredith Moore (FU) d. Bobbi Guthrie (GT) 7-5, 6-1 3. Mysti Morris (GT) d. Gene Holman (FU) 6-2, 6-0 4. Jaime Wong (GT) d. Jarrell Starnes (FU) 6-1, 6-1 5. Charlotte Pernet (GT) d. Emelie Isaksson (FU) 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 6. Laura Ozolins (GT) d. Natalie The (FU) 6-2, 6-0
Doubles 1. Dunigan/Holman (FU) d. Pardo/Guthrie (GT) 8-6 2. Morris/ Wong (GT) d. Starnes/The (FU) 8-1 3. Moore/ Isaksson (FU) d. Pernet/Ozolins (GT) 8-5
