March 7, 2005
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Georgia Tech’s Lyndsay Shosho was selected as the Atlantic Coast Conference Women’s Tennis Performer of the Week after posting a pair of singles victories including the match-clinching win against No. 18 Clemson.
Against the Tigers with the match knotted at 3-3, Shosho defeated Richele LeSaldo of Clemson, 6-4, 6-2 to give the Yellow Jackets their first conference win of the season. In doubles action, Shosho and teammate Kelly Anderson downed the Tigers’ LeSaldo and Maria Brito, 8-3 at the number two doubles flight.
The junior from East Amherst, N.Y. collected her second match clinching win of the weekend with a straight set victory over South Alabama’s Dominika Nemcovicova, 7-6, 6-4 to lead the Yellow Jackets to the 5-2 win over the 47th-ranked Jaguars of South Alabama.
Shosho and the Yellow Jackets are back in action this weekend with a pair of league match-ups as they host Virginia Tech on Thursday and then travel to face Wake Forest on Saturday and NC State Sunday.
