March 7, 2003
Baton Rouge, LA – The 24th ranked South Carolina women’s tennis team won a 5-2 dual match against LSU on Friday afternoon at the W.T. “Dub” Robinson Tennis Stadium in a Southeastern Conference match in Baton Rouge.
The Gamecocks opened the match by taking only one of the three doubles matches. South Carolina’s Jodi Kenoyer and Danielle Wiggins won the only doubles competition 8-2 against LSU’s Jessica Ferguson and Amanda Mang.
In singles action, South Carolina won five of six sets with Walsh defeating Caliari on court No. 6 to clinch the match by a score of 7-5. Walsh won the first set by a count of 6-3. The Gamecocks’ No. 1 player, Kathy Boyanovich, beat LSU’s No. 1, Rocio Fantilli, in straight sets, 6-3, 6-2. Jodi Kenoyer won flight two over Amanda Mang 6-2,6-2.
South Carolina’s Danielle Wiggins beat LSU’s Jessica Ferguson in straight sets, 6-1, 6-0 on court No. 2. The Gamecocks’ Magda Wojdylo and LSU’s Marina Chiarelli played to three sets before Wojdylo held off Chiarelli, 1-6, 6-1, 6-3. LSU’s victory in singles came on court No. 5 as the freshman Espinal defeated Brown by scores of 6-2, 2-6, 6-0.
LSU dropped to 7-6 overall on the season and 1-2 in SEC action while South Carolina improved to 7-1 and 3-0 in the SEC. The Gamecocks travel to Arkansas to face the Razorbacks on Sunday at 2pm.
South Carolina (7-1, 3-0) def. LSU (7-6, 1-2), 5-2
March 7, 2003 – Baton Rouge, La.
Doubles
1. Fantilli/Seaman (LSU) def. Boyanovich/Wojdylo (S.C.), 8-4
2. Kenoyer/Wiggins (S.C.) def. Ferguson/Mang (LSU), 8-2
3. Caliari/Espinal (LSU) def. Brown/Walsh (S.C.), 8-2
Order of Finish: 1,3,2
Singles
1. Kathy Boyanovich (S.C.) def. #116 Rocio Fantilli (LSU), 6-3, 6-2
2. Jodi Kenoyer (S.C.) def. Amanda Mang (LSU), 6-2, 6-2
3. Danielle Wiggins (S.C.) def. Jessica Ferguson (LSU), 6-1, 6-0
4. Magda Wojdylo (S.C.) def. Marina Chiarelli (LSU), 1-6, 6-1, 6-3
5. Daysi Espinal (LSU) def. Catherine Brown (S.C.), 6-2, 2-6, 6-0
6. Justine Walsh (S.C.) def. Camila Caliari (LSU), 6-3, 7-5*
*clinched match
Order of Finish: 3, 2, 1, 5, 4, 6
