Shepherd College Athletics

SHEPHERD BLANKS FRANKLIN PIERCE

HILTON HEAD, SC -- Shepherd College blanked Franklin Pierce, 9-0, in women's tennis action at Hilton Head on Thursday.

Shepherd took all three doubles matches and gained singles victories from sophomore Catherine Daniel (Huntington, WV/Huntington HS), senior Katie Benisek Williamsport, MD/Williamsport HS), junior Tracy Fries (Martinsburg, WV/Martinsburg HS), freshman Jennifer Kastle (Charles Town, WV/Jefferson HS), freshman Jessi Clarke (Hedgesville, WV/Hedgesville HS), and senior Leigh Burch (Landsdowne, VA/Potomac Falls HS).

Shepherd improves to 15-4 (including the fall), while Franklin Pierce falls to 1-9.

SHEPHERD 9 FRANKLIN PIERCE 0

SINGLES

1. Catherine Daniel (SC) d. Kate Edmonds 6-4, 6-0

2. Katie Benisek (SC) d. Carol Pennamacoor 6-0, 6-1

3. Tracy Fries (SC) d. Kirsi Ekberg 6-1, 6-0

4. Jennifer Kastle (SC) d. Jen Bulcao 6-1, 6-0

5. Jessi Clarke (SC) d. Nicole Adams 6-1, 6-0

6. Leigh Burch (SC) d. Amanda Pietraszuk 7-6(5), 7-6(9)

DOUBLES

1. Daniel-Portrey (SC) d. Edmonds-Pennamacoor 8-3

2. Fries-Benisek (SC) d. Bulcao-Adams 8-0

3. Clarke-Kastle (SC) d. Ekberg-Pietraszuk 8-2