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Stetson Sweeps Past Kennesaw State Into Semifinals

Johnson City, Tenn. - The fourth-seeded Stetson women's tennis team (14-6) posted the doubles point and three singles wins in the first three matches to claim a 4-0 win over fifth-seeded Kennesaw State (14-8) in Friday's Atlantic Sun Conference quarterfinals at the Buddy Hartsell Tennis Center. The win advances the Hatters to face top-seeded North Florida in tomorrow's semifinals; Stetson has now reached the A-Sun semifinals in eight consecutive seasons.

Stetson powered to the doubles point to begin the match as sophomore Lindsey Cable (Gainesville, Fla.) and senior Shannon Gunning (Boca Raton, Fla.) earned a decisive 8-1 win over Jana Hueckinghaus and Tamara Plocher on Court 3; their efforts were soon matched by sophomore Diana Bukajeva (Riga, Latvia) and junior Jen Miller (Tampa, Fla.), who beat Therese Lagerkvist and Vera Shkundina 8-5 on Court 2. The remaining match was left unfinished to move on to the singles proceedings.

Bukajeva and Cable came out firing in singles to put Stetson ahead 3-0 and within one point of victory. The former beat Hueckinghaus 6-2, 6-1 on Court 4 while the latter nearly shut out Lagerkvist 6-1, 6-0 on Court 5. The Hatters and Owls could have been poised for a marathon match with closely contested affairs on Courts 2, 3 and 6, but junior Sara Lazarevic (Calgary, Alta.) made sure Stetson would be getting all the rest it could, fending off Shkundina 6-4, 6-1 at #1 singles to end the match at 4-0 in favor of the Hatters. The other three matches were left unfinished under postseason "drop-dead" rules.

The Hatters are slated to take on the A-Sun regular season champion UNF Ospreys at 1:30 pm tomorrow, although with the Stetson-UNF and ETSU-USC Upstate men's semifinal matches preceding it, a delay in the start time is likely. Live Scoring is available at GoHatters.com.

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Players Mentioned

Shannon Gunning

Shannon Gunning

5' 8"
Freshman
Jen Miller

Jen Miller

5' 9"
Freshman
Lindsey Cable

Lindsey Cable

Freshman
Diana Bukajeva

Diana Bukajeva

5' 6"
Sophomore
Sara Lazarevic

Sara Lazarevic

5' 9"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Shannon Gunning

Shannon Gunning

5' 8"
Freshman
Jen Miller

Jen Miller

5' 9"
Freshman
Lindsey Cable

Lindsey Cable

Freshman
Diana Bukajeva

Diana Bukajeva

5' 6"
Sophomore
Sara Lazarevic

Sara Lazarevic

5' 9"
Junior