GOLDEN EAGLE WOMEN OPEN WEEKEND WITH 5-2 WIN OVER SIUE
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<p>Tech will host Murray State Saturday at 2 p.m. in an Ohio Valley Conference contest.</p>
<p>Junior Diana Woodcock (in photo with head coach Kenny Doyle) claimed the point that clinched the match, giving Tech a 4-2 lead with her strreight set win at No. 2 singles. Junior Katie Barnhill tacked on the fifth point, finish the day's action with a 6-2, 6-2 win at No. 6 singles.</p>
<p>The Golden Eagle women rolled to wins in all three doubles contests to stake themselves to a 1-0 lead. The first match to finish was an 8-0 shutout by Leydi Zora and Barnhill at the No. 3 position, topping Kelsey Laird and Amanda Miller. Laura Porras and Woodcock paired up for an 8-3 win at No. 2 over Ali Wulfers and Amanda Niebur, then Victoria Cran and Frederike Kahl outlasted Carli Connors and Maggie Boeckmen, 8-6, to nab the No. 1 spot.</p>
<p>Zora, a Golden Eagle freshman from Columbia, cruised to a 6-1, 6-1 <a href="http://www.tiffanyjewelryweb.com/elsa-peretti-open-heart-earrings-p-174.html">Elsa Peretti Open Heart earrings</a> over Laird at No. 1 to get the singles play underway. Three courts over, Porras also took a straight set win, topping Niebur, 6-2, 6-1.</p>
<p>The Cougars made it 3-2 as Boeckmen slipped past Kahl, 6-3, 6-1, at No. 3 and Wulfers took a win at No. 5 when Joanna Corkern was forced to retire due to an injury.</p>
<p>That set the stage for Woodcock to put the win into the books when she walked off with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Connors at No. 2. Barnhill's win at No. 6 came over Miller to end play.</p>
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