Tennis -- North Lenoir cruises past Farmville Central

By Rudy Coggins
Published in Sports on August 20, 2004 1:57 PM

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FARMVILLE -- North Lenoir dominated singles play and cruised past Farmville Central 9-0 in a Classes 1-A/2-A Carolina/Eastern Plains Conference match Thursday afternoon.

Mary-Linton Smith, Debbie Vandiford and Rachel Sasser each collected a 6-0, 6-0 win against their respective opponents. Morgan Worthington, the Hawks' top seed, lost just one game.

Ruthanne Hardy and Heather Phillips each dropped two games.

Worthington-Smith triumphed at No. 1 doubles. Madison Gray teammed with Ashley Fillipeli and claimed a victory at No. 2, while the tandem of Jordan Hoffman-Kristen Penuel prevailed at No. 3.

North Lenoir (1-1, 1-1 C/EPC) travels to county foe Kinston this afternoon and is the guest of Wilson Beddingfield next Monday.

North Lenoir 9,

Farmville Central 0

Singles -- No. 1 Morgan Worthington (NL) d. Robin Moore 6-0, 6-1; No. 2 Mary-Linton Smith (NL) d. Justine Williford 6-0, 6-0; No. 3 Ruthanne Hardy (NL) d. Adriane Joyner 6-2, 6-0; No. 4 Debbie Vandiford (NL) d. Jamie Whitfield 6-0, 6-0; No. 5 Rachel Sasser (NL) d. Meghan Benson 6-0, 6-0; No. 6 Heather Phillips (NL) d. Rebecca Gade 6-0, 6-2.

Doubles -- No. 1 Worthington-Smith (NL) d. Moore-Williford 8-4; No. 2 Madison Gray-Ashley Fillipeli (NL) d. Joyner-Whitfield 8-3; No. Jordan Hoffman-Kristen Penuel (NL) d. Benson-Gade 8-3.