May 3, 2008
Women's Tennis Finishes Season at Mary Washington
Tiffany Tucker and Jenny Smith upset regionally ranked doubles team
FREDERICKSBURG, VA-  Methodist took on Mary Washington on Saturday in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The Eagles are ranked sixth nationally and seeded seventh in the tournament. Methodist won the number one doubles match but lost 5-1. The team finishes the season 21-4 overall, with the most wins in Methodist women's tennis history. release

May 2, 2008
Monarchs Advance in NCAA Tournament
Tiffany Tucker and Jenny Smith helped give Methodist a 3-0 lead after doubles
FREDERICKSBURG, VA-  For the second year in a row, the Methodist women's tennis team opened the NCAA Tournament with a win. The Monarchs knocked off Elizabethtown 5-1 on Friday afternoon after taking a 3-0 lead through doubles and securing two singles wins in order to put the match out of reach for Elizabethtown. release

April 29, 2008
Women's Tennis To Face Elizabethtown in NCAA Tournament
Monarchs will play at Mary Washington University
FAYETTEVILLE, NC-  The Methodist women's tennis team received its second consecutive bid to the NCAA Tournament after claiming the USA South Tournament Championship just over a week ago. The NCAA announced the 2008 Division III bracket on Monday night sending the Monarchs to Mary Washington to face Elizabethtown College on Friday at 1 pm. release

April 17, 2008
USA South Announces Women's Tennis Awards
Freshman Kaitlin Flaherty named Rookie of the Year
FAYETTEVILLE, NC-  The USA South Athletic Conference has announced its All-Conference awards for women's tennis. Four Monarchs were recognized with head coach Francie Barragan named USA South Coach of the Year. release

April 14, 2008
Tucker Honored as USA South Athlete of the Week
Methodist student-athlete receives weekly conference honors
FAYETTEVILLE, NC- The USA South has announced their athletes of the week. The conference gives an award for Player of the Week and Rookie of the Week for each sport active during the week. release

April 12, 2008
Women's Tennis Clinches USA South Championship
Monarchs earned seventh title in eight years
FAYETTEVILLE, NC-  The Methodist women's tennis team hosted USA South rival Christopher Newport on Saturday in what would determine the regular season conference champion. The Monarchs opened with a 2-1 lead after doubles and went on to win 7-2 to break the Captains 17 match winning streak. Methodist moves to 17-3 overall and 9-0 in the USA South while Christopher Newport is 17-1 overall and 7-1 in the conference this season. release

April 9, 2008
Monarchs Win 9-0 at N.C. Wesleyan
Freshman Kaitlin Flaherty wins second straight shutout 6-0, 6-0 at singles
ROCKY MOUNT, NC-  The Methodist women's tennis team traveled to N.C. Wesleyan on Wednesday and picked up another 9-0 win, for the 11th shutout of the season. Methodist moves to 16-3 overall and 8-0 in the USA South while N.C. Wesleyan is 0-16 overall and 0-7 in the conference this season. release

April 8, 2008
Methodist Picks Up Another Shutout 9-0
Freshman Heather Ford wins 8-0 at number three doubles with Lauren Hulse
FAYETTEVILLE, NC-  The Monarchs traveled to Peace for their seventh conference match after last week's scheduled match was postponed due to rain. Methodist made quick work of things on Tuesday with a 9-0 win. Methodist moves to 15-3 overall and 7-0 in the USA South while Peace is 5-6 overall and 4-3 in the conference this season. release

April 6, 2008
Seniors Pace Monarchs to 9-0 Win
Seniors Lauren Hulse and Leighton Bull won 8-0 in doubles
FAYETTEVILLE, NC-  The Methodist women's team recognized their five seniors prior to the match on Sunday before the Monarchs cruised to a 9-0 win over Shenandoah. Methodist moves to 14-3 overall and 6-0 in the USA South while Shenandoah is 5-6 overall and 3-3 in the conference this season. release

April 5, 2008
Methodist Sweeps Mary Baldwin 9-0
Senior Jenny Smith won 6-0, 6-0 at singles
RALEIGH, NC-  The Monarchs' match was moved indoors to get out of the rain and Mary Baldwin was short on players as Methodist cruised to a 9-0 victory. Methodist moves to 13-3 overall and 5-0 in the USA South while Mary Baldwin is 1-7 overall and 0-5 in the conference this season. release

March 31, 2008
Monarchs Honored as USA South Athletes of the Week
Methodist student-athletes receive weekly conference honors
FAYETTEVILLE, NC- The USA South has announced their athletes of the week. The conference gives an award for Player of the Week and Rookie of the Week for each sport active during the week. release

March 29, 2008
Monarchs Knock Off Ferrum 9-0
Senior Sara Seiling combined with Shannon Vivian for the 8-0 win at doubles
FERRUM, VA-  The Methodist women's tennis team played at Ferrum College Saturday morning taking the 9-0 sweep over the Panthers. Methodist moves to 12-3 overall and 4-0 in the USA South while Ferrum is 3-5 overall and 1-3 in the conference this season. release

March 26, 2008
Women's Tennis Defeats Meredith 7-2
Senior Tiffany Tucker won at singles and doubles for the Monarchs
FAYETTEVILLE, NC-  The Methodist women's tennis team returned to USA South Athletic Conference play with a 7-2 win over Meredith College. Methodist moves to 11-3 overall and 3-0 in the USA South while Meredith is 8-4 overall and 2-1 in the conference this season. release

March 26, 2008
Methodist Shuts Out Huntingdon
Senior Leighton Bull (right) combined with Kaitlin Flaherty for 8-0 win at doubles
ROCKY MOUNT, NC-  The Monarchs made quick work of Huntingdon winning all three doubles matches and picking up the first three singles before the match was decided 6-0. Methodist moves to 10-3 overall this season and Huntingdon falls to 8-6. release

March 21, 2008
Monarchs Win Two On the Road
Senior Lauren Hulse won two singles and two doubles matches
FAYETTEVILLE, NC-  Methodist started things off Friday morning with an 8-1 victory over NCAA Division I N.C. Central University. Continuing on to USA South opponent Averett University, the Monarchs won 9-0. Methodist moves to 9-3 overall this season and starts 2-0 in the USA South. N.C. Central drops to 1-12 while Averett is 0-3 overall and 0-2 in the conference. release

March 18, 2008
Methodist Opens USA South Play With 8-1 Win
Seniors Tiffany Tucker and Jenny Smith won 8-3 at doubles
FAYETTEVILLE, NC-  The Monarchs started off with a 3-0 lead after doubles and finished with five singles wins for the 8-1 victory over Greensboro College. Methodist moves to 7-3 overall this season and starts 1-0 in the USA South. release

March 18, 2008
Pfeiffer Slips by Methodist 5-4
Freshman Kaitlin Flaherty won 6-2, 6-3 at number two singles
MISENHEIMER, NC-  The Methodist women's tennis team traveled to Division II Pfeiffer University on Monday for a match against the Falcons. The Monarchs had an early lead after the doubles portion of the match, but Pfeiffer came back to win 5-4. Methodist moves to 6-3 this season while Pfeiffer improves to 7-3 overall. release

March 11, 2008
Division I Elon Knocks Off Monarchs 7-0
Junior Shannon Vivian teamed with Kaitlin Flaherty for 8-5 loss at doubles
ELON, NC-  Methodist traveled to Elon University on Tuesday for a match with the Division I program. The Phoenix shut out the Monarchs 7-0. Methodist moves to 6-2 this season while Elon improves to 9-5 overall. release

March 10, 2008
Monarchs Honored as USA South Athletes of the Week
Methodist student-athletes receive weekly conference honors
FAYETTEVILLE, NC- The USA South has announced their athletes of the week. The conference gives an award for Player of the Week and Rookie of the Week for each sport active during the week. release

March 6, 2008
Methodist Defeats St. Scholastica 9-0
Junior Courtney Vail comes from behind to win 1-6, 6-1, 6-3
ORLANDO, FL-  The Monarchs added another win to their record on Thursday with a 9-0 victory over the College of St. Scholastica. The shutout is the team's fifth this season. Methodist improves to 6-1 overall while St. Scholastica is 7-3 this season. release

March 3, 2008
Monarchs Honored as USA South Athletes of the Week
Methodist student-athletes receive weekly conference honors
FAYETTEVILLE, NC- The USA South has announced their athletes of the week. The conference gives an award for Player of the Week and Rookie of the Week for each sport active during the week. release

March 3, 2008
Monarchs Shut Out King's 9-0
Sophomore Lindsey Davis won 6-2, 6-0 at singles
ORLANDO, FL-  The Methodist women's tennis team won their third straight match with a 9-0 victory over King's College on Monday. Methodist moves to 5-1 overall this season. release

March 3, 2008
Methodist Wins Two Over Misericordia and St. Mary's
Freshman Kaitlin Flaherty won at both singles and doubles
ORLANDO, FL-  The Methodist women's tennis team traveled to Orlando, FL for four matches over Spring Break. The Monarchs opened with wins over Misericordia and St. Mary's (IND) on Sunday. Methodist moves to 4-1 overall this season. release

February 22, 2008
Weekend Schedule Changes
Lacrosse and tennis postponed due to weather
FAYETTEVILLE, NC-  Some of the Methodist University athletic events have been postponed this weekend due to some weather concerns. The lacrosse game scheduled for Saturday against Shenandoah has been moved to Sunday at 1 pm. Both tennis matches against Maryville set for Saturday have been postponed with hopes to reschedule later this season. release

February 16, 2008
Monarchs Shutout Chowan Before Falling to #6 Mary Washington
Senior Jenny Smith won 6-0, 6-0 at number two singles
MURFREESBORO, NC-  The Monarchs hit the road on Saturday traveling to Chowan and Mary Washington. Methodist knocked off Chowan with a 9-0 shutout victory before falling 0-9 to nationally ranked Mary Washington. Methodist moves to 2-1 this season while Chowan is 0-1 and Mary Washington is 2-0 thus far. release

February 9, 2008
Women's Tennis Shuts Out Fayetteville State
Senior Tiffany Tucker wins at number one singles
FAYETTEVILLE, NC-  The Methodist women's tennis team opened their spring season with a dominating 9-0 shutout of nearby Fayetteville State University. Methodist opens the season at 1-0 while Fayetteville State starts 0-1. release

January 30, 2008
USA South Announces Preseason Polls
Golf, lacrosse, softball, and tennis released today
FAYETTEVILLE, NC-  The USA South Conference office released the preseason polls today for the remaining spring sports.  Baseball was released earlier this month.  The polls are based on votes from each conference member's head coach without voting for themselves. release

November 7, 2007
Methodist Tennis Teams Ranked Regionally
Freshman Kaitlin Flaherty ranked 16th in the Atlantic South
FAYETTEVILLE, NC-  The Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) recently released the FILA rankings for Division III with both the Methodist men's and women's tennis teams receiving regional rankings in the Atlantic South. The men are 12th in the region while the women have been ranked 10th. release

October 7, 2007
Methodist Women Win Three of Five Flights to Finish Invitational
Junior Shannon Vivian takes championship in singles and doubles
FAYETTEVILLE, NC-  In the final day of competition at the Methodist Invitational, the Monarchs won two more championships to add on to seniors Jenny Smith and Tiffany Tucker's doubles championship on Saturday. release

October 6, 2007
Methodist Women Advance to Final Day of Invitational
Freshman Kaitlin Flaherty upsets #1 seed to advance to singles semifinals
FAYETTEVILLE, NC-  The Monarchs completed day two of the Methodist Invitational on Saturday. After two days of play, Methodist has claimed one championship and will play in four singles semifinals tomorrow in addition to two doubles championships. release

October 5 , 2007
Methodist Invitational Day One Results bracket

October 3 , 2007
Methodist Invitational Schedule Released
Four North Carolina schools to compete this weekend
FAYETTEVILLE, NC- Methodist University women's tennis team will host an Invitational this weekend beginning Friday at 3 pm. The complete tournament schedule has just been released. Use the tabs at the bottom of the document for information on each flight. schedule

September 24, 2007
Monarchs Honored as USA South Athletes of the Week
Seven Methodist student-athletes receive weekly conference honors
FAYETTEVILLE, NC- The USA South has announced their athletes of the week. The conference gives an award for Player of the Week and Rookie of the Week for each sport active during the week. release

September 23, 2007
Monarchs Compete at ITA Regionals
Senior Jenny Smith (right) teams with Tiffany Tucker to win doubles consolation
ATLANTA, GA-  The Methodist women's tennis team spent the weekend at Emory University competing in the Fall Wilson/ITA Southern Championships. Emory claimed top honors, but the Monarchs showed well in the tournament. release

September 17, 2007
Women's Tennis Dominates Meredith Invitational
Senior Tiffany Tucker wins flight A singles
CARY, NC-  The Methodist women's tennis team traveled to the Cary Tennis Park to compete in the Meredith Invitational this weekend. Divided into three flights of singles and doubles the Monarchs competed against both Meredith and Peace. release

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