NEWBERRY, S.C.- The Newberry College women's tennis team lost its first home conference match of 2006 this afternoon to Presbyterian College, 7-2.

With Presbyterian sweeping the doubles matches, Newberry's hope for an upset would have to rest on singles play.  Sophomore Chanelle Clare won at the number four position against Kathryn Kleckley, 6-4, 6-2.  Bethany Poppe also put up a team point in her number five singles match against Cassie Martin, 3-6, 6-3, 10-7. 

Newberry will travel to Wingate, N.C. to for a match against Wingate University on Wednesday, March 29 at 2:30 p.m. Presbyterian will host Limestone College at the same time.

Newberry 2, Presbyterian 7

Singles

#1 Catherine Bankhead (PC) def. Isabel Kreidler (NEW), 6-1, 6-4

#2 Lauren Brown (PC) def. Lauren Hartley (NEW), 6-3, 6-2

#3 Abby Diminich (PC) def. Tanea Miller (NEW), 6-3, 6-2

#4 Chanelle Clare (NEW) def. Kathryn Kleckley (PC), 6-4, 6-2

#5 Bethany Poppe (NEW) def. Cassie Martin (PC), 3-6, 6-3, 10-7

#6 Erin Stewart (PC) def. Brittany Grooms (NEW), 6-1, 6-1

Doubles

#1 Bankhead/Diminich (PC) def. Poppe/Kreidler (NEW), 8-6

#2 Brown/Kleckley (PC) def. Hartley/Miller (NEW), 8-6

#3 Stewart/Toluba (PC) def. Grooms/Clare (NEW), 8-5