SALISBURY, N.C. - Catawba advanced to the semifinals of the 2006 Food Lion South Atlantic Conference Women’s Tennis Tournament with a 5-4 win over visiting Newberry on Thursday afternoon at Johnson Tennis Center.  The third-seeded Lady Indians improve to 14-10 overall and will face Tusculum in one of Saturday’s semifinals at Carson-Newman College in Jefferson City, TN.  Newberry ends its season at 8-11.

Catawba grabbed a 2-1 lead after doubles with wins by KT Rebadow and Lauren Fluegge (9-7 at #1) and by Julia McKinzie and Andi Binney (8-6 at #2).  Catawba moved within a point of the winning the match as Binney won her singles match at #3 and Rebadow at #4.  Newberry would pull even with wins by Bethany Poppe at #5, Brittany Grooms at #6 and by Lauren Hartley at #2.  Fluegge earned Catawba the match point with her three-set win at #1 singles.

CATAWBA 5, NEWBERRY 4
Singles
#1 Lauren Fluegge (CAT) d. Isabel Kreidler (NEW) 2-6, 6-4, 6-2
#2 Lauren Hartley (NEW) d. Julie McKinzie (CAT) 6-3, 2-6, 6-1
#3 Andi Binney (CAT) d. Tanea Miller (NEW) 2-6, 6-0, 6-3
#4 KT Rebadow (CAT) d. Chanelle Clare (NEW) 7-6, 6-3
#5 Bethany Poppe (NEW) d. Meri Cartmill (CAT) 6-3, 2-6, 6-2
#6 Brittany Grooms (NEW) d. Ashley Wells (CAT) 6-2, 6-4
 
Doubles                                                                                 
#1 Fluegge/Rebadow (CAT) d. Kreidler/Poppe (NEW) 9-7
#2 McKinzie/Binney (CAT) d. Hartley/Miller (NEW) 8-6
#3 Clare/Grooms (NEW) d. Cartmill/Nikiah Knox (CAT) 8-4

RECORDS: Catawba 14-10; Newberry 8-11.