VSU CROWNED 2008 CIAA WOMEN"S TENNIS CHAMPIONS
April 19, 2008
Petersburg, VA - The Lady Trojans of Virginia State University
bring home the 2008 CIAA Women's Tennis Championship. VSU outlasted
Fayetteville State University, last year's winners, to be crowned
champions for the first time in school history. This was the 7th
Annual CIAA Women's tournament and Virginia State is just the third
school to win the title.
Coming into the final day of the tournament, Virginia State and
Fayetteville State were running neck and neck with VSU ahead by one
point on the scoring chart. The Lady Trojans captured the doubles
championship at the number one, two and three doubles position on
day one of the tournament. FSU was the runner-up at each doubles
position and remained in contention for the title when five of
their six student-athletes advanced to the finals in singles
competition.
Virginia State would not be out done; they also had five
student-athletes participating in finals match-ups. The Lady
Trojans won the singles title at each position except at number
one. Livia Oliveira of Shaw University defeated Ines Nieves (FSU)
in three sets 6-7; 6-4;
6-2 at the number one position for the title.
The complete results are listed below:
No. 1 Women's Singles
#2 Livia Oliveira (Shaw) def. #1 Ines Nieves (FSU) 6-7; 6-4;
6-2
No. 2 Women's Singles
#1 Donna Johnson (VSU) def. #2 Constance Lee (FSU) 6-3;
7-5
No. 3 Women's Singles
#1 Asya Monds (VSU) def. #2 LeJacquelyn Artis (FSU) 6-0;
6-4
No. 4 Women's
Singles
#1 Kendra Plummer (VSU) def. #3 Tyima Johnson (FSU) 6-3; 4-6;
6-3
No. 5 Women's
Singles
#1 Keisha Holmes (VSU) def. #3 Lisa Donatien (LC) 6-1; 6-2
No. 6 Women's Singles
#1 Tamilia Hicks (VSU) def. #2 Chekimbrell Jefferson (FSU)
6-3; 6-2
Women's Scoring
Chart
1. Virginia State - 67
2. Fayetteville State - 61
3. Shaw - 50
4. Livingstone - 42
5. Johnson C. Smith - 40
6. Bowie State - 31
7. Elizabeth City State - 18
8. Saint Paul's - 10
