Winnie Quick wins her first collegiate match

GREENSBORO, February 3, 2008 – Senior Christina Ruffin missed the Aggies Saturday matches against Wofford, Presbyterian and S.C. Upstate by putting student in the word student-athlete. She missed the three matches in one day to take the GRE for advancement into graduate school.

Ruffin returned to athletic portion of student-athlete on Sunday to help the Aggies win their first match of the season, 7-0 against arch-rival Winston-Salem State. Ruffin won her match 6-3, 7-5 in what turned out to be a tough win over Laken Joyce.

“I noticed she wanted to change the pace of the match,’’ said Ruffin. “When I fell down 3-0 in the second set I realized if I wanted to win I had to make it more of my pace, move her around a bit and put a little more spin on the ball.”

Ruffin rallied, even breaking Joyce’s serve a couple of times, to gain the advantage. Ruffin also won in doubles as she teamed with Revorn Ferguson to win the 8-0 over Jessica Smith and Jade Heggins.

It was also a good day for freshman Winnie Quick. Quick won the first collegiate match of career with a 6-0, 6-0 win over Johanna Nunez. Danielle McCaskill also got her first collegiate win. McCaskill’s match-up against Heggins was the final match on the court on Sunday. The two battled to a 7-6 McCaskill decision in the first set before the freshman out of Durham dominated the second set with a 6-2 victory.

“It was a very good match for the girls,’’ said head coach Andy Smith. “We had a rough weekend, but we came in a little more relaxed today and the result was we played at a higher level.”

The Aggies return to action on Saturday, Feb. 9 when they face East Carolina in Greenville, N.C. at 4 p.m. Their next home match is 3p.m., Monday, Feb. 11 against N.C. Central.

Singles competition

1. QUICK,Winnie (NCATW) def. Nunez, Johanna (WSSU) 6-0, 6-0

2. RUFFIN,Christina (NCATW) def. Joyce, Laken (WSSU) 6-3, 7-5

3. JONES,Jaymee (NCATW) def. Lavan, Terese (WSSU) 6-1, 6-0

4. PALMER,Terika (NCATW) def. Benjamin, Gabrielle (WSSU) 6-1, 6-1

5. MCCASKILL,Danielle (NCATW) def. Heggins, Jade (WSSU) 7-6, 6-2

6. WILLIAMS,Destiny (NCATW) def. Smith, Jessica (WSSU) 6-0, 6-0

 

Doubles competition

1. QUICK,Winnie/JONES,Jaymee (NCATW) def. Nunez, Johanna/Joyce, Laken (WSSU) 8-2

2. PALMER,Terika/MCCASKILL,Danielle (NCATW) def. Benjamin, Gabrielle/Lavan, Terese (WSSU) 8-4

3. RUFFIN,Christina/FERGUSON,Revorn (NCATW) def. Smith, Jessica/Heggins, Jade (WSSU) 8-0