CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Dominant singles play led the way for the University of Charleston to open their 2011-12 campaign with two conference wins as they defeated Fairmont State and Seton Hill, Saturday afternoon.

In the opening match of the day, Fairmont State was able slip out a win in the No. 1 singles in an extra frame, yet it would not be enough as Laura Smith, Sarah Monsheimer, Mallika Mali, Kelsey Hensley and Marieve Edwards all collected their first singles wins of the year.

Charleston (2-0) secured the 7-2 victory as Torres and Smith combined to win the No. 1 doubles match-up easily 8-1, while Holtfretter and Courtney Pierron cruised to an 8-2 win.

Seton Hill was the second opponent of the day and had the unfortunate task of facing a now warm Golden Eagle squad, which proved to be a difficult task as UC ran away with a 9-0 victory.

The University of Charleston now awaits conference foe Davis & Elkins on Sunday, Sept. 11 for a 12:00 pm match at the Schoenbaum Courts in Charleston.

UC vs Fairmont State

Position	Fairmont State	Univ. of Charleston	Winner	Score
#1 Singles	Galina Vishnikina	Marcela Torres	Fairmont State University	6-3, 4-6, 10-3
#2 Singles	Goldie Preston	Laura Smith	Univ. of Charleston (West Virginia)	6-0,6-1
#3 Singles	Heidi Bastin	Sarah Monsheimer	Univ. of Charleston (West Virginia)	6-2,6-0
#4 Singles	Courtney Kisamore	Mallika Mali	Univ. of Charleston (West Virginia)	6-3,6-1
#5 Singles	Caitlin Crutchfield	Kelsey Hensley	Univ. of Charleston (West Virginia)	6-1,6-1
#6 Singles	Erin McKown	Marieve Edwards	Univ. of Charleston (West Virginia)	6-1,6-1
#1 Doubles	Galina Vishnikina  Goldie Preston	Marcela Torres  Laura Smith	Univ. of Charleston (West Virginia)	8-1
#2 Doubles	Heidi Bastin  Courtney Kisamore	Sarah Monsheimer  Marieve Edwards	Fairmont State University	8-6
#3 Doubles	Caitlin Crutchfield  Erin McKown	Davina Holtferter  Courtney Pierron	Univ. of Charleston (West Virginia)	8-2

UC vs Seton Hill

Position	Univ. of Charleston	Seton Hill (Pa.)	Winner	Score
#1 Singles	Laura Smith	Megan Hudak	Univ. of Charleston (West Virginia)	6-1,6-3
#2 Singles	Sarah Monsheimer	Julia Madigan	Univ. of Charleston (West Virginia)	6-1,6-0
#3 Singles	Kelsey Hensley	Lauren Duffy	Univ. of Charleston (West Virginia)	6-0,6-4
#4 Singles	Mallika Mali	Faith Finoli	Univ. of Charleston (West Virginia)	6-0,6-0
#5 Singles	Marieve Edwards	Rebecca Cenknar	Univ. of Charleston (West Virginia)	6-3,6-4
#6 Singles	Davina Holtferter	Maria Mastramatteo	Univ. of Charleston (West Virginia)	6-0,6-1
#1 Doubles	Marcela Torres  Laura Smith	Julia Madigan  Lauren Duffy	Univ. of Charleston (West Virginia)	8-3
#2 Doubles	Kelsey Hensley  Sarah Monsheimer	Megan Hudak  Faith Finoli	Univ. of Charleston (West Virginia)	8-6
#3 Doubles	Mallika Mali  Marieve Edwards	Maria Mastramatteo  Rebecca Cenknar	Univ. of Charleston (West Virginia)	8-1