Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: MONDAY, February 7, 1994 TAG: 9402070109
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B-5 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: From staff reports
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
Mayo, a freshman from Canberra, Australia, won the first set 6-4, but was trailing 5-2 in the second when he was disqualified for racket abuse. Gottfried, an unseeded sophomore from Moorestown, N.J., had not played singles for Tech since the fall.
The Hokies' Chad Toleafoa defeated teammate Chris Imensek 6-4, 6-1 to take third place in the tournament.
In other sports in the region:
In Kingsport, Tenn., Carrie Moore scored three goals and Heather Moore added two as the Roanoke Star under-19 girls' soccer team defeated the Capital City Strikers (Charleston, W.Va.) 5-2 to repeat as champion of the Kingsport Kick It Tournament.
To reach the final, Roanoke downed Sullivan County (Tenn.) 12-1 in a quarterfinal and Hixon (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 9-4 in a semifinal.
Sisters Beth and Laighton Kirby scored three goals apiece to lead Roanoke against Sullivan County. Carrie Moore and Heather Moore also had two each.
Against Hixon, Amy Moore scored four goals and Beth Kirby and Carrie Moore had two apiece.
Goalie Heather Krause had 31 saves during the three-game tournament.
Blacksburg's Meredith Braine, the New River District and Region IV Hitter of the Year last season, has accepted a scholarship to play volleyball at Virginia Tech.
Braine, the daughter of Tech athletic director Dave Braine, picked the Hokies after narrowing her final choices to Tech, North Carolina State, William and Mary and Radford. Kentucky and Tulane also expressed interest in the 5-foot-11 senior. She also played forward for Blacksburg's Group AA state championship girls' basketball teams in 1992 and 1993.
by CNB