Women's Tennis Loses To Louisville, Defeats David Lipscomb For First Win
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Feb. 15, 2003
Louisville, Ky - The women's tennis team was shutout by Louisville in the first match of its double dual on Saturday. The Salukis lost by a score of 7-0 to continue their early season losing streak, but the Salukis would bounce back later in the day to defeat David Lipscomb for their first win of the season.
By a score of 5-2, the team won four of six singles matches and swept the doubles competition against David Lipscomb. This weekends tennis action brings the team's overall record to 1-4. Head coach Judy Auld feels this is a good win for her young team, which is still without three of its top players (Tana Trapani, Kari Stark, Zuzana Palovic).
"We are not at full strength," said Auld. "Having Tana, Kari, and Zuzana out of the lineup hurts us, but it does allow our young people to get some playing time, which is good."
The Salukis will return to action on Feb. 28, to take on Murray State (3pm). Results can be found on the team's official website at www.siusalukis.com.
SIU vs. Louisville (2/15/03)
Singles:
No. 1: Marie Louise Frolich-Hansen (UL) def. Alejandra Blanco (SIU) 7-6, 6-1
No. 2: Kelly Taylor (UL) def. Maria Blanco (SIU) 6-3, 6-1
No. 3: Julie Penn (UL) def. Jessica Knitter (SIU) 6-2, 4-6 (10-7)
No. 4: Melisa San Martin (UL) def. Sophie Bedard (SIU) 6-0, 6-1
No. 5: Jasmin Singh (UL) def. Zoya Honarmand (SIU) 6-0, 6-1
No. 6: Paige Eber (UL) def. Yasmine Farag (SIU) 6-0, 7-6 (7-1)
Doubles:
No. 1: Forlich-Hansen/Taylor (UL) def. Blanco/Blanco (SIU) 8-3
No. 2: San Martin/Penn (UL) def. Knitter/Bedard (SIU) 8-3
No. 3: Eber/Singh (UL) def. Honarmand/Farag (SIU) 8-0
SIU vs. David Lipscomb (2/15/03)
Singles:
No. 1: Alejandra Blanco (SIU) def. Jessica Bowman (DL) 6-2, 6-4
No. 2: Maria Blanco (SIU) def. Virginia Baldwin (DL) 6-0, 6-1
No. 3: Jessica Knitter (SIU) def. Julie McDonald (DL) 6-0, 6-2
No. 4: Elizabeth McFarlin (DL) def. Sophie Bedard (SIU) 4-1, retired
No. 5: Zoya Honarmand (SIU) def. Lindsay Burns (DL) 6-0, 6-0
No. 6: Mary Beth Muncher (DL) def. Yasmine Farag (SIU) 6-2, 4-6 (10-7)
Doubles:
No. 1: Blanco/Blanco (SIU) def. Bowman/Baldwin (DL) 8-3
No. 2: Knitter/Bedard (SIU) def. McDonald/McFarlin (DL) 8-2
No. 3: Honarmand/Farag (SIU) def. Burns/Muncher (DL) 8-5