Feb. 2, 2007

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Despite Amanda Brown's win at No. 4 singles, the Lady Tiger tennis team fell to 0-2 on the season with a 6-1 loss to Murray State, Friday.

The match was close beginning with doubles. The Racers won the No. 3 doubles match 8-2, then claimed the No. 1 doubles match, 8-4. The No. 2 doubles match was knotted at 7-7 and went to a tiebreak, which was won by Murray State, 11-9.

The Racers then won five of the six singles matches in straight sets, but freshman Amanda Brown battled back from a 6-4 first set loss to win the second set 6-3 before her opponent retired from the match, conceding the match to Brown.

Murray State 6, Memphis 1
Singles
No. 1 - Anna Lask def. Marjorie Ondeck (UM), 6-3, 6-4
No. 2 - Rachel Lask def. Dara Toulch (UM), 6-1, 6-0
No. 3 - Casady Pruitt def. Ekin Zafir (UM), 6-2, 6-1
No. 4 - Amanda Brown (UM) def. Angela McGahee, 4-6, 6-3, ret.
No. 5 - Lyndsay Ottosen def. Christina Wieser (UM), 6-1, 6-3
No. 6 - Adriana Alvarez def. Flavia Russo (UM), 6-2, 6-2
Doubles
No. 1 - Lask/Lask def. Ondeck/Toulch (UM), 8-4
No. 2 - Pruitt/Pennington def. Zafir/Wieser (UM), 8-7 (11-9)
No. 3 - McGahee/Bochenek def. Katie-Mary Outhwaite/Brown (UM), 8-2

Match Notes:
Memphis: 0-2
Murray State: 1-2