Feb. 26, 2005

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The University of Memphis women's tennis team (2-5, 1-2 C-USA) dropped a 6-1 decision to DePaul University in league action, Saturday morning. Senior Marlene Dirnstorfer posted Memphis' only point with a 6-4, 6-4 win at No. 1 singles.

DePaul then used straight set decisions in the other five singles matches and a sweep of doubles to take the match, 6-1.

Memphis will face UAB, Sunday morning, at 9 a.m. at Well Works (formerly Wimbledon Tennis Club). DePaul will face UAB later Saturday afternoon, beginning at 2 p.m. on the U of M campus.

DePaul 6, Memphis 1
Singles
No. 1 - Marlene Dirnstorfer (UM) def. Beatrix Csordas, 6-4, 6-4
No. 2 --- Marina Parashkevova def. Andrea Feichtinger (UM), 6-2, 6-3
No. 3 - Gergana Ganeva def. Brooke Cowie (UM), 6-0, 6-2
No. 4 - Petra Ruhusova def. Kristin Noble (UM), 7-5, 6-2
No. 5 - Brenda Leung def. Christine Wieser (UM), 6-2, 6-4
No. 6 - Bojana Murisic def. Alex Tjioe (UM), 6-0, 6-2
Doubles
No. 1 - Parashkevova/Csordas def. Dirnstorfer/Cowie (UM), 8-0
No. 2 - Ganeva/Ruhusova def. Feichtinger/Tjioe (UM), 8-2
No. 3 - Murisic/Leung def. Kathrin Kohl/Noble (UM), 8-6

UAB 5, Saint Louis 2
Singles
No. 1 - Katerina Lozanova (SLU) def. Gulsah Esen (UAB), 6-4, 7-5
No. 2 - Amanda Hellberg (SLU) def. Julia von Samson (UAB), 6-3, 6-7 (4), 10-5
No. 3 - Ornischa Maier-Knapp (UAB) def. Tara Grant (SLU), 6-0, 6-0
No. 4 - Samrin Tanzeem (UAB) def. Rachel McCullagh (SLU), 2-6, 7-5, 10-8
No. 5 - Annemieke Elsholz (UAB) def. Tina Grasso (SLU), 6-1, 6-0
No. 6 - Antonio Nugent received a default
Doubles
No. 1 - von Samson/Elsholz (UAB) def. Lozanova/Grant (UAB), 9-7
No. 2 - Esen/Maier-Knapp (UAB) def. Hellberg/McCullagh (SLU), 8-4
No. 3 - UAB received a default

DePaul 6, UAB 1
Singles
No. 1 - Beatrix Csordas (DePaul) def. Gulsah Esen (UAB), 6-2, 6-1
No. 2 - Marina Parashkevova (DePaul) def. Julia von Samson (UAB), 6-2, 6-2
No. 3 - Gergana Ganeva (DePaul) def. Ornischa Maier-Knapp (UAB), 6-4, 6-1
No. 4 - Samrin Tanzeem (UAB) def. Petra Ruhusova (DePaul), 7-6, 6-4
No. 5 - Brenda Leung (DePaul) def. Annemieke Elsholz (UAB), 6-4, 6-4
No. 6 - Bojana Murisic (DePaul) def. Antonio Nugent (UAB), 6-2, 7-5
Doubles
No. 1 - Parashkevova/Csordas (DePaul) def. von Samson/Nugent (UAB), 8-5
No. 2 - Ganeva/Ruhusova (DePaul) def. Esen/Maier-Knapp (UAB), 8-3
No. 3 - Elsholz/Jana Wild (UAB) def. Leung/Murisic (DePaul), 8-5