March 31, 2003

ORLANDO, Fla. - The University of Memphis saw its six-match win streak come to an end with a 4-3 loss at UCF, Monday. The loss drops Memphis to 13-6, while stretching UCF's win streak to six-straight matches.

The match was UCF's final home match of the 2003 season, and the Golden Knights came out on fire, taking the No. 2 and No. 3 doubles matches, 8-4. The No. 1 Lady Tiger team of Sabrina Lindemann and Monica Gonzalez-Gordo won their No. 1 match, 8-2, and both also contributed with singles wins. Lindemann downed UCF senior Marieke Gunawan, 6-2, 6-4, while Gonzalez-Gordo came back from a 6-3 first set loss to win 6-3, 10-5 over Anna Westin. Freshman Andrea Feichtinger added to her team-leading singles total with a 6-3, 6-0 win at No. 6 singles, but UCF held off the Lady Tigers at No. 3, 4 and 5 to decide the match.

Marlene Dirnstorfer's 6-3, 6-3 loss at No. 5 singles snapped an eight-match win streak for the Pindsorf, Austria, native. Dirnstorfer falls to 12-4 in the dual spring season.

Memphis returns home to finish its 2003 home schedule with a 2:30 p.m. match against Auburn-Montgomery. That match will be the final home match for seniors Sabrina Lindemann, Monica Gonzalez-Gordo and Sumitra Rao.

The Conference USA tournament, which is being held in New Orleans by Tulane University, begins April 12th.

UCF 4, Memphis 3
Singles
No. 1 - Sabrina Lindemann (UM) def. Marieke Gunawan, 6-2, 6-4
No. 2 - Monica Gonzalez-Gordo (UM) def .Anna Westin, 3-6, 6-3, 10-5
No. 3 - Julie Pecastaing def. Sumitra Rao (UM), 6-2, 6-0
No. 4 - Kristina Lohmos def. Viktoria Gruber (UM), 6-0, 7-6
No. 5 - Pamela Fernandez def. Marlene Dirnstorfer (UM), 6-3, 6-3
No. 6 - Andrea Feichtinger (UM) def. Ola Luczak, 6-3, 6-0
Doubles
No. 1 - Lindemann/Gonzalez-Gordo (UM) def. Luczak/Westin, 8-2
No. 2 - Fernandez/Pecastaing def. Rao/Dirnstorfer (UM), 8-4
No. 3 - Gunawan/Lohmos def. Gruber/Feichtinger (UM), 8-4