April 1, 2008

JONESBORO, Ark. - - The University of Memphis women's tennis team (7-10) got wins from hometown products Ashley Murdock and Lindsey Wiseman, but that was not enough in a 5-2 Lady Tiger loss at Arkansas State, Tuesday.

Murdock (Memphis, Tenn./St. Agnes) won her No. 1 singles match, 7-5, 6-2, while Wiseman (Memphis, Tenn./Briarcrest) won her match at No. 4 singles, 6-3, 6-2. But after falling behind 0-1 early as ASU won all three doubles matches, the two singles wins were not enough to power Memphis to the win.

Memphis will host three Conference USA matches this weekend, beginning with a Friday match against UTEP. With rain forecasted for Friday, that match may be moved indoors. Check www.gotigersgo.com for more information.

Arkansas State 5, Memphis 2

Doubles
No. 1 - Renee Branker/Emily Laing def. Ashley Murdock/Marjorie Ondeck (UM), 8-4
No. 2 - Maria Oprea/Paula Chelminska def. Kristin Chamberlain/Ekin Zafir (UM), 8-4
No. 3 - Rone Van Wyk/Leydi Zora def. Dara Toulch/Lindsey Wiseman (UM), 8-6

Singles
No. 1 - Ashley Murdock (UM) def. Maria Oprea, 7-5, 6-2
No. 2 - Paula Chelminska def. Marjorie Ondeck (UM), 6-2, 6-1
No. 3 - Rone Van Wyk def. Amanda Brown (UM), 6-3, 7-5
No. 4 - Lindsey Wiseman (UM) def. Leydi Zora, 6-3, 6-2
No. 5 - Renee Branker def. Kristin Chamberlain (UM), 6-2, 6-0
No. 6 - Emily Laing def. Dara Toulch (UM), 6-4, 6-3