April 1, 2011

Results

TAMPA, Fla. - Memphis women's tennis dropped a 6-1 decision to 40th-ranked USF on Friday afternoon at the USF Varsity Courts, ending an eight-match win streak for the U of M.

The Lady Tigers (12-7, 1-0 C-USA) came up short in doubles play as Andrea Arques-Garcia and Stefanie Mikesz fell at the third flight to Alessandra Bonte and Kate Parker, 8-1, and Courtney Collins and Kelly Gray were upended 8-4 by Janette Bejlkova and Loreto Alonso Martinez at the No. 1 position.

Junior Mariya Slupska and partner Kathleen Hawkins would keep things tight at the No. 2 slot, but the Bulls would complete the doubles sweep with an 8-6 win from Irene Rehberger and Ecaterina Vasenina.

Memphis netters continued to struggle in individual play, with No. 107 Collins, Slupska, and Mikesz falling at No. 1-3 singles to ranked USF opponents. Mikesz fought back hard after losing the first set 7-5 to take the second, also 7-5, before falling by a narrow margin in the super-tiebreaker, 10-8.

The lone point for the Blue and Gray came at the No. 6 position where Arques-Garcia improved to 11-7 in singles this season with a come-from-behind win over USF's Parker, 2-6, 6-1, 6-3. With the win, USF moves to 7-10 overall on the season.

Memphis will make its way to Orlando, Fla., for a conference match against the University of Central Florida at 11 a.m. ET on Sunday, April 3 at the Lake Cane Tennis Center

No. 40 USF 6, Memphis 1
April 1, 2011
USF Varsity Courts

Singles
1. No. 35 Irene Rehberger (USF) def. No. 107 Courtney Collins (UM), 7-5, 6-1
2. No. 114 Ecaterina Vasenina (USF) def. Mariya Slupska (UM), 6-3, 6-3
3. No. 67 Janette Bejlkova (USF) def. Stefanie Mikesz (UM), 7-5, 5-7, 10-8
4. Loreto Alonso Martinez (USF) def. Kelly Gray (UM), 6-4, 6-4
5. Alessandra Bonte (USF) def. Kathleen Hawkins (UM), 6-4, 6-0
6. Andrea Arques-Garcia (UM) def. Kate Parker (USF), 2-6, 6-1, 6-3
Order of Finish - 5, 2, 4, 1, 6, 3

Doubles
1. Bejlkova/Martinez (USF) def. Collins/Gray (UM), 8-4
2. Rehberger/Vasenina (USF) def. Slupska/Hawkins (UM), 8-6
3. Bonte/Parker (USF) def. Arques-Garcia//Mikesz (UM), 8-1
Order of Finish - 3, 1, 2