University of Memphis Athletics
University of Memphis
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Women's Tennis Wins 5-2
Mar 21, 2003 | Women's Tennis
March 21, 2003
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The University of Memphis women's tennis team (10-5, 3-1 C-USA) picked up its third Conference USA win of the season with a 5-2 victory over Saint Louis (6-9 overall), Friday.
The Lady Tigers opened with a sweep of the three doubles matches before victories at 2, 4, 5 and 6 singles secured the Lady Tigers' 10th win of the season.
Saint Louis scored its two points with wins at No. 1 and 3 singles as Melisa Lemus defeated Sabrina Lindemann, 6-2, 6-2 and Amy O'Handley battled Sumitra Rao in a three set match. O'Handley won the third-set tiebreak, 11-9 to win 1-6, 6-1, 11-9. The Lady Tigers will play two home matches, Saturday, beginning with a morning match against SIU-Carbondale. Both the women's and men's teams will then be in action beginning at 2 p.m. on the U of M courts. The women will host Troy State while the men host Georgia State.
Memphis 5, Saint Louis 2
Singles
No. 1 - Melisa Lemus def. Sabrina Lindemann (UM), 6-2, 6-2
No. 2 - Monica Gonzalez-Gordo (UM) def. Vicki Zielinski, 6-0, 6-3
No. 3 - Amy O'Handley def. Sumitra Rao (UM), 1-6, 6-1, 11-9
No. 4 - Viktoria Gruber (UM) def. Melissa Cutler, 7-5, 6-1
No. 5 - Marlene Dirnstrofer (UM) def. Erin Kersten, 6-1, 6-2
No. 6 - Andrea Feichtinger (UM) def. Rebecca Steer, 6-0, 6-0
Doubles
No. 1 - Lindemann/Gonzalez-Gordo (UM) def. Lemus/Zielinski, 8-3
No. 2 - Rao/Dirnstorfer (UM) def. O'Handley/Cutler, 8-2
No. 3 - Gruber/Feichtinger (UM) def. Kersten/Kristen Doyle, 8-1
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