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Southern Illinois
Women's Tennis Shuts Out South Alabama, Southern Illinois
Mar 23, 2013 | Women's Tennis
March 23, 2013
| Singles | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| No. 39 Courtney Collins | 6 | 6 | - | |
| Mchaela Meszarosova | 2 | 1 | - | |
| Tiffany Welcher | 6 | 6 | - | |
| Mariya Krachok | 0 | 2 | - | |
| Skylar Kuykendall | 4 | 4 | uf | |
| Emily Newton | 6 | 2 | - | |
| Alyssa Hibberd | 6 | 6 | - | |
| Cinta Maria Papke | 2 | 1 | - | |
| Liza Tymchenko | 6 | 2 | uf | |
| Mary Angela Martin | 2 | 2 | - | |
| Stefanie Mikesz | 6 | 6 | - | |
| Paula Sanchez | 1 | 4 | - | |
| No. 39 Courtney Collins | 6 | 6 | - | |
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Melanie Delsart | 2 | 4 | - |
| Skylar Kuykendall | 7 | 6 | - | |
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Natasha Tomishima | 6 | 4 | - |
| Liza Tymchenko | 6 | 6 | - | |
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Anita Lee | 2 | 4 | - |
| Stefanie Mikesz | 6 | 6 | - | |
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Ariadna Cairo Baza | 0 | 2 | - |
| Caroline Wegner | 6 | 6 | 10 | |
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Jennifer Dien | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| Kelly Gray | 6 | 6 | - | |
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Anastacia Simons | 2 | 1 | - |
| Doubles | ||||
| No. 44 Courtney Collins/Kelly Gray | 8 | |||
| Mchaela Meszarosova/Emily Newton | 2 | |||
| Tiffany Welcher/Alyssa Hibberd | 8 | |||
| Mariya Krachok/Ramona Ghermani | 1 | |||
| No. 63 Stefanie Mikesz/Caroline Wegner | 5, uf | |||
| Mary Angela Martin/Cinta Marie Papke | 3 | |||
| Tiffany Welcher/Alyssa Hibberd | 8 | |||
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Melanie Delsart/Anastacia Simons | 1 | ||
| No. 63 Stefanie Mikesz/Caroline Wegner | 8 | |||
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Jennifer Dien/Natasha Tomishima | 2 | ||
| Kelly Gray/Skylar Kuykendall | 5, uf | |||
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Anita Lee/Korey Love | 6 | ||
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The No. 31 University of Memphis women's tennis team (13-4) extended its winning streak to six matches Saturday as the Lady Tigers defeated South Alabama (11-6), 5-0, and Southern Illinois (10-2), 7-0, at The Racquet Club of Memphis.
Memphis began the day against South Alabama, cruising in doubles to take the point and an early 1-0 lead. Tiffany Welcher and Alyssa Hibberd took down Mariya Krachok and Raomna Ghermani, 8-1, at No. 2 before No. 44 Courtney Collins and Kelly Gray defeated Mchaela Meszarosova and Emily Newton, 8-2, at No. 1 to clinch the point.
In singles, Welcher picked up a 6-0, 6-2 victory at No. 2 singles while Hibberd claimed a 6-2, 6-1 win over Cinta Maria Papke at No. 4 to push Memphis' lead to 3-0. Stefanie Mikesz clinched the win for the Lady Tigers with a 6-1, 6-4 triumph at No. 6 before No. 39 Collins ended the match with a 6-2, 6-1 win at No. 1 over Meszarosova for a 5-0 victory.
The Lady Tigers continued their dominant play in doubles against Southern Illinois in the afternoon as Welcher and Hibberd won 8-1 over Melanie Delsart and Anastacia Simons at No. 1 before No. 63 Mikesz and Caroline Wegner earned an 8-2 win at No. 2 over Jennifer Dien and Natasha Tomishima.
In singles, No. 39 Collins moved into a tie for second all-time in career singles wins as she picked up a 6-2, 6-4 win over Delsart for her 91st career win. Mikesz also moved up the all-time list as she won her 62nd match with a 6-0, 6-2 victory at No. 4 over Ariadna Cairo Baza to move into a tie for eighth.
Also in action was Liza Tymchenko, who won 6-2, 6-4 over Anita Lee at No. 3 while Skylar Kuykendall won a tight match against Tomishima at No. 2 , 7-6 (7), 6-4. Memphis earned a 7-0 win when Wegner won 6-1, 6-7 (5), 10-7, over Dien at No. 5 while Gray defeated Simons, 6-2, 6-1, at No. 6.
The Lady Tigers will play their final regular season home matches of the season next Saturday when Memphis welcomes Conference USA opponents UTEP and Southern Miss. Play will begin at 9:30 a.m. at The Racquet Club of Memphis.
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