Women's Tennis Falls to UT-Chattanooga

Saturday, January 13

Nashville, Tenn.

12:30 PM ET

University of Louisville

Tenn Chattanooga

January 15, 2001 | Women's Tennis

Jan. 15, 2001

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The University of Louisville women's tennis team lost to UT-Chattanooga 5-2 at Vanderbilt on Saturday. Freshman Mariana Torres was the only Louisville player to claim a singles point as she defeated Lauren Snipes 6-1, 6-1 at the No. 6 spot. Senior Kelly Whitler went to three sets before falling 4-6, 7-5, 7-6(3) to UT-Chattanooga's Kangstefer at the No. 3 spot. Freshman Paige Eber also lost a three-set heartbreaker at No. 5 when Saskia van Velze outlasted her 7-6(4), 5-7, 7-6 (4).

Louisville won the doubles point when Katie McLaughlin and Whitler teamed to defeat Daniela Greco and Hangstefer 8-4 at the No. 1 seed and Julie Penn and Eber beat UT-Chattanooga's Cynthia Oulevay and Catherine Allen 8-6 at the No. 2 spot.

The Cards (2-2) will play their first home match on Saturday, Jan. 20 at the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center at 10:00 a.m. when the play Tennessee Tech.


UTC 5, Louisville 2
Singles:Daniela Greco (UTC) def. Katie McLaughlin (UL)6-4, 6-2Cynthia Oulevay (UTC) def. Julie Penn (UL) 6-3, 6-4Katie Hangstefer (UTC) def. Kelly Whitler (UL) 4-6, 7-5, 7-6(3)Catherine Allen (UTC) def. Kelly Kiehna (UL)6-1, 6-2Saskia van Velze (UTC) def. Paige Eber (UL) 7-6(4), 5-7, 7-6(4)Mariana Torres (UL) def. Lauren Snipes (UTC) 6-2, 6-1
Doubles:McLaughlin/Whitler (UL) def. Greco/Hangstefer (UTC) 8-4Penn/Eber (UL) def. Oulevay/Allen (UTC) 8-6van Velze/Snipes (UTC) def. Kiehna/Torres (UL) 8-4