Women's Tennis Closes Season with Doubleheader Sweep

Tuesday, April 8

Louisville, Ky.

6:00 PM

University of Louisville

XAVIER

Senior Melisa San Martin posted wins in doubles and singles her final match at the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center

April 08, 2003 | Women's Tennis

April 8, 2003

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - - The University of Louisville women's tennis team closed out the regular season by beating Xavier 5-2 and IUPU-Ft. Wayne 7-0 Tuesday at the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center.

In the match against Xavier, the Musketeers took the doubles point as Lauren Clary and Stephanie Bauer defeated Louisville's Marie Louise Frolich-Hansen and Kelly Taylor 8-6 at the top seed and Katy Wiles and Lindsay Dressman beat Paige Eber and Jasmin Singh 8-4 at No. 3. Louisville's Julie Penn and Melisa San Martin edged Kate Weightman and Kristen Clary 9-8 at No. 2.

In singles, Frolich-Hansen topped Lauren Clary 6-2, 1-6, 6-2 at No. 1 and Taylor posted a 7-5, 6-2 win over Bauer at the two-spot. Eber beat Kristen Clary 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 at No. 3 while San Martin defeated Weightman 6-4, 6-3 at No. 4. Penn won the No. 5 seed, topping Kelley 6-2, 6-2. Xavier's Emily Tuchserer posted the Musketeer's only singles point with a 6-3, 0-6, 6-4 win over Mariana Torres at No. 6.

In the second match of the day, the Cardinals claimed the doubles point as Frolich-Hansen and Taylor teamed to defeat Beth Miller and Jill Carie 8-0 at No. 1 and San Martin and Kelly Kiehna topped Michelle Humphrey and Stephanie Blaney 8-2 at No. 2. The third doubles match was not played.

The Cardinals swept the singles in straight sets as Eber defeated Blaney 6-0, 6-0 at the top seed and Torres beat Carie 6-0, 6-1 at No. 2. Singh topped Humphrey 6-1, 6-1 at No. 3 and Casie Skaggs closed out the singles wins with a 2-6, 6-3 (4) decision over Miller at No. 4. IUPU-Ft. Wayne defaulted at Nos. 5 and 6.

"We had a great performance in singles and doubles by senior Melisa San Martin who was playing her final home match," said U of L head coach Greg Davis. "We are still working to get a consistent performance out of all six doubles players. Once we pull together and perform to our capabilities at the same time, we will be in good shape. We still have a lot of goals yet to reach this season and we are working hard to meet those goals by the end of the Conference USA tournament."

The Cardinals (19-6) will travel to New Orleans for the Conference USA Championship April 11-14.


Louisville 5 - Xavier 2Singles1 - Marie Louise Frolich-Hansen (UL) d. Lauren Clary (XU) 6-2, 1-6, 6-22 - Kelly Taylor (UL) d. Stephanie Bauer (XU) 7-5, 6-23 - Paige Eber (UL) d. Kristen Clary (XU) 2-6, 6-3, 6-44 - Melisa San Martin (UL) d. Kate Weightman (XU) 6-4, 6-35 - Julie Penn (UL) d. Andrea Kelley (XU) 6-2, 6-26 - Emily Tuchsherer (XU) d. Mariana Torres (UL) 6-3, 0-6, 6-4Doubles1 - L. Clary/Bauer (XU) d. Frolich-Hansen/Taylor (UL) 8-62 - Penn/San Martin (UL) d. Weightman/K. Clary (XU) 9-83 - Katy Wiles/Lindsay Dressman (XU) d. Eber/ Jasmin Singh (UL) 8-4
Louisville 7 - IUPU-Ft. Wayne 0Singles1 - Paige Eber (UL) d. Stephanie Blaney (IPFW) 6-0, 6-02 - Mariana Torres (UL) d. Jill Carie (IPFW) 6-0, 6-13 - Jasmin Singh (UL) d. Michelle Humphrey (IPFW) 6-1, 6-14 - Casie Skaggs (UL) d. Beth Miller (IPFW) 2-6, 6-3 (4)5 - Kelly Kiehna (UL) d. (IPFW) def.6 - Julie Penn (UL) d. (IPFW) def.Doubles1 - Frolich-Hansen/Taylor (UL) d. Miller/Carie (IPFW) 8-02 - San Martin/ Kelly Kiehna (UL) d. Humphrey/Blaney (IPFW) 8-23 - Eber/Singh (UL) d. (IPFW) def.