Women's Tennis Falls to Middle Tennessee

Saturday, March 13

Nashville, Tenn.

1:00 PM

University of Louisville

Middle Tennessee State

March 13, 2004 | Women's Tennis

March 13, 2004

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. - The University of Louisville women's tennis team fell to Middle Tennessee women's tennis 6-1 Saturday at Buck Bouldin Tennis Center. MTSU improves to 8-3 and Louisville falls to 13-6.

The Cardinals opened the match by dropping the doubles point with losses at No. 1 and No. 2 doubles. No. 22 ranked Manon Kruse and Carien Venter defeated Kelly Taylor and Natalie Laszkowski 8-3 and Jennifer Klaschka and Laura McNamara won over Julia Hierl and Michele Spiess by the same score.

Middle Tennessee won all but one singles match. Junior Emily Vest fell at No. 6 to Laszkowski 6-4, 6-3. Two matches went to three sets but the Lady Raiders came out on top. Venter defeated Taylor 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 and McNamra finished up the match with a 6-1, 4-6, 6-0 win over Paige Eber.

Middle Tennessee 6, Louisville 1
Doubles1.  #22 Kruse/Venter (MT) def. Taylor/Laszkowski (UL) 8-32.  Klaschka/McNamara (MT) def. Hierl/Spiess (UL) 8-33.  Gogol/Eber (UL) def. Cibils/Williams (MT) 8-9 (4-7)
Singles1.  #55 Manon Kruse (MT) def. Michele Spiess (UL) 6-4, 6-22.  #100 Jennifer Klaschka (MT) def. Julia Hierl (UL) 6-2, 6-03.  Carien Venter (MT) def. Kelly Taylor (UL) 6-2, 3-6, 6-44.  Laura McNamra (MT) def. Paige Eber (UL) 6-1, 4-6, 6-05.  Ana Maria Ciblis (MT) def. Christina Gogol (UL) 6-4, 7-56.  Natalie Laszkowski (UL) def. Emily Vest (MT) 4-6, 3-6