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University of Louisville
UT-San Antonio
Women's Tennis Catch Roadrunners with 6-1 Win
March 17, 2004 | Women's Tennis
March 17, 2004
SAN ANTONIO -The University of Louisville Cardinals won five singles matches and the doubles point to defeat the UTSA women's tennis team, 6-1, at the UTSA Tennis Center. Louisville improves to 14-5 on the season and UTSA falls to 4-6.
In doubles action, the Cardinals started the match by taking the doubles point with wins at No. 2 and No. 3. Kelly Taylor and Natalie Laszkowski held on to beat Nadezda Rossikhina and Massiel Martinez 8-6. At No. 3, Paige Eber and Christina Gogol breezed to an 8-1 win over Kateryna Romanenko and Ana Paula Soto. UTSA's Paula Erausquin and sophomore Barbara Mooney combined to defeat Julia Hierl and Michele Spiess, 8-4 at No. 1.
The Cardinals almost ran the table in singles. Michele Spiess rolled over Paula Erausquin 6-1 in the first set and survived 7-6 (5) in the second. Taylor, who was bumped up to the No. 2 spot, took on Martinez and won 6-4, 6-1. Hierl handled UTSA's Barbara Mooney 6-1, 6-3 at No .3 and Gogol rolled over Soto 6-3, 6-0. Laszkowski defeated Sonya Gonzalez by default. UTSA's Romanenko dropped Paige Eber, 6-7, 6-2 (9), in the Roadrunners' only singles win of the afternoon.
The Cardinals, on their Spring Break Trip, travel on to Houston March 18 for a conference matchup.
Singles #1 Michele Spiess, UL def. Paula Erausquin 6-1,6-7 (5) #2 Kelly Taylor, UL def. Massiel Martinez 6-4,6-1 #3 Julia Hierl, UL def. Barbara Mooney 6-1,6-3 #4 Kateryna Romanenko, UTSA def. Paige Eber 6-7,6-2,(9) #5 Christina Gogol, UL def. Ana Paula Soto 6-3,6-0 #6 Natalie Laszkowski, UL def. Sonya Gonzalez default
Doubles #1 Erausquin/Mooney, UTSA def. Hierl/Spiess 8-4 #2 Taylor/Laszkowski, UL def. Rossikhina/Martinez 8-6 #3 Eber/Gogol, UL def. Romanenko/Soto 8-1
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