Charlotte and South Florida Win
April 15, 2004 | Women's Tennis
April 15, 2004
USF 4, MEMPHIS 0 LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Eighth-seeded USF swept ninth-seeded Memphis in the first round of the Conference USA Women's Tennis Championship on Thursday at Bass-Rudd Tennis Center. The Bulls will now face second-seeded TCU, which earned a first-round bye, at 3 p.m. on Friday at Bass-Rudd Tennis Center. Memphis will take on the winner of the UAB/Saint Louis match on Friday at 6 p.m.
USF dominated the match early, winning the doubles point. Gabriela Duch and Marie France Lord Andrade downed Memphis' duo of Viktoria Gruber and Marlene Dirnstofer, 8-4, at the No. 1 doubles spot. The Bulls' tandem of Fabiana Taverna and Luisa Obando also nabbed an 8-4 decision over Andrea Feichtinger and Yesica Ares, 8-4, at No. 2.
In singles action, USF's Duch posted a 6-2, 6-4 win over Dirnstorfer, while Patricia Kolendo defeated Ares, 6-0, 6-3 at No. 4. Obando also swept Christina Wieser, 6-1, 6-1 in the sixth spot.
Match #5 - A (Bass-Rudd Tennis Center) (8) USF 4, (9) Memphis 0 Singles 1. Gabriela Duch, USF def. Marlene Dirnstorfer, MEM 6-2, 6-4 2. Viktoria Gruber, MEM vs. Marie France Lord Andrade, USF vs. DNF (7-5, 2-2) 3. Fabiana Taverna, USF vs. Andrea Feichtinger, MEM DNF (6-1, 5-1) 4. Patricia Kolendo, USF def. Yesica Ares, MEM 6-0, 6-3 5. Yuri Kurashima, USF vs. Kristin Noble, MEM DNF (6-3, 3-0) 6. Luisa Obando, USF def. Christina Wieser, MEM 6-1, 6-1
Doubles 1. Andrade/Duch, USF def. Dirnstorfer/Gruber, MEM 8-4 2. Taverna/Obando, USF def. Feichtinger/Ares, MEM 8-4 3. Kolendo/Kurashima, USF def. Noble/Wieser, MEM DNF (6-5)
CHARLOTTE 4, EAST CAROLINA 0 LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Seventh-seeded Charlotte swept No. 10 East Carolina, 4-0, in the first round of the C-USA Women's Tennis Championship on Thursday at Seneca Park. The 49ers will now take on No. 1 Tulane at noon on Friday. East Carolina will battle the winner of the Cincinnati/Southern Miss match on Friday at 6 p.m. in the consolation bracket.
Charlotte cruised to a 1-0 lead, after claiming the doubles point. Ali Piacente and Megan Bullins shut out the Pirates' team of Sara Boseman and Ashley Perkinson, 8-0, at the No. 3 doubles position. Kathy Robey and Ofra Friedman also nabbed an 8-6 victory over Gillie Bailey and Cristina Meilicke at No. 2.
In singles action, Piacente claimed another win for the 49ers, after downing Boseman, 6-2, 6-0, at the No. 5 spot. Charlotte clinched the match when Friedman swept Kirstin Buchanan, 6-3, 6-0.
Friday's action will begin at 9 a.m., with the beginning of the consolation matches. UAB faces Saint Louis at Bass-Rudd Tennis Center, while Cincinnati takes on Southern Miss at Seneca Park.
Match #6 - B (Seneca Park) (7) Charlotte 4, (10) East Carolina 0 Singles 1. Laura Swain, CHA vs. Raluca Baicu, ECU DNF (6-4) 2. Ofra Friedman, CHA def. Kirstin Buchanan, ECU 6-3, 6-0 3. Ashleigh Murray, CHA vs. Gillie Bailey, ECU DNF (7-6) 4. Kathy Robey, CHA vs. Cristina Meilicke, ECU DNF (7-5, 2-0) 5. Ali Piacente, CHA def. Sara Boseman, ECU 6-2, 6-0 6. Marilyn Clark, CHA def. Ashley Perkinson, ECU 6-2, 6-0
Doubles 1. Baicu/Buchanan, ECU vs. Swain/Murray, CHA DNF (7-5) 2. Robey/Friedman, CHA def. Bailey/Meilicke, ECU 8-6 3. Piacente/Megan Bullins, CHA def. Boseman/Perkinson, ECU 8-0
