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Tulane and Houston Both Advance at C-USA Tournament
April 16, 2004 | Women's Tennis
April 16, 2004
TULANE 5, CHARLOTTE 0 No. 1 Tulane shut out Charlotte, 5-0, in the quarterfinals of the Conference USA Women's Tennis Championship on Friday at Bass-Rudd Tennis Center. The Green Wave, who are ranked No. 15 in the Intercollegiate Tennis Rankings, have now improved their winning streak to 13 consecutive matches.
Tulane dominated early, claiming the doubles point. The duo of Maria Ivanov and Jenny Kuhn defeated Megan Bullins and Ali Piacente, 8-4, at No. 3. No. 21-ranked duo of Nancy Kockott and Dorottya Magas also claimed an 8-4 decision over Ofra Friedman and Kathy Robey.
In singles action, Maria Ivanov cruised to a 6-1, 6-0 victory over Laura Swain at No. 1 and Kuhn also swept at No. 2 with a score of 6-1, 6-2 against Friedman.
Vying for its second consecutive C-USA team title, Tulane advances to the semifinals and will face either Houston or Marquette on Saturday at noon.
Match #9 - A (Bass-Rudd Tennis Center) (1) Tulane 5, (7) Charlotte 0 Singles 1. Maria Ivanov, TUL def. Laura Swain, CHA, 6-1, 6-0 2. Jenny Kuhn, TUL def. Ofra Friedman, CHA, 6-1, 6-2 3. Julie Smekodub, TUL vs. Ashleigh Murray, CHA, DNF (6-1, 5-1) 4. Darya Ivanov, TUL def. Kathy Robey, CHA, 6-1, 6-0 5. Dorottya Magas, TUL def. Ali Piacente, CHA, 6-1, 6-0 6. Erika Valdes, TUL def. Marilyn Clark, CHA, DNF (6-3, 4-2)HOUSTON 4, MARQUETTE 0 No. 3 Houston defeated sixth-seeded Marquette, 4-0, in the quarterfinal round of the Conference USA Women's Tennis Championship on Friday at Seneca Park. The Cougars will now advance to the semifinals where they will take on No. 1 Tulane on Saturday at noon. The Golden Eagles will face No. 7 Charlotte on Saturday at 9 a.m. Both matches will be played at Bass-Rudd Tennis Center.Doubles 1. Smekodub/Ivanov, TUL vs. Swain/Murray, CHA, DNF (6-5) 2. Kockott/Magas, TUL def. Friedman/Robey, CHA, 8-4 3. Ivanov/Kuhn, TUL def. Megan Bullins/Piacente, CHA, 8-4
Houston clinched the doubles point when Yolandi Terblanche and Kami Miller downed Francina Bonnelly and Eva Trujillo Herrera at the No. 3 spot.
In singles, Miranda Foley swept Marquette's Veronica Garcia Briseno, 6-1, 6-1, while Diana Martin also claimed a straight-set victory over Callan Smith, 6-3, 6-1 at No. 3.
Match #10 - B (Seneca Park) (3) Houston 4, (6) Marquette 0 Singles 1. Miranda Foley, HOU def. Veronica Garcia Briseno, MAR, 6-1, 6-1 2. Biljana Dimovska, HOU vs. Genevieve Charron, MAR, DNF (6-1, 1-6, 2-0) 3. Diana Martin, HOU def. Callan Smith, MAR, 6-3, 6-1 4. Yolandi Terblanche, HOU vs. Annabelle Espinosa, MAR, DNF (6-2, 2-1) 5. Francina Bonnelly, MAR vs. Karine Urbin, HOU, DNF (6-4, 2-1) 6. Kami Miller, HOU def. Dominika Dabrowski, MAR, 6-3, 6-1Doubles 1. Foley/Dimovska, HOU def. Briseno/Smith, MAR, 8-1 2. Charron/Espinosa, MAR def. Martin/Urbin, HOU, 8-1 3. Terblanche/Miller, HOU def. Bonnelly/Trujillo Herrera, MAR, 8-6
