Charlotte Sends Marquette Home, South Florida Beats a Battered DePaul
April 17, 2004 | Women's Tennis
April 17, 2004
Charlotte 4, Marquette 1 No. 7 Charlotte claimed a 4-1 victory over sixth-seeded Marquette in the consolation round of the Conference USA Women's Tennis Championship on Saturday at Bass-Rudd Tennis Center. The 49ers will now face USF on Sunday at Seneca Park (9 a.m.). Marquette finishes the tournament tied for seventh with DePaul.
Charlotte won the doubles point after the team of Laura Swain and Ashleigh Murray defeated Marquette's duo of Veronica Garcia Briseno and Callan Smith, 8-2.
The Golden Eagles rallied after Briseno swept Swain, 6-1, 6-2 at No. 1 singles. However, Charlotte came back to sweep the No. 2 and No. 3 matches. Kathy Robey clinched the 4-1 victory for the 49ers when she outlasted Annabelle Espinosa, 6-4, 7-5, at No. 4.
Saturday, April 17 Match #15 - A (Bass-Rudd Tennis Center) (7) Charlotte 4, (6) Marquette 1 Singles 1. Veronica Garcia Briseno, MAR def. Laura Swain, CHA, 6-1, 6-2 2. Ofra Friedman, CHA def. Genevieve Charron, MAR, 6-2, 6-4 3. Ashleigh Murray, CHA def. Callan Smith, MAR, 6-0, 6-0 4. Kathy Robey, CHA def. Annabelle Espinosa, MAR, 6-4, 7-5 5. Ali Piacente, CHA vs. Eva Trujillo Herrera, MAR, DNF (2-6, 7-6 (1)) 6. Marilyn Clark, CHA vs. Francina Bonnelly, MAR, DNF (1-6, 6-3, 3-3)USF 4, DEPAUL 0 USF shut out fourth-seeded DePaul, 4-0, in the consolation round of the Conference USA Women's Tennis Championship on Saturday at Seneca Park. The Bulls will now face Charlotte on Sunday at 9 a.m., while the Blue Demons conclude the tournament tied for seventh with Marquette.Doubles 1. Swain/Murray, CHA def. Briseno/Smith, MAR, 8-2 2. Friedman/Robey, CHA def. Charron/Espinosa, MAR, 8-3 3. Bonnelly/Trujillo Herrera, MAR def. Megan Bullins/Piacente, CHA, 8-4
USF clinched the doubles point after Marie France Lord Andrade and Gabriela Duch notched an 8-3 decision over DePaul's Marina Parashkevova and Gergana Ganeva at No. 1. The Blue Demons did not field a third flight doubles team due to injuries.
In singles action, Fabiana Taverna swept Natalie Matko, 6-1, 6-2, at No. 2, while Patricia Kolendo defeated Brenda Leung, 6-0, 6-4. Luisa Obando also nabbed a 6-1, 6-1 decision over Stephanie Matko at No. 5.
Match #16 - B (Seneca Park) (8) USF 4, (4) DePaul 0 1. Gabriela Duch, USF vs. Gergana Ganeva, DPU, DNF (7-6 (6), 1-4) 2. Marie France Lord Andrade, USF vs. Marina Parashkevova, DPU, DNF (1-6, 6-1, 5-2) 3. Fabiana Taverna, USF def. Natalie Matko, DPU, 6-1, 6-2 4. Patricia Kolendo, USF def. Brenda Leung, DPU, 6-0, 6-4 5. Yuri Kurashima, USF vs. Karen Falduto, DPU, DNF (6-4, 7-6 (3) 6. Luisa Obando, USF def. Stephanie Matko, DPU, 6-1, 6-1Doubles 1. Andrade/Duch, USF def. Parashkevova/Ganeva, DPU, 8-3 2. Taverna/Obando, USF vs. Rehusova/Leung, DPU, DNF (4-1) 3. No third flight fielded due to DePaul injury.
