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Tulane Wins Women's Tennis Tournament
April 18, 2004 | Women's Tennis
April 18, 2004
TULANE WINS C-USA WOMEN'S TENNIS TITLE
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Tulane won its second consecutive and third Conference USA Women's Tennis Championship title in school history after posting a 4-1 victory over second-seeded TCU in Sunday's final at Bass-Rudd Tennis Center.
The Green Wave opened with a victory as the No. 3 doubles when Jenny Kuhn and Maria Ivanov defeated Gloriann Lopez and Paige Brown, 8-3. However, TCU fired back with its No. 2 team of Paty Aburto and Karla Mancinas posting an 8-6 decision over Tulane's duo of Nancy Kockott and Dorottya Magas. Tied for the doubles point, TCU's tandem of Saber Pierce and Ana Cetnik won the tiebreaker over Tulane's Darya Ivanov and Julie Smekodub, 9-8 (3).
However, Tulane didn't give up on defending its C-USA title in singles action. Kockott swept TCU's Gloriann Lopez, 6-2, 6-1, while Magas downed Karla Mancinas, 6-0, 7-5, at No. 5. Kuhn followed her solid weekend with another top finish. She swept Jenn Chay, 6-3, 6-2, and Maria Ivanov clinched the victory with a 6-2, 6-2 decision over Aburto at No. 1.
"It was a very inspirational victory for us," said Tulane head coach David Schumacher. "The doubles point is very crucial. In fact, our only other loss on the season, we also lost the doubles point. So we knew going into singles play, we had to get the job done. I was very impress with this team, because they came out focused and ready to win."
It was also a big day for Tulane tennis. Earlier in the day, the men's program also won its second consecutive C-USA crown in Memphis.
Match #22 - Championship - A (Bass-Rudd Tennis Center) (1) Tulane 4, (2) TCU 1 Singles 1. Maria Ivanov, TUL def. Paty Aburto, TCU, 6-2, 6-2 2. Jenny Kuhn, TUL def. Jenn Chay, TCU, 6-3, 6-2 3. Julie Smekodub, TUL vs. Saber Pierce, TCU, DNF (6-4, 1-2) 4. Ana Cetnik, TCU vs. Darya Ivanov, TUL, DNF (6-3, 5-1) 5. Dorottya Magas, TUL def. Karla Mancinas, TCU, 6-0, 7-5 6. Nancy Kockott, TUL def. Gloriann Lopez, TCU, 6-2, 6-1Doubles 1. Pierce/Cetnik, TCU def. Smekodub/D. Ivanov, TUL, 9-8 (3) 2. Aburto/Mancinas, TCU def. Kockott/Magas, TUL, 8-6 3. M. Ivanov/Kuhn, TUL def. Brown/Lopez, TCU, 8-3
