Women's Tennis Falls to No. 53 Missouri

Friday, March 4

Columbia, Mo.

2:00 PM

University of Louisville

Missouri

Kelly Taylor won both singles and doubles as the Cardinals fell 5-2.

March 04, 2005 | Women's Tennis

March 4, 2005

The University of Louisville women's tennis team fell to No. 53 ranked Missouri 5-2 as the Tigers extend their home match winning streak to five in Columbia, Friday evening.

U of L won No. 2 doubles spot when Natalie Laszkowski and Kelly Taylor overpowered Yelena Olshanskaya and Erika Josbena 8-4. The No. 1 pair of Leslie Stewart and Suzanna Gracanin were edged 8-5 by Katka Sevcikova and Carolyn Kramer. But U of L had to default No. 3 doubles so the win for Taylor and Laszkowski was a moot point.

Freshman Robyn White won a closely contested match at No. 2 for the Cardinals, outlasting Hana Kraftova in a tiebreaker. Taylor continued her winning ways with a 6-2, 7-5 win at No. 3 over Olshanskaya. Gracanin took the first set in the No. 4 singles slot but fell 6-1, 6-2 in the next two. Laszkowski battled in a tiebreaker as well but fell 7-6 (10-5) in the second set. U of L defaulted the No. 6 spot.


Missouri def. Louisville 5-2Singles1. Katka Sevcikova(MU) def. Leslie Stewart(UL) 6-1, 6-42. Robyn White (UL) def. Hana Kraftova (MU) 6-4, 7-6, (10-6)3. Kelly Taylor (UL) def. Yelena Olshanshaya (MU) 6-2, 7-54. Erika Josbena (MU) def. Suzanna Gracanin (UL) 2-6, 6-1, 6-25. Carolyn Kramer (MU) def. Natalie Laszkowski (UL) 6-3, 6-7, 10-56. Lubica Nadassaka (MU) def. DEF
Doubles
1. Sevcikova/Kramer (MU) def Gracanin/Stewart (UL) 8-52.Laszkowski/ Taylor (UL) def. Olshanskaya/Josbena 8-43. Kraftova/ Bellis (MU) def. DEF