Women's Tennis Edges No. 65 Marshall 4-3

Saturday, March 31

Huntington, W. Va.

11:00 AM

University of Louisville

Marshall

Natalie Laszkowski won No. 3 singles for the Cardinals.

March 31, 2007 | Women's Tennis

March 31, 2007

The University of Louisville women's tennis team battled back after dropping the doubles point to beat No. 65-ranked Marshall 4-3 in Saturday in Huntington.

After dropping the top two spots in doubles with Lauren Imre and Robyn White losing 8-3 to Kellie Schmitt and Karolina Soor at No. 1. Natalia Baez and Bianca Gorbea fell 8-5 to Jessica Keener and Yulia Kashelkina at No. 2. Marshall defaulted the No. 3 spot.

In singles, Jo-Ann Van Aerde scored the first point for the Cardinals, when she won 6-2, 6-0. Natalie Laszkowski added a U of L point with a 7-5, 6-2 win over Yulia Kashelkina. Robyn White fell 1-6 in the first set but regrouped to win 6-4, 6-2 over Jessica Keener at No. 4.

The win boosts the Cardinal record to 8-11.

Singles1.) Kellie Schmitt (MU) def. Lauren Imre 6-3, 6-02.) Karolina Soor (MU) def. Bianca Gorbea 7-5, 6-23.) Natalie Laszkowski (UL) def. Yulia Kashelkina 7-5, 6-24.) Robyn White (UL) def. Jessica Keener 1-6, 6-4, 6-25.) Jo-Ann Van Aerde (UL) def. Anna Volkova 6-2, 6-06.) Natalia Baez (UL) won by default
Doubles1.) Schmitt and Soor (MU) def. Imre and White 8-32.) Keener and Kashelkina (MU) def. Baez and Gorbea 8-53.) Laszkowski and Van Aerde (UL) won by default