Women's Tennis Tips South Alabama 4-3

Sunday, March 23

Louisville, Ky.

10:00 AM

University of Louisville

SOUTH ALABAMA

March 23, 2008 | Women's Tennis

March 23, 2008

After dropping the doubles point and the top two singles slots, the University of Louisville looked to the heart of their lineup for support and they delivered. Winning No. 3 through No. 6, the No. 40-ranked Cardinals edged visiting South Alabama 4-3 Sunday afternoon at the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center. U of L moves to 11-5 for the season.

"This was a great bounce back after what happened against Houston," said U of L head coach Mark Beckham, whose team fell 4-3 to Houston on Friday in the opposite circumstance. "Today, we showed the true character of this team, we probably should not have won this match but we found a way to win. I am extremely proud of the team for the way they competed today."

In doubles, Lindsey Jones and Jo-Ann Van Aerde won 8-4 at No. 2 for the Cardinals but it wasn't enough as Natalia Baez and Bianca Gorbea fell 8-4 at No. 1 to Sylvanie Spangenberg and Adrianna Solorova. U of L's Robyn White and her partner Lauren Imre battled to a hard-fought 8-6 loss to Erica Krison and Jelena Krivacevic.

Lindsey Jones and Lauren Imre fell at No. 1 and No. 2 singles respectively. The Cardinals were boosted by Natalia Baez's easy 6-2, 6-1 win over Katie Welch. Robyn White rolled 6-0, 6-4 to bring the Cardinals back to 3-2. Jo-Ann Van Aerde won 7-6, 5-7, 6-1 in a three set marathon at No. 6. Bianca Gorbea dropped her first set 6-7 before scrambling back to win 6-3 and 6-4 for the match.

1.) Adrianna Solorova (USA) def. Lindsey Jones 6-2, 6-32.) Michaela Babicova (USA) def. Lauren Imre 6-3. 6-23.) Bianca Gorbea (UL) def. Erica Krisan 6-7, 6-3, 6-44.) Natalia Baez (UL) def. Katie Welch 6-2, 6-15.) Robyn White (UL) def. Sylvanie Spangenberg  6-0, 6-46.) Jo-Ann Van Aerde (UL) def. Jelena Krivacevic 7-6, 5-7, 6-1
1.) Spangenberg/Salarova (USA) def. Baez/Gorbea  8-42.) Van Aerde/Jones (UL) def. Babicova/Welch 8-43.) Krisan/Krivacevic (USA) def. White/Imre 8-6