Women's Tennis Falls to No. 24 Arkansas

Friday, January 20

Fayetteville, Ark.

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University of Louisville

Arkansas

Manuela Velasquez battled for a three set win in singles.

January 20, 2012 | Women's Tennis

Jan. 20, 2012

The University of Louisville women's tennis team fell to the No. 24-ranked University of Arkansas 6-1 Friday afternoon in Fayetteville. The Razorbacks won the doubles point and then won five singles matches for the win.

The Razorbacks (1-0) notched the first doubles win when Kate Lukomskaya and Catherine Parenteau beat Sarah Miller and Stefanie Villajuan 8-2 at No. 3. But the Cardinal pair of Manuela Velasquez and Amelia Harris combined for an 8-4 win at the No. 1 spot. U of L's Mandy Brown and Rebecca Shine fell in a pitched 8-5 battle for the No. 2 spot to Emily Carbone and Stephanie Roy.

After clinching the doubles point, UA's Claudine Paulson scored the first singles point with a 6-0, 6-1 win over Gabrielle Duncan. Next to fall was Sarah Miller at No. 5 with UA's Laurie Gingras won 6-2, 6-1. The match was clinched at the No. 2 spot when Mandy Brown fell 6-2, 6-3 to Emily Carbone. At No. 6, Amelia Harris almost won the first set but fell 7-5 before succumbing 6-2 in the second at No. 6 to Catherine Parenteau. Scrappy frosh Manuela Velasquez lost her first set 7-5 and then took the second set 6-4 and went on for the win in the tiebreaker for U of L's lone point.

The Cardinals (1-1) face Stephen F. Austin tomorrow in Fayetteville.

Doubles1.) Manuela Velasquez/Amelia Harris  (Lou) def. Claudine Paulson/Laurie Gingras (ARK) 8-42.) Emily Carbone/Stephanie Roy (ARK) def. Mandy Brown/Rebecca Shine 8-53.) Kate Lukomskaya/Catherine Parenteau (ARK) def. Stefanie Villajuan/Sarah Miller 8-2Singles1.) Stephanie Roy (ARK) def. Rebecca Shine (Lou) 4-6, 6-1 (16-14)2.) Emily Carbone (ARK) def. Mandy Brown (Lou) 6-2, 6-33.) Claudine Paulson (ARK) def. Gabrielle Duncan (Lou) 6-0, 6-14.) Manuela Velasquez (Lou) def.  Kate Lukomskaya (ARK)  5-7, 6-4, 1-0(8)5.) Laurie Gringas (ARK) def.  Sarah Miller (Lou) 6-2 ,6-16.) Catherine Parenteau (ARK)  Amelia Harris (Lou) 7-5, 6-2