April 15, 2004

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Third-seeded University of Houston tennis team cruised to a 4-0 victory over No. 14 Saint Louis in the first round of the Conference USA Women's Tennis Championship on Thursday at Bass-Rudd Tennis Center. The Cougars will next face the winner of the Marquette/Southern Miss match on Friday at Seneca Park at 11 a.m.

The Cougars picked up the doubles point with Diana Martin and Karine Urbin cliching an 8-2 decision over SLU's Katerina Lozanova and Melissa Cutler at No. 2. while Yolandi Yerblanche and Kami Miller followed, defeating Rebecca Steer and Lindsay Winninger, 8-1. In singles action.

Houston nabbed three singles matches in straight sets as Terblanche finished with a 6-0, 6-1 victory over SLU's Cutler, while Miller swept Winninger, 6-0, 6-1 at the No. 5 position. Urbin then downed Rebecca Steer, 6-1, 6-1, to clinch the victory.

Singles

1. Miranda Foley, HOU vs. Katerina Lozanova, SLU, DNF (6-4, 3-2)
2. Biljana Dimovska, HOU vs. Amanda Hellberg, SLU, DNF (6-3, 3-1)
3. Diana Martin, HOU vs. Ana Renda, SLU, DNF (6-3, 2-3)
4. Yolandi Terblanche, HOU def. Melissa Cutler, SLU, 6-0, 6-1
5. Karine Urbin, HOU def. Rebecca Steer, SLU, 6-1, 6-1
6. Kami Miller, HOU def. Lindsay Winniger, SLU, 6-0, 6-1

Doubles
1. Foley/Dimovska, HOU vs. Hellberg/Renda, SLU, DNF (7-1)
2. Martin/Urbin, HOU def. Lozanova/Cutler, SLU, 8-2
3. Terblanche/Miller, HOU def. Steer/Winnerger, SLU, 8-1