March 23, 2007

WINTER PARK, Fla. - The University of Memphis women's tennis team fell 8-1 at NCAA Division II No. 20 ranked Rollins College, Friday.

Memphis picked up its first point of the match when senior Christina Wieser and sophomore Ekin Zafir won their second straight match at No. 2 doubles, 8-3, but that would be the lone point the Lady Tigers could manage against the nationally-ranked Tars. Memphis will close out its Florida swing against league foe UCF, Sunday.

No. 20 Rollins College 8, Memphis 1
Singles
No. 1 -- Tasi Purcell def. Marjorie Ondeck (UM), 4-0, retired.
No. 2 -- Marnie Mahler def. Dara Toulch (UM), 6-2, 6-0
No. 3 -- Sonia Bernal def. Ekin Zafir (UM), 6-2, 6-3
No. 4 -- Anastasiya Shevchenko def. Christina Wieser (UM), 4-6, 5-7
No. 5 -- Silvia Frandji def. Flavia Russo (UM), 6-2, 6-0
No. 6 -- Mai-Han Nguyen def. Katie-Mary Outhwaite (UM), 7-5, 6-1
Doubles
No. 1 -- Marnie Mahler/Tasi Purcell def. Dara Toulch/Marjorie Ondeck, 8-6
No. 2 -- Ekin Zafir/Christina Wieser (UM) def. Sonia Bernal/Allison Arof, 8-3
No. 3 -- Anastasiya Shevchenko/Silvia Frandji def. Katie-Mary Outhwaite/Flavia Russo (UM), 8-0

Match Notes:
Memphis: 1-11
Rollins College: 13-1, National ranking #20