April 7, 2007

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The University of Memphis women's tennis team moved indoors due to the unseasonable cold that has descended on the Mid-South, but it was not enough to warm up the Lady Tigers, as UALR downed Memphis, 7-0.

UALR swept all three doubles matches, getting the stiffest test from the Lady Tigers' top tandem of Christina Wieser and Ekin Zafir, who battled, but fell 8-6.

Wieser was also involved in the one singles match that went to a tiebreak, as she won her opening set, 6-3, but then fell 6-3, 10-5 at No. 3 singles.

Memphis will remain at home and will face McNeese State, Tuesday. That match will be played at Briarcrest in Memphis and the match will begin at 2:30 p.m.

UALR 7, Memphis 0
Doubles
No. 1 -- Jenna Hirdle/Marta Gomez-Jordana def. Christina Wieser/Ekin Zafir (UM), 8-6
No. 2 -- Laetitia Bourgeon/Outi Jarvinen def. Dara Toulch/Amanda Brown (UM), 8-1
No. 3 -- Patricia Cortes/Rosario Negrete def. Flavia Russo/Katie-Mary Outhwaite (UM), 8-1
Singles
No. 1 -- Outi Jarvinen def. Ekin Zafir (UM), 6-1, 6-1
No. 2 -- Jenna Hirdle def. Dara Toulch (UM), 6-0, 7-6 (3)
No. 3 -- Laetitia Bourgeon def. Christina Wieser (UM), 3-6, 6-3, 10-5
No. 4 -- Rosario Negrete def. Amanda Brown (UM), 6-1, 6-2
No. 5 -- Patricia Cortes def. Flavia Russo (UM), 6-1, 6-1
No. 6 -- Marta Gomez-Jordana def. Katie-Mary Outhwaite (UM), by default