April 15, 2000

Tampa, Fla.-- - The University of Memphis women's tennis team (10-10) fell to top seeded Marquette, 5-0, in a match that had been postponed due to rain Friday. Memphis advanced to a 1 p.m. match against Houston with the winner of that match playing the winner of USM/DePaul for fifth place, Sunday at noon. The loser plays for seventh place at 9 a.m., Sunday.

Junior Betsy Card (Terre Haute, Ind.) won her opening set 6-4 at No. 3, but was unable to help Memphis to the upset with 6-1, 6-1 losses in the second and third sets.

Memphis, who finished eighth in last year's championships, plays again at 1 p.m., Saturday, against No. 4 Houston, who was upset by No. 5 seed UAB, 5-3.

MARQUETTE 5, MEMPHIS 0

SINGLES

No. 1 Elisa Penalvo def. Christina Ladyman (UM, 13-7), 6-1, 6-4

No. 2 Laura Garcia def. Sabrina Lindemann (UM, 12-10), 7-6, 6-2

No. 3 Sara Fernandez def .Betsy Card (UM, 9-13), 4-6, 6-1, 6-1

No. 4 Julia Sapozhnikova def. Sumitra Rao (UM, 14-7), 7-5, 6-4

Did not play No. 5 and No. 6 singles

DOUBLES

No. 1 Penalvo/Fernandez def. Ladyman/Lindemann (UM, 7-6), 8-3