April 22, 2001

Hattiesburg, Miss.- - The University of Memphis women's tennis team (11-15, 1-3) finished its season in eighth-place in Conference USA with a 4-1 loss to DePaul in the seventh-place match, Sunday.

DePaul overcame a 1-0 deficit after Memphis won the doubles point, to win the match and finish in seventh-place. Memphis won the No. 1 and 2 doubles matches, but then proceeded to lose the No. 1, 2, 3 and 6 singles matches to end their season 11-15 overall.

No. 2 seed Tulane upset No. 1 seed UAB to win the league championships, 4-0. Marquette upended South Florida for third-place, while Houston defeated Cincinnati for fifth place.

DePaul 4, Memphis 1
Singles
No. 1 - Laura Taylor (DU) def. Christina Ladyman (UM), 6-2, 6-1
No. 2 - Szilvia Kelemen (DU) def. Sabrina Lindemann (UM), 6-4, 6-0
No. 3 - Kadi Hilpus (DU) def. Betsy Card (UM), 6-2, 6-3
No. 4 - Stephanie Matko vs. Sumitra Rao (UM), DNF
No. 5 - Karen Falduto vs. Annika Westberg (UM), DNF>
No. 6 - Natalie Matko def. Rebecca Garner (UM), 6-3, 6-2

Doubles
No. 1 - Ladyman/Lindemann (UM) def. Taylor/Falduto, 8-6
No. 2 - Card/Westberg (UM) def. Kelemen/S. Matko, 8-5
No. 3 - Hilpus/N. Matko (DU) def. Rao/Garner, 8-2