March 13, 2005

NEW ORLEANS, La. - The Tulane women's tennis team won its 10th match of the season behind its second 6-1 decision of the weekend, defeating Virginia Commonwealth on Sunday afternoon at Goldring Tennis Center.

Juniors Jenny Kuehn and Julie Smekodub, ranked No. 50 in the nation, played nearly a perfect match at No. 1 doubles, blanking the No. 15 tandem of Yuferova and Borisova, 8-0, while the senior duo of Nancy Kockott and Maria Ivanov defeated Arribas and Korotkevich, 8-3, at No. 2 as Tulane captured the doubles point.

Kuehn's solid play in doubles carried over to singles as she picked up her first win of the year at No. 1, defeating Marianna Yuferova, 6-3, 3-0, who withdrew with an injury.

"Jenny (Kuehn) and Julie (Smekodub) played about as perfect of a doubles match as you can play," Tulane head coach David Schumacher said. "Jenny also had a good singles win today. She played almost flawless tennis. VCU is a good team that plays much better than their ranking indicates."

Smekodub came out on top in the close match on the third court, 7-5, 7-5, against the Rams' Cristina Arribas while Kockott notched the win at No. 4 over Viktoria Konstantinova, 6-4, 6-2.

Sophomore Dorottya Magas moved her winning streak to eight matches, posting a 6-4, 6-2 win at No. 5 over Vera Petrashevitch. At the six spot, senior Ana Saaibi evened her record at 6-6 with a 7-5, 6-2 win over VCU's Alexa Korotkevich.

No. 19 Tulane (10-5) plays its next seven matches on the road, returning to action on Saturday, March 19 at Rice. The Wave returns to Goldring Tennis Center on April 13, hosting LSU.

No. 19 Tulane 6, No. 62 Virginia Commonwealth 1
Goldring Tennis Complex
New Orleans, La.

DOUBLES:
1. # 50 Kuehn/Smekodub (TU) def. #15 Yuferova/Borisova (VCU): 8-0
2. Kockott/M. Ivanov (TU) def. Arribas/Korotkevich (VCU): 8-3
3. Petrashevitch/Konstantinova (VCU) def. Magas/Saaibi (TU): 8-3

SINGLES: 1. #37 Jenny Kuehn (TU) def. Marianna Yuferova (VCU): 6-3, 3-0, def. inj.
2. Olga Borisova (VC) def. Maria Ivanov (TU): 6-2, 6-3
3. #97 Julie Smekodub (TU) def. Cristina Arribas (VCU): 7-5, 7-5
4. #60 Nancy Kockott (TU) def. Viktoria Konstantinova (VCU): 6-4, 6-2
5. Dorottya Magas (TU) def. Vera Petrashevitch (VCU): 6-4, 6-2
6. Ana Saaibi (TU) def. Alexa Korotkevich (VCU): 7-5, 6-2