Feb. 27, 2004
Contact: Kyle Stephens (210) 458-4907 Roadrunners fall to No. 17 Texas A&M, 7-0
COLLEGE STATION, Texas - Facing its second ranked opponent in as many weeks, the UTSA women's tennis team dropped a 7-0 match to No. 17 Texas A&M on Friday at the George P. Mitchell Tennis Center in College Station, Texas.
The Roadrunners fall to 1-4 on the season, while the Aggies improve to 5-5.
Freshman Tasja Fuhrig (Flensburg, Germany) won her first set, 6-3, at No. 4 singles over A&M's Nicki Mechem, but Mechem came back to win the match, 6-3, 1-0 (5). Senior Kateryna Romanenko (Kiev, Ukraine) battled Seva Iwinski closely at No. 6 singles, falling 6-2, 7-6 (4).
UTSA opens defense of its Southland Conference regular season title on Sunday, March 7, with a 9 a.m. match against Sam Houston State in Huntsville, Texas.
College Women's Tennis
No. 17 Texas A&M 6, UTSA 0
George P. Mitchell Tennis Center
College Station, Texas
Doubles (A&M wins doubles point)
No. 1 Spencer/Walker, A&M def. Erausquin/Mooney 8-3
No. 2 Mechem/Roland, A&M def. Martinez/Rossikhina 8-2
No. 3 Lubinsky/Lee, A&M def. Fuhrig/Soto 8-1
Singles
No. 1 Helga Vieira, A&M def. Paula Erausquin, UTSA 6-3, 6-0
No. 2 Roberta Spencer, A&M def. Nadezda Rossikhina, UTSA 6-0, 6-2
No. 3 Lauren Walker, A&M def. Elba Martinez, UTSA 6-1, 6-1
No. 4 Nicki Mechem, A&M def. Tasja Fuhrig, UTSA 3-6, 6-3, 1-0 (5)
No. 5 Anna Lubinsky, A&M def. Barbara Mooney, UTSA 6-2, 6-1
No. 6 Seva Iwinski, A&M def. Kateryna Romanenko, UTSA 6-2, 7-6 (4) |
