Women's Tennis Proves Mightier Than Penn

Tuesday, March 13

New Orleans

3:00 PM CT

Tulane University

Pennsylvania

Maiko Cook posted a <br> straight sets win against <br> Penn on Tuesday

Mar 13, 2001 | Women's Tennis

March 13, 2001

NEW ORLEANS, La - - Despite losing the opening doubles point, the Tulane women's tennis team posted a 4-3 win over Penn at the Goldring Tennis Stadium on Tuesday.

The Green Wave snapped a nine-match losing streak with the victory, improving to 3-9. Penn fell to 6-6 with the loss.

Tulane claimed wins at four of six singles positions to earn its first dual-match win since Feb. 8. Joyce Bergman and Maiko Cook each posted straight-set wins. Bergman was a 6-3, 6-3 winner over Penn's Shubha Srinivasan at the No. 3 spot, while Cook also turned in a 6-3, 6-3 scoreline over Rachel Shweky at the No. 6 position.

Anna Monhartova gave Tulane a point at the No. 1 singles match, rallying from a set down to record a 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 decision over Sanela Kunovac. Nancy Kockott picked up Tulane's other singles victory when her opponent, Louani Bascara, was forced to retire with an injury.

Penn took an early 1-0 lead after winning two of the three doubles matches. The Penn duo of Kunovac and Shweky posted an 8-5 win over Tulane's team of Julie Morris and Joyce Bergman at No. 1 doubles, while Srinisvasan and Bascara turned in a 9-7 victory over Kockott and Olga Mikhailova at No. 2 doubles. Tulane did pick up a win in doubles, as Monhartova and Anneli Axsater cruised to a 8-2 win over Nicole Ptak and Jolene Sloat at the No. 3 spot.

Tulane returns to action on Thursday, as the Green Wave play host to Louisiana-Lafayette and American. The doubleheader is slated to begin at 11 a.m.

Tulane 4, Penn 3
Singles:Tulane               SMU            Winner  Score Anna Monhartova         Sanela Kunovac Tulane  3-6, 6-1, 6-2Julie Morris       Nicole Ptak    Penn    3-6, 6-3, 6-4Joyce Bergman         Shubha Srinivasan  Tulane  6-3, 6-3Nancy Kockott        Louani Bascara Tulane  defaultAnneli Axsater       Jolene Sloat   Penn    2-6, 7-5, 6-2Maiko Cook       Rachel Sweky   Tulane  6-3, 6-3
DoublesMorris/Bergman       Kunovac/Shweky Penn    8-5Kockott/Mikhailova   Srinivasan/Bascara Penn    9-7Monhartova/Axsater   Ptak/Sloat         Tulane  8-2