Women's Tennis Fares Well Against Washington State
Nov 4, 2002 | Women's Tennis
Nov. 3, 2002
COLLEGE STATION, Texas - - The Tulane women's tennis team won a pair of doubles matches and then split six singes matches with Washington State at the Texas A&M Round Robin Tournament on Sunday.
The Green Wave picked up wins at No. 1 and No. 2 doubles. The Tulane tandem of Nancy Kockott and Maria Ivanov posted an 8-4 win over the WSU team of Arias and Martinez at the No. 1 spot, while the Wave duo of Ana Saaibi and Jenny Kuhn were 8-2 winners over Gaal and Fodor at No. 2 doubles.
Saaibi picked up a win in singles play for the third straight day, posting a 6-2, 6-4 win over Orsi Sallai at No. 4 singles. Tulane also got wins from Ivanov and Kockott in singles action. Ivanov posted a 4-6, 6-2, 10-7 win over Gaal at the No. 2 spot, while Kockott was a 6-3, 5-7, 10-8 winner over Martinez at the No. 3 spot.
Tulane played three matches over the weekend without freshman Julie Smekodub and senior Julie Morris.
Doubles:
1. Nancy Kockott/Maria Ivanov (Tulane) def. Lorena Arias/Chris Martinez (WSU), 8-4
2. Ana Saaibi/Jenny Kuhn (Tulane) def. Nora Gaal/Zsofi Fodor (WSU), 8-2
3. Melanie Humphrey/Zorana Roganovic (WSU) def. Lucy Wood/Alexis Coulourides (Tulane), 8-4
Singles:
1. Lorena Arias (WSU) def. Khun (Tulane), 6-4, 2-6, 1-0(8)
2. Ivanov (Tulane) def. Nora Gaal (WSU), 4-6, 6-2 1-0(7)
3. Kockott (Tulane) def. Chris Martinez (WSU), 6-3, 5-7, 1-0(8)
4. Saaibi (Tulane) def. Orsi Sallai (WSU), 6-2, 6-4
5. Zsofi Fodor (WSU) def. Wood (Tulane), 6-7, 6-3
6. Melanie Humphrey (WSU) def. Coulourides (Tulane), 6-2, 6-2
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