Tulane University
TCU
Women's Tennis Falls To TCU
Mar 9, 2002 | Women's Tennis
March 9, 2002
NEW ORLEANS, La. - - The Tulane women's tennis team picked up wins at three singles matches but could not pull off the upset as the Green Wave dropped a 4-3 decision to Conference USA rival TCU at the Goldring Tennis Center on Saturday.
Tulane, ranked 61st in the latest Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) polls, drops to 7-4 overall. TCU, ranked 31st by the ITA, improves to 10-3 overall.
TCU jumped out to an early 1-0 lead by claiming wins at two of the three doubles positions. The Green Wave's lone doubles victory came at the No. 2 spot, where Julie Morris and Ana Saaibi posted an 8-4 win over TCU's Saber Pierce and Brenna Schackelford. TCU posted wins at No. 1 and No. 3 doubles however to take the doubles point.
The two teams split six singles matches, taking three points each, but TCU's win in the doubles portion lifted them to the 4-3 victory. The Green Wave, playing three ranked TCU players in the top half of the line-up, were able to post a pair of wins against ranked opponents. Maria Ivanov recorded a 6-2, 0-6, 6-4 win over TCU's 96th-ranked Katrin Gaber at No. 2 singles, while Joyce Bergman posted a win over 112th-ranked Saber Pierce on Court 3 when Pierce defaulted in the third set.
Lucy Wood also gave Tulane a singles win, posting a 6-2, 6-2 triumph over Ivonne Andrade at the No. 6 spot. However, TCU took home wins at No. 1, No. 4 and No. 5 singles to earn the dual match win. TCU's Paty Aburto, ranked 99th by the ITA, was a 6-0, 6-3 winner over Julie Morris at No. 1 singles, while Rosa Perry posted a 6-4, 7-6 win over Tulane's Ana Saaibi at the No. 4 spot. TCU clinched the match at No. 5 singles when Karla Mancinas turned in a 7-6, 7-5 win over Tulane's Maiko Cook.
Tulane returns to action on Wednesday, March 13, as the Green Wave play host to Tennessee-Chattanooga at 2:30 p.m. at the Goldring Tennis Center.
No. 31 TCU 4, No. 61 Tulane 3
Sat., March 9, 2002 - New Orleans, La.
Doubles
No. 1 Perry/Aburto (TCU) def. Ivanov/Bergman (TU), 8-5
No. 2 Morris/Saaibi (TU) def. Pierce/Shackelford (TCU), 8-4
No. 3 Gaber/Mancinas (TCU) def. Wood/Axsater (TU), 8-6
Singles
No. 1 Paty Aburto (99, TCU) def. Julie Morris (TU), 6-0, 6-3
No. 2 Maria Ivanov (115, TU) def. Katrin Gaber (96, TCU), 6-2, 0-6, 6-4
No. 3 Julie Morris (TU) def. Saber Pierce (112, TCU), 6-3, 2-6, 5-5 def.
No. 4 Rosa Perez (TCU) def. Ana Saaibi (TU), 6-4, 7-6
No. 5 Karla Mancincas (TCU) def. Maiko Cook (TU), 7-6, 7-5
No. 6 Lucy Wood (TU) def. Ivonne Andrade (TCU), 6-2, 6-2
