Jan. 26, 2009
Final Stats
NEW ORLEANS - The skies were gray, the air was
damp and the temperatures were chilly, but none of that could dampen the red-hot
Green Wave, as the Tulane University women's tennis team wrapped up a 3-0
week with a 5-2 victory over Southern Sunday afternoon at the Goldring Tennis
Center.
With the win, Tulane improved to 4-1 on the year. Southern, meanwhile, fell
to 0-1.
The Green Wave got things going early as the No. 1 doubles
team of Mariam Kurdadze and Lindsay Dvorak made quick work of Southern's duo
of Megan Wiltz and Kathryn Curtis, 8-1. In No. 2 doubles play, the combination
of Caroline Gerber and Jessica Lange posted an 8-4 win over Bethlehem Workeneh
and Janelle Mosley while there No. 3 doubles match was forfeited by the Jaguars
as Southern did not have enough eligible student-athletes.
Lange was the first Tulane player to post a singles victory,
downing Gabrielle Marshall on Court 4, 6-0, 6-2, and finished mere seconds before
Dvorak put the finishing touches on her 6-0, 6-0 win over Mosley in No. 2 play.
Kurdadze clinched the team victory with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Wiltz in No. 1 action,
and Tulane also earned a forfeit point in No. 6 singles.
Southern was able to pick up a couple of singles wins as Workeneh
defeated Sharon Siegel 7-5, 6-3, on Court 5 while Curtis rallied from a 6-1
first-set loss to defeat an injured Marcela Fonseca, 7-5, in the second set
before taking the super tie-breaker, 10-6.
Southern will now take on the University of New Orleans at
1:00 pm on Friday, January 30th on the Southern University Tennis Courts on
the SU campus.
TULANE (4-1, 0-0 C-USA) 5, SOUTHERN (0-1) 2
SINGLES
No. 1 - Mariam Kurdadze (TU) def. Megan Wiltz (SU) - 6-3, 6-2
No. 2 - Lindsay Dvorak (TU) def. Janelle Mosley (SU) - 6-0, 6-0
No. 3 - Kathryn Curtis (SU) def. Marcela Fonseca (TU) - 1-6, 7-5, 1-0 (10-6)
No. 4 - Jessica Lange (TU) def. Gabrielle Marshall (SU) - 6-0, 6-2
No. 5 - Bethlehem Workeneh (SU) def. Sharon Siegel (TU) - 7-5, 6-3
No. 6 - Caroline Gerber won by default
DOUBLES
No. 1 - Kurdadze/Dvorak (TU) def. Wiltz/Curtis (SU) - 8-1
No. 2 - Gerber/Lange (TU) def. Workeneh/Mosley (SU) - 8-4
No. 3 - Fonseca/Siegel won by default
QUOTES FOLLOWING WOMEN'S TENNIS' 5-2 VICTORY OVER SOUTHERN
TULANE HEAD COACH TERRI SISK
Overall thoughts on the match
"I thought we played well today, even though the conditions still weren't
fun for tennis. We had a talk before the match and I told them there were a
couple of things I wanted them to work on: 1) intensity, 2) doubles point and
3) team spirit. I think they came out and did what we worked on and what we
talked about."
SOUTHERN HEAD COACH Jeffrey Conyers
Overall thoughts on the match
"Obviously, it was a really tough match for our first match but it was
really good. Tulane has a very good program. Our girls did really well today.
They came out and competed well. Even though were down, they never gave up and
I really thought they fought hard. I'm really looking forward to this season."
On having Tulane back on the schedule
"It's really good to have them back. It's really good for the state with
Tulane coming back and UNO as well. With both of those programs coming back
this year, they're going to bring a whole bunch of really good teams coming
into the area now. And that will help our travel with all of these teams coming
to town. If I can piggy-back off of Coach Sisk and have that come over to Baton
Rouge, that would be great. I miss this place. It's a good place to come each
year."
