March 31, 2007
DALLAS (SMU) - The SMU women's tennis team advanced to 14-4 on the season with two wins today over Louisiana-Lafayette and Prairie View A&M. SMU defeated ULL, 4-3, and PVAMU, 6-0.
"They girls came out and played well today," said head coach Lauren Longbotham. "I was really impressed with our doubles play. Our goal today was to work on footwork and focus and we did a really good job on both of those today."
The Mustangs began their morning by winning the doubles point against ULL. Monica Neveklovska and Kristen Ried demanded a, 8-2, win over Clemence Remy and Laura Martelli at the No. 3 spot. The score evened out as Jennifer Chay and Pavi Francis were unable to overturn Angela Dangond and Myrthe Molenveld at No. 2 as they fell, 8-4. Natalia Bubien and Claire Rietsch powered through to clinch the doubles point as they took the, 9-7 decision over Tammy Day and Chanell Meijer at No. 1.
In singles action, Rietsch quickly took care of Remmy at the No. 3 spot, 6-0, 6-4 and Francis notched another point for SMU as she topped Meijer, 6-1, 6-1, at No. 4. Chay clinched the point for the Mustangs with a 6-0, 6-4, win over Molenveld at the No. 2 spot. Reid was unable to get past Dangond as she fell, 6-2, 5-7, 8-4 (10-4) and Bubien was unable to shake off Day at the No. 1 spot as she fell, 7-6 (8-6), 6-0, 12-10. Georgiana Marta was not able to top Martelli as she fell, 7-5, 6-4, at No. 5.
Tennis Match ResultsLouisiana-Lafayette vs Southern Methodist3/31/2007 at Dallas, Texas
#54 Southern Methodist 4, Louisiana-Lafayette 3
Singles competition1. Tammy Day (ULL) def. Bubien, Natalia (SMU) 7-6 (8-6), 6-0, 12-102. Chay, Jennifer (SMU) def. Myrthe Molenveld (ULL) 6-0, 6-43. Rietsch, Claire (SMU) def. Clemence Remy (ULL) 6-0, 6-44. Francis, Pavi (SMU) def. Chanell Meijer (ULL) 6-1, 6-15. Laura Martelli (ULL) def. Marta, Georgiana (SMU) 7-5, 6-46. Angela Dangond (ULL) def. Reid, Kristen (SMU) 6-2, 5-7, 8-4 (10-4)
Doubles competition1. Bubien, Natalia/Rietsch, Claire (SMU) def. Tammy Day/Chanell Meijer (ULL) 9-72. Angela Dangond/Myrthe Molenveld (ULL) def. Chay, Jennifer/Francis, Pavi (SMU) 8-43. Neveklovska, Monica/Reid, Kristen (SMU) def. Clemence Remy/Laura Martelli (ULL) 8-2
Match Notes:Louisiana-Lafayette 13-6Southern Methodist 13-4; National ranking #54Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (3, 4, 2, 6, 1, 5)
The Mustangs blanked PVAMU, 6-0, this afternoon. SMU started off with sweep of the doubles point. Neveklovska and Reid shut out Candace Culmer and Margaret Banks at No. 3 , 8-0. Bubien and Rietsch sealed the doubles point with a, 8-2, win over Markia Dawkins and Antionette Majors at No. 1. Chay and Francis posted a, 8-1, win over Melanie Brown and Melissa Guerrier at No. 2.
In singles, Chay commanded a, 6-0, 6-0, win over Brown at No. 1 and Neveklovska lost only nine points to take the, 6-0, 6-0, sweep over Banks at the No. 6 spot. Marta downed Majors, 6-0, 6-0, at No. 4 to clinch the Mustang win. Shortly after the conclusion of Marta's match, Rietsch defeated Guerrier, 6-0, 6-2, at No. 2. Francis beat Dawkins, 6-2, 6-0, at the No. 3 spot and Reid was leading Culmer, 6-1, 4-1, at the No. 5 slot when the match was called.
Tennis Match ResultsPVAMU vs Southern Methodist3/31/2007 at Dallas, Texas
#54 Southern Methodist 6, PVAMU 0
Singles competition1. Chay, Jennifer (SMU) def. Melanie Brown (PVAMU) 6-0, 6-02. Rietsch, Claire (SMU) def. Melissa Guerrier (PVAMU) 6-0, 6-23. Francis, Pavi (SMU) def. Markia Dawkins (PVAMU) 6-2, 6-04. Marta, Georgiana (SMU) def. Antionette Majors (PVAMU) 6-0, 6-05. Reid, Kristen (SMU) vs. Candace Culmer (PVAMU) 6-1, 4-1, unfinished6. Neveklovska, Monica (SMU) def. Margaret Banks (PVAMU) 6-0, 6-0
Doubles competition1. Bubien, Natalia/Rietsch, Claire (SMU) def. Markia Dawkins/Antionette Majors (PVAMU) 8-22. Chay, Jennifer/Francis, Pavi (SMU) def. Melanie Brown/Melissa Guerrier (PVAMU) 8-13. Reid, Kristen/Neveklovska, Monica (SMU) def. Candace Culmer/Margaret Banks (PVAMU) 8-0
Match Notes:PVAMU 4-13Southern Methodist 14-4; National ranking #54Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (1,6,4,2,3,5)
The Mustangs will return to action this Tues., April 3 against Arkansas and then will take on Texas-Pan Am on Wed., April 4. Both matches are scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. at the Garland Tennis Center.
