For Immediate Release: Sunday, March 02, 2003
Contact: Adam Pitterman, UTPA Assistant Sports Information Director, (956) 381-2240

LADY BRONCS FALL TO LOUISIANA-MONROE

EDINBURG, TX—The University of Texas-Pan American women’s tennis teams dropped a 7-0 decision to Louisiana-Monroe Sunday afternoon at the Cox Tennis Center. The Lady Indians improved to 4-2, while Texas-Pan American fell to 2-10.

“I think we played hard,” said UTPA Head Coach Todd Chapman.  “They were just better today than we were.  The effort was there, but we didn’t come up with the shots”

At number two singles, sophomore Kathryn Waslen (Calgary, AB (West Island College) fell to Nataly Ostovska, 6-6, 6-4.  Waslen and senior Elisabet Mateos (Barcelona, Spain/Arnau Cadell HS/Laredo CC) fell in the number one singles match to Matilde Taborda and Anna Yenek, 8-3.

“Kathryn played well in her singles match,” said Chapman.  “She had some chances, but her opponent hit some great shots.”

The Texas-Pan American women’s tennis team will return to action Friday, when they travel to Colorado Springs to play Idaho State. The match will begin at 7:00 p.m. Central Time.

-UTPA Tennis-

Louisiana-Monroe 7  UTPA 0

Doubles

1. Matilde Taborda/Anna Yenek (ULM) def. Elisabet Mateos/Kathryn Waslen (UTPA) 8-3
2. Veronica Perez/Nataly Ostovska (ULM) def. Ana Pena/ Elysia Sloan (UTPA) 8-3
3. Kelly Bucewicz/Brooke Barringer (ULM) def. Julie Fife/Laura Boskovich (UTPA) 8-4

Singles

1. Taborda (ULM) def. Mateos (UTPA) 6-3, 6-1
2. Ostovska (ULM) def. Waslen (UTPA) 6-4, 6-4
3. Perez (ULM) def. Pena (UTPA) 6-3, 6-1
4. Bucewicz (ULM) def. Sloan (UTPA) 6-0, 6-0
5. Diana Espinal (ULM) def. Alana Breen (UTPA) 6-2, 6-4
6. Zamambo Mkhize def. Fife (UTPA) 6-3, 6-3