The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
Women's Tennis Falls To No. 69 Middle Tennessee
4/6/2002 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
April 6, 2002
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. - The 69th-ranked Middle Tennessee women's tennis team defeated UAB 6-1, winning five singles matches and three doubles matches to take the doubles point.
Senior Sjouke Liem had the lone singles victory for the Blazers, as she topped Michaela Griedling 6-0, 6-4 at the no. 3 spot.
UAB (8-9, 4-1 Conference USA) returns home to the Brook Highland Racquet Club Friday to face No. 41 Alabama at 2 p.m.
Singles
1. No. 34 Manon Kruse (MTSU) def. Monika Schmid (UAB) 6-1, 6-2
2. Jenny Klaschka (MTSU) def. Natascha Immele (UAB) 0-6, 7-6, 7-6
3. Sjouke Liem (UAB) def. Michaela Griedling (MTSU) 6-0, 6-4
4. Tanja Ducheim (MTSU) def. Femke deBoer (UAB) 6-4, 6-3
5. Carien Venger (MTSU) def. Yvonne Ernst (UAB) 6-3, 6-0
6. Stacy Varnell (MTSU) def. Nadia Dellarciprete (UAB) 6-3, 6-2
Doubles
1. No. 11 Kruse/Varnell (MTSU) def. No. 57 Schmid/deBoer (UAB) 8-6
2. Klaschka/Venger (MTSU) def. Immele/Liem (UAB) 8-4
3. Griedling/Emily Vest (MTSU) def. Dellarciprete/Ernst (UAB) 8-4
