Feb. 15, 2002

BIRMINGHAM - The UAB women's tennis team fell 5-2 to 52nd-ranked Mississippi State Friday afternoon at the Brook Highland Racquet Club.

With the loss, the Blazers fall to 0-3 on the season, while the Bulldogs improve to 4-3.

Senior Monika Schmid and sophomore Femke deBoer defeated MSU's Carole Soubis and Elaine Fagan 9-7at the No. 1 doubles spot, but it wasn't enough for the Blazers as the Bulldogs captured the wins in the No. 2 and No. 3 spots to take the doubles point.

The Blazers only won two of the singles matches, coming at the No. 1 and No. 2 spots. Schmid defeated Soubis 6-2, 6-2 in the No. 1 position, while junior Natascha Immele defeated Camila Sagae 7-6, 6-2 at the No. 2 position.

MSU captured four wins at the bottom of the line-up to lift them to victory.

UAB will try to battle back tomorrow as they host Central Florida in an 11 a.m. match at the Brook Highland Racquet Club.

Match Results

Doubles:

1) Monika/Femke def C. Soubis/E. Fagan 9/7

2) C. Sagae/M. Rekasi def. Natascha/Sjouke 8/2

3) Y. Ueda/J. Switala def. Nadia/Yvonne 8/6

Singles:

1) Monika Schmid def. Carole Soubis (MSU) 6/2 6/2

2) Natascha Immele def. Camila Sagae (MSU) 7/6 6/2

3) Yumi Ueda (MSU) def. Sjouke Liem 6/1 6/2

4) Magdalena Rekasi (MSU) def. Femke deBoer 6/2 7/5

5) Elaine Fagan (MSU) def. Yvonne Ernst 6/1 6/2

6) Justyna Switala (MSU) def. Nadia Dellarciprete 6/2 7/5

MSU (4-3) 5, UAB (0-3) 2