Feb. 22, 2001

Muncie, Ind. - The UIC women's tennis team opened its three-match road trip on a sour note on Thursday as they fell 5-2 to Ball State at the Muncie YMCA Indoor Tennis Center.

The loss snapped the Flames two-match winning streak and drops UIC to 4-5 for the season. Ball State, meanwhile won its fifth-straight match and its seventh in its last eight to move to 7-2 on the year.

The Cardinals jumped out early on UIC as they took the doubles point for a 1-0 lead. In the No. 1 doubles match, Nicole Derouin and Ayca Gumuscu were victorious (8-4), but the Flames fell in the No. 2 and No. 3 contests to give the important point to Ball State.

In singles play, the Cardinals put the match away by claiming four of the six matches in straight sets. Gumuscu (6-4, 6-2/No. 3) and Alyson Stalzer (6-4, 6-2/No. 5), who is now 6-1 in singles this spring, tallied the lone wins for UIC.

The Flames will look to get back on track tomorrow as they open conference play at Butler.

Thursday, February 22, 2001

Final Results

Ball State 5

Illinois-Chicago 2

Singles

No. 1 -- Gena Tranquada (BSU) def. Jacki Farr (UIC) 6-3, 6-2

No. 2 -- Libby Gerding (BSU) def. Nicole Derouin (UIC) 6-1, 6-3

No. 3 -- Ayca Gumuscu (UIC) def. Melissa Roach (BSU) 6-4, 6-2

No. 4 -- Shareen Korving (BSU) def. Zvjezdana Malesevic (UIC) 6-2, 6-3

No. 5 -- Alyson Stalzer (UIC) def. Darcy Poulos (BSU) 6-4, 6-2

No. 6 -- Susie Miller (BSU) def. Kim Harris (BSU) 6-0, 6-3

Doubles

No. 1 -- Derouin/Gumuscu (UIC) def. Poulos/Gerding (BSU) 8-4

No. 2 -- Tranquada/Roach (BSU) def. Farr/Karen Liwanpo (UIC) 8-4

No. 3 -- Korving/Miller (BSU) def. Stalzer/Zorica Malesevic (UIC) 8-6