April 3, 2005

Chicago, Ill.- The UIC women's tennis team had their home outdoor opener spoiled on Sunday as Long Beach State downed the Flames by a 5-2 count at the UIC Outdoor Courts.

UIC (6-8) fell behind early after dropping the doubles point and couldn't catch up on the singles side, taking two of six contests.

Melanie Humphrey looked sharp in in a 6-0, 6-4 straight-sets win over Sandra Rocha. The win was Humphrey's second in a row after missing two dual matches with a sprained ankle.

Freshman Grace Gill-Morlis looked great in her back-and-forth battle with Alanah Caroll, splitting the first two sets before taking the tiebreaker with a 10-8 victory in the finale.

The defending Big West champion 49ers improved to 10-8 on the year.

UIC is back in action this Wednesday against DePaul at the UIC Outdoor Courts beginning at 2 p.m.

Long Beach State 5, UIC 2
SINGLES1. Nicole Bouffler (LBS) def. Iris Jaklin (UIC) 6-0, 6-32. Stephanie Bengson (LBS) def. Molly Smith (UIC) 6-1, 6-13. Melanie Humphrey (UIC) def. Sandra Rocha (LBS) 6-0, 6-44. Rachael Porsz (LBS) def. Corey Steven (UIC) 6-3, 6-45. Grace Gill-Morlis (UIC) def. Alanah Carroll (LBS) 6-4, 2-6, 10-86. Claudia Argumendo (LBS) def. Christina Oum (UIC) 6-1, 6-1
DOUBLES1. Bouffler/Rocha (LBS) def. Jaklin/Smith (UIC) 8-02.Porsz/Carroll (LBS) def. Oum/Steven (UIC) 8-03. Bengson/Krystina Katayama (LBS) def. Gill-Morlis/Humphrey (UIC) 8-0