April 1, 2007

Results

BEAUMONT - The Lamar University women's team dropped a 4-3 decision to Sam Houston on Saturday, narrowly falling in a battle between second place teams at the Cardinal Courts.

Playing shorthanded, the Lady Cards were unable to capture the doubles point, as Sam Houston picked up the necessary win to grab the point with an 8-6 win at No. 2 as 2. Brooke Mills and Peta Taylor defeated Kaltrina Harbuzi and Maria Gutierrez 8-6. Lamar did win at No. 1 singles, as Pamela Martinez and Manijee Ashrafi took down Irina Sotnikova and Lata Assudani 8-6.

In singles play, Harbuzi posted a 6-2, 6-4 win over Sotnikova at No. 1, Martinez won 6-2, 6-2 over Mills and Ashrafi was a 6-2, 6-0 winner over Taylor. The Bearkats were able to win the match by winning at No. 2 as Assudani took down Gutierrez, and Lauren Janak won the deciding match over Manami Kuroda 2-6, 6-4, 7-5 at No. 5. The match at No. 6 was defaulted to SHSU.

The Lady Cardinals will be in action again on Saturday, when they take on the Texas State Bobcats in San Marcos at 10 a.m.

Tennis Match Results Sam Houston State University vs Lamar University Apr 01, 2007 at Beaumont, Texas

Sam Houston State University 4, Lamar University 3

Singles competition 1. Kaltrina Harbuzi (LU-W) def. Irina Sotnikova (SHSU) 6-2, 6-4 2. Lata Assudani (SHSU) def. Maria Gutierrez (LU-W) 6-2, 6-2 3. Pamela Martinez (LU-W) def. Brooke Mills (SHSU) 6-2, 6-2 4. Manijee Ashrafi (LU-W) def. Peta Taylor (SHSU) 6-2, 6-0 5. Lauren Janak (SHSU) def. Manami Kuroda (LU-W) 2-6, 6-4, 7-5 6. Ashley Longoria (SHSU) def. No player (LU-W), by default

Doubles competition 1. Pamela Martinez/Manijee Ashrafi (LU-W) def. Irina Sotnikova/Lata Assudani (SHSU) 8-6 2. Brooke Mills/Peta Taylor (SHSU) def. Kaltrina Harbuzi/Maria Gutierrez (LU-W) 8-6 3. Lauren Janak/Ashley Longoria (SHSU) def. No player/No player (LU-W), by default