Feb. 20, 2010

Box Score

EL PASO, TEXAS - Mariaryeni Gutierrez and Kaltrina Harbuzi remained undefeated in singles competition, but the Lamar University women's tennis team dropped a 4-3 decision at UTEP in a marathon match on Friday.

Gutierrez won at first singles and Harbuzi was victorious at second singles for Lamar (4-3). Alessandra Pennesi won a t sixth singles for the Lady Cardinals.

The match, which was tied at 3-3, came down to fourth singles, where Alexandra Glebova of UTEP earned a 6-1, 4-6, 6-3 decision over Lamar's Natalia Mayagoitia to clinch the match.

"It was a hard-fought match," Lamar coach David Wong said of the competition that lasted 6 hours, 3 minutes. "Both teams played very well."

UTEP (4-4) ran its winning streak to four matches.

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