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The 1997-98 Summaries

Heart of America Tournament at Oklahoma City:

Flight I: Clara Martinez (UU) d. Lara Stevenson (West Texas A&M) 7-6, 6-0; Melinda Martinez (Central Oklahoma) 6-2, 7-5; Monica Toledo (unattached) 6-2, 6-2. Julie Yarbrough (UU) lost to Grace Sorbello (UCO) 6-0, 6-2; Yarbrough d. Andie Wood (St. Gregory) 6-1, 6-3; Yarbrough lost to Melinda Martinez (UCO) 8-4. Sarah Smith (UU) d. Ashley Douglas (OBU) 6-3, 6-0; Douglas lost to Amy Berthe (Oklahoma Christian) 6-0, 6-0; Douglas d. Katie Whitaker (OBU) 801; Douglas lost to Shannon Lauer (UCO) 8-4.

Flight II: No. 1 seed Elizabeth Fares (UU) d. Julie Nigh (OBU) 6-0, 6-1; Ashley Snipes (UCO) 6-1, 6-4; Liz Moses (unatt) 6-2, 6-2; Samantha Sloan (UU) 6-3, 6-3; Fares lost to Sunny Nelson (UCO) 3-6, 7-5, 6-2.

Doubles: Yarbrough-Martinez (UU) d. Laura Segera-Monica Toledo (OCU) 6-1, 7-6.

Rolex Intercollegiate Tennis Championships
Lexington, KY
September 26-28, 1997

Women's Singles Championship

Clara Martinez (2nd seed) defeated Marci Mitson (Walsh, TN) 6-2, 6-3; d. Yia Lay Si (Cumberland, TN) 6-1, 6-2; d. Laura Litwiller (Goshen) 6-3, 6-0; d. Romina Torealba (FHU) 6-3, 6-2; lost to Analise Battaglion (FHU) 7-5, 6-2.

Julie Yarbrough (7th seed) defeated Clay Bogle (Cumberland TN) 6-1, 6-1; d. Julie Mille (Cumberland TN) 6-4, 0-6, 6-1; lost to Susan Bryant (Lipscomb TN) 4-6, 6-0, 6-2.

Elizabeth Fares lost to Jocelyn Iwanusa (Malone) 3-6, 6-4, 6-3; defeated Natalie Hurt (Transylvania) 6-1, 6-1 in the consolation Main Draw; d. Griffin Bishop (Goshen) 6-1, 5- 7, 6-2; lost to Marci Mitson (Walsh) 7-6, 6-4.

Women's Singles A Division

Sarah Smith d. Misty Frazier (Cumberland TN) 6-2, 6-2; d. tarra Addington (Georgetown) 6-0, 6-0; d. Blasingam 6-2, 6-1; d. Emily Tipton (Taylor) 6-1, 6-2; d. Samantha Sloan (UU) 6-3, 6-2.

Samantha Sloan d. Susan Desensi (Transylvania) 6-2, 6-2; d. Vivian Demetriou (Lipscomb TN) 7-5, 6-2; d. Kelly Arnold (Walsh) 6-1, 6-0; d. Tara Heath (UU) 7-5, 7-6; lost to Sarah Smith (UU) 6-3, 6-2.

Tara Heath d. Miranda Terry (Cumberland TN) 6-4, 6-3; d. LeAnne Alt (Taylor) 5-7, 6-3, 6-4; lost to Samantha Sloan (UU) 7-5, 7-6.

Women's Doubles Championship

Martinez-Yarbrough d. Millary-Cook (Brescia) 6-0, 0-6, 6-0; d. Iwanusa-Oyster (Malone) 6-1, 6-1; d. Miller-Phillips (Georgetown) 6-4, 4-6, 6-3; lost to Mattaglion-Torrelaba (FHU) 7-5, 6-2.

Fares-Smith lost to Voland-Mitzon (Walsh) 6-0, 6-0; d. Holzknecht-Clark (Georgetown) 6-3, 6-0; lost to Millard-Cook (Brescia) 6-2, 6-3.

Sloan-Heath d. Vanleyard-Robertson (Cumberland KY) 4-6, 6-2, 6-4; d. Arnold-Arnold (Walsh) 6-1, 6-2; lost to Martin-Miller (Brescia) 1-6, 7-5, 6-4.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ vs. Birmingham-Southern

February 18, 1998--No. 14 Â鶹ÊÓƵ lost to No. 14 Birmingham Southern 4-3

Singles:

Clara Martinez (UU) def. Sissy McClung (BSC) 6-3, 6-3

Sian Olszewski (UU) def. Susie Teel (BSC) 6-7, 6-2, 6-0

Lee Ann Massey (BSC) def. Julie Yarbrough (UU) 6-2, 6-1

Nadia Khattak (BSC) def. Sarah Smith (UU) 6-0, 6-0

Rachael Frisbee (BSC) def. Elizabeth Fares (UU) 6-0, 6-1

Clancy Johnson (BSC) def. Samantha Sloan (UU) 6-0, 6-1

Doubles:

Martinez/Olszewski (UU) def. McClung/Teel (BSC) 8-1

Yarbrough/Sloan (UU) def. Massey/Khattak (BSC) 9-7

Frisbee/Jessica Lewis (BSC) def. Fares/Rollyson (UU) 8-4

Â鶹ÊÓƵ vs. Montevallo

February 19, 1998--Â鶹ÊÓƵ 9, Montevallo 0
at Montevallo, AL

Singles:

Clara Martinez (UU) def. Joella Bonamy 6-0, 6-0; Sian Olszewski (UU) def. Jamye Davis 6-0, 6-0; Julie Yarbrough (UU) def. Katrina Foreman 7-5, 6-1; Sarah Smith (UU) def. Chaney McLendon 6-0, 6-0; Elizabeth Fares (UU) def. Maria Muniz 6-0, 6-1; Tara Heath (UU) def. Cyndi Kelley 6-0, 6-0.

Doubles:

Martinez/Olszewski (UU) def. Bonamy/Davis 8-0; Fares/Rollyson (UU) def. McLendon/Foreman 8-1; Angela Earl/Audrey Cunningham (UU) def. Muniz/Kelley 8- 4.

Records: UU: 1-1; M: 0-1.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ vs. North Alabama

February 25, 1998--Â鶹ÊÓƵ 7, North Alabama 0
at Â鶹ÊÓƵ

Singles:

Clara Martinez (U) def. Bianca Hill 6-2, 6-2; Sian Olszewski (U) def. April Borwn 6-0, 6-1; Julie Yarbrough (U) def.. Kelly Corbin 6-4, 3-0, resigned; Sarah Smith (U) def. Tonta Wien 6-1, 6-1; Elizabeth Fares (U) def. Jennifer Copely 6-2, 6-1; Tara Heath (U) def. Melissa Specker 6-3, 6-1.

Doubles:

Martinez/Olszewski (U) def. Hill/Brown 8-3; Smith/Yarbrough (U) def. Freeman/Copely 8-2; Meredith Rollyson/Samanatha Sloan (U) def. Corbin/Specker 8-4.

Records: Â鶹ÊÓƵ 2-1.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ vs. Blue Mountain

March 3, 1998--Â鶹ÊÓƵ 7, Blue Mountain 0
at Â鶹ÊÓƵ

Singles:

Clara Martinez (U) def. Kelly Anderson 6-0, 6-0; Sian Olszewski (U) def. Stephanie Simmons 6-0, 6-0; Julie Yarbrough (U) def. Amanda Langford 6-2, 6-1; Sarah Smith (U) def. Jackie Dillinger 6-0, 6-0; Elizabeth Fares (U) def. Stephanie Tisdale 6-0, 6-0; Tara Heath (U) def. Mary Thomas 6-0, 6-1.

Doubles:

Martinez/Olszewski (U) def. Anderson/Simmons 8-0; Fares/Meredith Rollyson (U) def. Langford/Dillinger 8-1; Samantha Sloan/Audrey Cunningham (U) def. Tisdale/Thomas 8-0.

Records: Â鶹ÊÓƵ 3-1 (1-1).

Â鶹ÊÓƵ vs. Belmont

April 2, 1998--Â鶹ÊÓƵ 5, Belmont 4

SINGLES:

Lorena Martinez (B) def. Clara Martinez 6-4, 6-2; Sian Olszweski (U) def. Joanna Babyar 6-4, 6-0; Gerda Redmond (B) def. Julie Yarbrough 6-0, 6-1; Elizabeth Fares (U) def. Tonya Miller 6-7, 6-2, 6-2; Suzie Rudloff (B) def. Tara Heath 6-1, 6-3; Samantha Sloan (U) def. Keeley Furman 6-2, 6-1.

DOUBLES:

Martinez/Olszewski (U) def. Babyar/Redmond 8-6; Martinez/Miller (B) def. Yarbrough/Heath 8-5; Fares/Meredith Rollyson (U) def. Rudloff/Furman 8-2.