Women's Tennis Drops C-USA Quarterfinal

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Fifth-seeded Louisville nabbed a 4-2 victory over No. 4 DePaul in the quarterfinals of the Conference USA Women’s Tennis Championship. The Cardinals will now advance to the semifinals and face second-seeded TCU at 3 p.m., on Saturday at Bass-Rudd Tennis Center. The Blue Demons will take on No. 8 USF on Saturday (9 a.m.) at Seneca Park.

DePaul took the early lead, after the tandem of Gergana Ganeva and Stephanie Matko outlasted Louisville’s Kelly Taylor and Natalie Laszkowski, 9-8, to clinch the doubles point.

However, Louisville rallied back in the singles matches to win at No. 3, No. 4, No. 5 and No. 6.

Julie Hierl swept Brenda Leung at No. 4, while Taylor posted a 6-2, 6-0 decision over Natalie Matko. Laszkowski notched a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Petra Rehusova and Christina Gogal downed Karen Falduto, 6-0, 6-4, at No. 6.

(5) Louisville 4, (4) DePaul 2

Singles

1. Michele Spiess, LOU def. Gergana Ganeva, DPU, DNF (6-4, 3-3)

2. Marina Parashkevova, DPU def. Paige Eber, LOU, 6-1, 6-0

3. Kelly Taylor, LOU def. Natalie Matko, DPU, 6-2, 6-0

4. Julia Hierl, LOU def. Brenda Leung, DPU, 6-4, 6-1

5. Natalie Laszkowski, LOU def. Petra Rehusova, DPU, 6-3, 6-3

6. Christina Gogol, LOU def. Karen Falduto, DPU, 6-0, 6-4

Doubles

1. Parashkevova/Matko, N., DPU def. Hierl/Spiess, LOU, 8-1

2. Ganeva/Matko, S., DPU def. Taylor/Laszkowski, LOU, 9-8 (6)

3. Eber/Gogol, LOU def. Falduto/Rehusova, DPU, 8-3

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