Oct. 29, 2007

HATTIESBURG, Miss. - The Lamar University women's tennis team closed out their fall schedule at the Southern Miss. Fall Classic over the weekend, winning 12 of their 18 singles matches and eight of 15 doubles contests.

The Lady Cardinals were led by Andrea Martinez and Mariaryeni Gutierrez who both won all three of their singles matches. The two players also teamed up in doubles play, posting a 3-2 record.

Maria Gutierrez played well in the singles competition, picking up a pair of wins, while dropping a tough three game match to Breda Kovac of Southeastern Louisiana. Anahita Jagtiani also picked up a pair of victories whole dropping just one singles match. Jagtiani and Maria Gutierrez paired up to post a 2-2 record in doubles play. Gutierrez's other doubles match was as win while paired with Salina Aranda and Jagtiani picked up a win with Manami Kuroda.

Aranda and Kuroda both posted 1-2 records in singles play for the Lady Cardinals. In doubles play the two played four matches, posting a 1-3 record.

With the fall season now complete, the Lady Cardinals will be off until the spring season gets under way on January 26, 2008 at Prairie View A&M.

Southern Miss Fall Classic Results - Lamar University

Singles Lamar 4, Southern Miss 2
Andrea Martinez (LU) def. Sherry Price (USM), 6-2, 6-3
Mariaryeni Gutierrez (LU) def. Ali Blackett (USM), 6-1, 6-0
Maria Gutierrez (LU) def. Stephanie Dellocono (USM) 6-2, 5-7, 10-4
Salina Aranda (LU) def. Zoe Lee (USM), 6-1, 6-0
Brittany Serret (USM) def. Manami Kuroda (LU), 6-4, 6-4
Lauren Gutterman (USM) def. Anahita Jagtiani (LU), 4-6, 6-2, 11-9

Lamar 5, Nicholls State 1
Andrea Martinez (LU) def. Florina Nosca (Nich), 0-6, 6-2, 10-5
Mariaryeni Gutierrez (LU) def. Anne-Claire Mullier (Nich), 6-0, 6-0
Maria Gutierrez (LU) def. Natalia Zamora (Nich), 7-5, 6-1
Sanja Stanojcic (Nich) def. Salina Aranda (LU), 6-1, 3-6, 10-4
Manami Kuroda (LU) def. Sumana Kalyanasundram (Nich), 6-1, 6-2
Anahita Jagtiani (LU) def. Natalia Parrado (USM), 6-1, 6-0

Lamar 3, Southeastern Louisiana 3
Andrea Martinez (LU) def. Emilija Arnaudovska (SLU), 6-2, 6-3
Mariaryeni Gutierrez (LU) def. Iva Velkovska (SLU), 6-4, 6-2
Breda Kovac (SLU) def. Maria Gutierrez (LU), 6-2, 4-6, 10-6
Jana Simurkova (SLU) def. Manami Kuroda (LU), 6-2, 6-3
Anahita Jagtiani (LU) def. Bonnie Phillips (SLU), 6-4, 6-3
Nina Knavs (SLU) def. Salina Aranda (LU), 6-4, 6-2

Doubles
Lamar 2, Arkansas State 1
Andrea Martinez/Mariaryeni Gutierrez (LU) def. Rone Van Wyk/Renee Branker (ASU), 9-7
Mario Oprea/Paula Chelminska (ASU) def. Salina Aranda/Manami Kuroda (LU), 8-2
Maria Gutierrez/Anahita Jagtiani (LU) def. Leydi Zora (ASU), 8-0

Lamar 3, UAB 1
Andrea Martinez/Mariaryeni Gutierrez (LU) def. Gulsah Esen/Evelien Strijker (UAB), 8-1
Maria Gutierrez/Salina Aranda (LU) def. Antonia Nugent/Jenny Cape (UAB), 8-5
Manami Kuroda/Anahita Jagtiani (LU) def. Seden Soyalp (UAB)/Cher Newman (USM), 8-0

Southeastern 3, Lamar 0
Nina Knavs/Breda Kovac (SLU) def. Andrea Martinez/Mariaryeni Gutierrez (LU), 8-4
Emilija Arnaudovska/Iva Velkovska (SLU) def. Manami Kuroda/Salina Aranda (UL), 8-4
Bonnie Phillips/Jana Simurkova (SLU) def. Maria Gutierrez/ Anahita Jagtiani (LU), 8-3

Southern Miss. 2, Lamar 1
Sherry Price/Brittany Serret (USM) def. Andrea Martinez/Mariaryeni Gutierrez (LU), 8-6
Stehanie Dellocono/Lauren Gutterman (USM) def. Maria Gutierrez/Anahita Jagtiani (LU), 8-6
Salina Aranda/Manami Kuroda (LU) def. Kristi Wittman/Cher Newman (USM), 8-1

Lamar 2, Nicholls State 1
Andrea Martinez/Mariaryeni Gutierrez (LU) def. Florina Nosca/Sumana Kalyanasundram (Nich), 8-0
Anne-Claire Mullier/Natalia Zamora (Nich) def. Manami Kuroda/Salina Aranda (LU), 9-8
Maria Gutierrez/Anahita Jagtiani (LU) def. Sanja Stanojcic (Nich)/Maja Bradonjic (SLU), 8-1