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March 15, 2002

COLUMBIA, S.C. – The 22nd-ranked South Carolina women’s tennis team was unable to upset 2nd-ranked Vanderbilt as the Commodores escaped Columbia with a hard-fought 6-1 win Friday afternoon in SEC action at the Maxcy Gregg Tennis Center on the USC campus.

With the win, Vanderbilt improves to 18-2 overall and 4-1 in the SEC while USC falls to 11-2, 4-1 in the SEC.

Vanderbilt staked itself to an early 1-0 lead in the match by sweeping all three doubles matches. The Commodores won easily at No. 1 doubles, but got tough challenges at both the No. 2 and 3 positions.

Vanderbilt clinched the point at No. 3 doubles when Jenny Miller and Kelly Schmandt beat Katarina Markovski and Ayako Suzuki 8-5. That win made Vanderbilt the first team to take the doubles point from the Gamecocks this season. Vandy’s Kate Burson and Annie Menees outlasted Lynn-Yin Tan and Jodi Kenoyer 9-8(7) for the third win.

USC jumped back into the match, evening the score to 1-1 when Kathy Boyanovich finished off 55th-ranked Katie Blaszak 6-2, 6-1 for the upset win.

The Commodores then ran their lead to 3-1 with wins at No. 2 and 5 singles. 38th-ranked Jenny Miller downed Jennifer Radman 6-2, 6-1 at No. 2 and Kate Burson beat Jodi Kenoyer 6-1, 6-2 at No. 5. Vanderbilt clinched the match at No. 1 singles as 9th-ranked Sarah Riske outlasted 88th-ranked Katarina Markovski in three sets, 1-6, 6-2, 6-0.

Lynn-Yin Tan dropped a three-set heartbreaker to 78th-ranked Kelly Schmandt, 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 while Tamara Sutton fell to Aleke Tsoubanos, 7-6 (10), 7-6 (4).

The Gamecocks travel to Kentucky for a Sunday afternoon match against the 11th-ranked Wildcats.

Match Results

Doubles

1. (8) Riske/Tsoubanos (VU) def. Radman/Boyanovich (USC) 8-1

2. (46) Burson/Meness (VU) def. (32) Tan/Kenoyer (USC) 9-8(7)

3. Miller/Schmandt (VU) def. Markovski/Suzuki (USC) 8-5*

* Vanderbilt wins the doubles point, Order of finish: 1, 3, 2

Singles

1. (9) Sarah Riske (VU) def. (88) Katarina Markovski (USC) 1-6, 6-2, 6-0*

2. (38) Jenny Miller (VU) def. Jennifer Radman (USC) 6-2, 6-1

3. (146) Kathy Boyanovich (USC) def. (55) Katie Blaszak (VU) 6-2, 6-1

4. (78) Kelly Schmandt (VU) def. Lynn-Yin Tan (USC) 4-6, 6-2, 6-2

5. Kate Burson (VU) def. Jodi Kenoyer (USC) 6-1, 6-2

6. Aleke Tsoubanos (VU) def. Tamara Sutton (USC) 7-6 (10), 7-6 (4).

Order of finish: 3, 2, 5, 1, 4, 6