Women's Tennis Drops Season Opener Against Tough ETSU Team

Friday, January 19

Lexington, Ky.

5 p.m.

Murray State

East Tennessee State

Women's Tennis Drops Season Opener Against Tough ETSU Team

1/19/2007 6:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis

Murray State University's women's tennis team lost its season opener, 6-1, today against East Tennessee State University at the Boone Tennis Complex on the University of Kentucky campus in Lexington, Ky. Senior Anna Lask defeated last season's Atlantic Sun Conference Freshman of the Year, Tara Byrne, in straight sets, 6-4 and 6-3, at No. 1 singles.

Anna Lask also teamed with twin sister Rachael Lask to pick up a win at No. 1 doubles. The Racer duo downed Masha Ilina and Yevgeniya Stupak, 8-5.

Freshman Angela McGahee battled Yevgeniya Stupak, the 23^rd ranked singles player in the Southeast Region, in the first set before falling 7-6. Stupak swept the match with a 6-1 win in the second set.

The Racers will face No. 19 University of Kentucky on Saturday at 6 p.m. in Lexington.

Tennis Match Results

East Tennessee State Univ. vs Murray State University

Jan 19, 2007 at Lexington, Ky.

East Tennessee State Univ. 6, Murray State University 1

Singles competition

1. Anna Lask (MUR) def. Tara Byrne (ETSU) 6-4, 6-3

2. Olya Batsula (ETSU) def. Rachael Lask (MUR) 6-3, 6-0

3. Yevgeniya Stupak (ETSU) def. Angela McGahee (MUR) 7-6, 6-1

4. Masha Ilina (ETSU) def. Casady Pruitt (MUR) 6-2, 6-4

5. Elena Volobueva (ETSU) def. Adriana Alvarez (MUR) 6-1, 6-3

6. Vita Moskaliova (ETSU) def. Lyndsay Ottosen (MUR) 6-2, 6-1