April 4, 2005

St. Louis, Mo. - The Saint Louis University women's tennis (8-11, 0-3 Conference USA) final regular season match will pit the Billikens against Bradley's Braves on Apr. 14 in Peoria, Ill., at 5 p.m. The C-USA tournament, hosted by TCU, will be held in Fort Worth, Texas from Apr. 21-24.

RECAP: Last week the Bills claimed a 4-3 decision over Detroit (9-8) to conclude their regular season home schedule.

ABOUT BRADLEY: Head coach Scott Petersen is in his first year with the Braves directing seniors Kelley Wood and Nicole Kirley. The Braves dropped their matches against Idaho State, Southern Utah, UW-Green Bay and Colorado State in Las Vegas last week.

THE BILLIKEN COACHING STAFF: Along side fourth-year head coach Shervin Saedinia and Chad Andrews. Prior to her 2003 Billiken coaching appointment, Saedinia played tennis at Syracuse University where she was a four-time MVP. Andrews joined the staff in August 2004 after completing his tennis career as a Billiken.

SINGLE-SIDED:

Katerina Lozanova (Bethesda, Md./Walt Whitman) is 9-3 at No. 1 singles but is currently sidelined with an injury ... lost to Beatrix Csordas (DePaul) 6-2, 2-1, retired ... defeated Gulsah Esen (UAB) 6-4, 7-5 ... defeated Marlene Dirnstorfer (Memphis) ... defeated Elizabeth Garza (SMS) 3-6, 6-1, 6-1 ... defeated Amber Lenfert (Western Illiniois) 6-3, 6-3 ... defeated Bryce Kristal (SEMO) 7-6, 6-2 ... defeated Elizabeth Bingier (Illinois State) 6-4, 6-2 ... lost to Viaika Jovanovic (No. 61 Arkansas) 6-4, 6-4 ... defeated Ana Inex Exeni (Wichita State) 6-0, 6-1 ... defeated Sonia Bailey (Oral Roberts) ... defeated Sonia Bailey (Oral Roberts) 6-0, 6-1 ... lost to Daniela Muscolino (No. 50 Tulsa) 6-1, 6-2.

Amanda Hellberg (Grand Haven, Mich./Grand Haven) is 4-2 at No. 1 singles and 8-4 at No. 2 singles (12-6 overall) after defeating Holly Smith (Detroit) 6-1, 6-0 ... defeated Victoria Malone (Spring Hill) 6-2, 6-0 at No. 1 singles ... defeated Julia Gandia (Clayton State) 6-5, Gandia retired at No. 1 singles ... lost to Nicole Plikat (West Florida) 6-3, 6-1 at No. 1 singles ... defeated Meredith Vincent (No. 66 Ohio State) 4-6, 6-1 (10-2) at No. 1 singles ... lost to Jennifer Migan (Indiana State) 6-2, 6-3 at No. 1 singles ... lost to Marina Parashkevova (DePaul) 6-4, 6-7 (7-3), 10-6 at No. 2 singles ... defeated Julia von Samson (UAB) 6-3, 6-7 (4), 10-5 ... defeated Andrea Feichtinger (Memphis) 6-1, 7-6 (1) ... defeated Marja Stanojevic (SMS) 6-4, 6-2 ... defeated Jennifer Lutzke (Western Illinois) 6-0, 6-0 ... defeated Drew Kristal (SEMO) 6-0, 6-3 ... lost to Laura Gravino (Illinois State) 6-1, 6-1 ... lost to Maryori Franco (No. 61 Arkansas) 6-2, 6-2 ... defeated Wendi Webster (Wichita State) 6-4, 6-4 ... defeated Adrianna Garcia (Oral Roberts) 6-0, 6-0 ... defeated Adrianna Garcia (Oral Roberts) 6-2, 6-0 ... lost to Santie Delport (No. 50 Tulsa) 6-7 (6), 6-3, 10-4.

Ana Renda (Bahia Blanca, Argentina/Escuelo Normal Superior) is 2-3 at No. 3 singles, but suffered a season-ending knee injury ... lost to Veronique Parke-Bedard (Illinois State) 1-2, and forced to retire with a knee injury ... lost to Iliana Pacheco (No. 61 Arkansas) 7-6 (4), 6-4 ... defeated Genevieve Spink (Wichita State) 6-4, 6-3 ... defeated Emily Arkel (Oral Roberts) 7-6 (5), Arkel retired ... was leading Laine Sommer (Oral Roberts) 6-2, 4-0 when play was suspended ... lost to Carla Zabaleta (No. 50 Tulsa) 6-2, 6-1.

Tara Grant (Austin, Texas/St. Stephen's) is 2-4 at No. 2 singles, 2-4 at No. 3 singles and 3-2 at No. 4 singles (7-10 overall) after defeating Andrea Buter (Detroit) 6-1, 6-3 ... defeated Alexis Murray (Spring Hill) 6-4, 6-4 ... lost to Julia Chergova (Clayton State) 6-2, 6-0 ... lost to Paola Arevalo (West Florida) 6-0, 5-7 (10-6) ... lost to Kristin Messmer (Ohio State) 7-5, 6-2 ... lost to Joanne Schikerling (Indiana State) 6-0, 6-2 ... lost to Gergana Ganeva (DePaul) 6-0, 6-1 ... lost to Omischa Maier-Knapp (UAB) 6-0, 6-0 ... lost to Brooke Cowie (Memphis) 6-0, 6-3 ... lost to Paty Manzur (SMS) 6-2, 6-2 ... defeated Tracey Forkin (Western Illinois) 6-0, 6-1 ... defeated Daniela Garcia (SEMO) (4-6, 6-4 (10-3) at No. 3 singles ... defeated Emilie Sechaud (Illinois State) 6-4, 6-1 at No. 4 singles ... lost to Karina Lefaja (No. 61 Arkansas) 6-1, 6-3 ... defeated Alejandra Ripoll (Wichita State) 6-4, 7-5 ... defeated Laine Sommer (Oral Roberts) 6-4, 7-6 (10) ... was leading Emily Arkel (Oral Roberts) 6-2, 2-1 when play was suspended ... lost to Lisette Pereira (No. 50 Tulsa) 6-2, 6-2.

Tina Grasso (St. Louis, Mo./St. Joseph's Academy) is 1-5 at No. 4 singles, 1-5 at No. 5 singles, 1-1 at No. 6 singles (3-11 overall) after defeating Ashley Cummins (Detroit) 6-7, 6-2, 6-3 ... lost to Catherine Thames (Spring Hill) 6-0, 6-2 ... lost to Katrin Gutknecht (Clayton State) 6-1, 6-2 ... lost to Christina Mardones (West Florida) 6-2, 6-2 ... lost to Silvia Prajescu (No. 66 Ohio State) 6-0, 6-0 ... lost to Magda Narczewska (Indiana State) 6-1, 6-1 ... lost to Bojana Murisic (DePaul) 6-0, 6-0 ... lost to Annemieke Elsholz (UAB) 6-1, 6-0 ... lost to Christina Wieser (Memphis) 6-1, 6-1 ... lost to Carolina Ardila (SMS) 6-2, 6-2 ... defeated Bridget Walczak (Western Illinois) 6-0, 6-2 ... lost to Kimmy Anderson (SEMO) 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 at No. 5 singles ... lost to Yawna Allen (No. 61 Arkansas) 6-2, 6-0 at No. 6 singles ... defeated Amanda Beynonn (Oral Roberts) 6-3, 6-0.

Rachel McCullagh (Sugar Land, Texas/John Newcombe) is 3-3 at No. 3 singles, 2-3 at No. 4 singles, 3-2 at No. 5 singles (8-8 overall) after defeating Amy Inman (Detroit) 6-1, 6-3 ... defeated Georgia Beale (Spring Hill) 6-0, 6-0 ... defeated to Elena Bondari (Clayton State) 6-1, 6-1 ... lost to Pilar Cortes (West Florida) 6-0, 6-2 ... lost to Lindsay Bryan (No. 66 Ohio State) 6-0, 6-0 ... lost to Marie Caujolle (Indiana Sate) 6-3, 4-6 (11-9) ... lost to Brenda Leung (DePaul) 6-4, 6-2 ... lost to Samrin Tanzeem (UAB) 2-6, 7-5, 10-8 ... lost to Kristin Noble (Memphis) ... defeated Malie Gakovic (SMS) 7-5, 7-6 ... defeated Jessica Drake (Western Illinois) 6-0, 6-1 ... defeated Ashley Hooper (SEMO) (6-0, 6-1) at No. 3 singles ... lost to Carolyn Parent (Illinois State) 7-6 (10-8), 7-5 at No. 5 singles ... lost to Melissa Cornett (No. 61 Arkansas) 6-1, 6-1 ... defeated Jackie Richey (Wichita State) 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 ... defeated Jacquelyn Robles (Oral Roberts) 6-0, 4-6, 10-4 ... defeated Jacquelyn Robles (Oral Roberts) 6-2, 6-2 ... lost to Timberly Greenly 6-2, 6-1.

Christina Gonzalez (Omaha, Neb./Marian) is 1-3 at No. 6 singles, and sidelined with an injury ... lost to Ashley Maxwell (Illinois State) 6-3, 6-1 ... lost to Anna Martorell (Wichita State) 7-6 (4), 4-6, 7-5 ... defeated Deborah Skinstad 6-0, 6-0 ... lost to Agostina Santoro (No. 50 Tulsa) 7-5, 6-0.

DOUBLETAKE:

Lozanova/Grant are 5-6 at No. 1 doubles but lost to Parashkevova/Csordas (DePaul) 8-2 ... lost to von Samson/Elsholz (UAB) 9-7 ... lost to Dirstorfer/Cowie (Memphis) 9-8 (3) ... lost to Elizabeth Garza/Maja Stanojevic (SMS) 9-7 ... defeated Amber Lenfert/D. Lutzke (Western Illinois) 8-2 ... defeated B. Kristal/D. Kristal (SEMO) 8-0 ... defeated Parke-Bedard/Maxwell (Illinois State) 8-5 ... lost to Pacheco/Ledaja (No. 61 Arkansas) 8-4 ... lost to Exeni/Webster (Wichita State) 9-8(5) ... defeated Bailey/Arkel (Oral Roberts) 8-2 ... defeated Delport/Grimes (No. 50 Tulsa), 8-6.

Hellberg/McCullagh are 2-2 at No. 1 doubles, 2-4 at No. 2 doubles and 4-6 overall after defeating Smith/Savarino (Detroit) 8-4 ... defeated Malone/Murray (Spring Hill) 8-1 ... lost to Gandia/Chergova (Clayton State) 8-5 ... lost to Plikat/Cortes (West Florida) 8-2 ... lost to Ganeva/Rehusova (DePaul) 8-4 ... lost to Esen/Maier-Knapp (UAB) 8-4 ... lost to Feichtinger/Tijoe (Memphis) 9-7 ... M.Gakovic/P.Manzur (SMS) 8-4 ... defeated T. Forkin/J. Lutzke (Western Illinois) 8-1 ... defeated Garcia/Hooper (SEMO) 8-2.

Hellberg/Renda are 4-1 at No. 2 doubles, after defeating Bingieer/Parent (Illinois State) 9-8 (7-1) ... lost to Cornett/Jovanovic 8-1 ... defeated Spink/Ripoll (Wichita State) 8-1 ... defeated Garcia/Sommer (Oral Roberts) 8-1 ... defeated Pereira/Santoro (No. 50 Tulsa), 8-5.

McCullagh/Grasso are 2-2 at No. 3 doubles, after defeating Gravino/Simovic (Illinois State) 9-8 (7-4) ... lost to Pacheco/Morton (No. 61 Arkansas) 8-1 ... defeated Robles/Skinstad (Oral Roberts) 8-2 ... lost to Greenly/Zabaleta (No. 50 Tulsa), 8-1.

Grant/Grasso are 2-2 at No. 2 doubles after losing to Buter/Cummins (Detroit) 8-2 ... defeated Thames/Beale (Spring Hill) 9-7 ... defeated Bondari/Gutknecht (Clayton State) 8-2 ... lost to Olave/Oblitas (West Florida) 8-4.