March 5, 2006

Peoria, Ill. - Saint Louis stretched its winning streak to six with a 6-1 thumping of Bradley Sunday in women's tennis action at the Club at River City North in Peoria, Ill. The Billikens, who improve to 8-3 on the season, dominated doubles play and easily won all but one of the singles positions.

Amanda Hellberg continued her solid play with a 6-0, 6-1 win at No. 1 singles. Ana Renda moved up the lineup to No. 3 and picked up a 6-1, 6-2 victory in singles play. Rachel McCullagh, Jo Becker and Caitlin Bokulic all won their singles matches in straight sets.

In doubles play, Tara Grant and Katerina Lozanova claimed an 8-1 decision at the No. 1 spot. Hellberg and Renda remained undefeated on the season with an 8-4 win at No. 2, and Bokulic and McCullagh posted an 8-4 victory at No. 3.

The Billikens return to action Thur., Mar. 9, when they host Missouri-St. Louis at The Billiken Tennis Center. First serve is scheduled for 4 p.m.

Singles:
No. 1 - Amanda Hellberg (SLU) def. Elise Montrose (BU), 6-0, 6-1
No. 2 - Teri Chan (BU) def. Tara Grant (SLU), 6-2, 6-3
No. 3 - Ana Renda (SLU) def. Kim Braun (BU), 6-1, 6-2
No. 4 - Rachel McCullagh (SLU) def. Erin Krubeck (BU), 6-1, 6-0
No. 5 - Jo Becker (SLU) def. Jess Sampias (BU), 6-3, 6-1
No. 6 - Caitlin Bokulic (SLU) def. Jori Zimmerman (BU), 6-1, 6-2

Doubles:
No. 1 - Grant/Lozanova (SLU) def. Montrose/Krubeck (BU), 8-1
No. 2 - Hellberg/Renda (SLU) def. Chan/Brown (BU), 8-4
No. 3 - Bokulic/McCullagh (SLU) def. Sampias/Zimmerman (BU), 8-4