Carnegie Mellon Loses Tough Championship Match

April 22 - (CLEVELAND, Ohio) - The Tartans women's tennis team suffered a loss in the championship match of the University Athletic Association to Emory University by a 6-3 score. This was the second straight year the Tartans played Emory for the championship title. The Tartans are now 12-8 on the year and wait to hear about a NCAA Regional bid.

Junior Amy Staloch (Midland, Mich./H.H. Dow) paired with senior Mona Iyer (Charleston, W.Va./George Washington) to win their number one doubles match 8-2 over Richelle Marasigan and Sabra Rogers. Staloch then went on to win her number one singles match over Marasigan 7-5, 6-2, to revenge her three set loss a year ago. Junior Samantha Schultz (Okemos, Mich.) also earned a point for the Tartans with her 6-2, 6-1 win at number five singles.

Singles:
1. Amy Staloch (CMU) def. Richelle Marasigan (Emory) 7-5, 6-2
2. Tshema Nash (Emoru) def. Mona Iyer (CMU) 6-3, 6-4
3. Sabra Rogers (Emory) def. Andrea Meythaler (CMU) 6-0, 7-5
4. Kirsten Hillock (Emory) def. Alisa Liebowitz (CMU) 6-1, 6-0
5. Samantha Schultz (CMU) def. Allison Fick (Emory) 6-2, 6-1
6. Jenny Moscato (Emory def. Mai Otsuka (CMU) 6-2, 6-4

Doubles:
1. Staloch/Iyer (CMU) def. Marasigan/Rogers (Emory) 8-2
2. Nash/Fich (Emory) def. Schultz/Meythaler (CMU) 8-4
3. Hillock/Moscato (Emory) def. Stankevich/Liebowitz (CMU) 8-5