February 21, 1999

COLUMBIA, S.C. – The University of Kentucky women’s tennis team dropped its first match of the season on Sunday, falling 6-2 to the South Carolina Gamecocks.

The Cats (6-1) dropped four of six singles matches to the 21st-ranked Gamecocks (2-0) and dropped both doubles contests. On a positive note for the Wildcats, UK’s Christy Sigurski upset 69th-ranked Jennifer Radman, 0-6, 6-1, 6-3, to improve to 7-0 in dual matches this season.

The Cats return to the courts Saturday, Feb. 27, when they travel to Oxford, Miss., to face Ole Miss.

USC 6, UK 2

Singles

1. Celine Regnier, USC, def. Carolina Mayorga, UK, 6-0, 4-6, 6-0
2. Katarina Markovski, USC, def. Massoumeh Emami, UK, 6-2, 6-1
3. Christy Sigurski, UK, def. Jennifer Radman, USC, 0-6, 6-1, 6-3
4. Kelly Brown, UK, def. Leigh Eichelberger, USC, 6-4, 6-1
5. Tamara Sutton, USC, def. Brooke Skeen, UK, 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (8)
6. Lynn-Yin Tan, USC, def. Lauren Rookledge, UK, 6-1, 6-1

Doubles1. Markovski/Regnier, USC, def. Brown/Emami, UK, 8-4
2. DNP
3. Eichelberger/Tan, USC, def. Sigurski/Stafford, UK, 8-5