March 6, 1998

The University of Kentucky women’s tennis team defeated Auburn 8-1 to gain its first Southeastern Conference victory of the season Friday.

The 34th-ranked Wildcats (5-3, 1-3 SEC) swept all doubles matches and dropped its lone match in the No. 4 singles contest.

Kentucky did not give up more than two games in four of its singles victories. UK’s Kelly Brown defeated Ali LaGrange in the No. 1 match, 6-0, 6-2, and No. 2 Kathy Herring dominated Auburn’s Heidii Stewart 6-1, 6-0. Massoumeh Emami overcame Caroline Thompson 6-0, 6-1, at No. 3 singles, and No. 5 Caroline Kirk beat Carolyn Kozlowski 6-0, 6-1.

Wildcat Brooke Skeen came back to win 5-7, 6-3, 6-1, over Tara Fitzmorris.

In doubles play, Brown and Emami blanked Lucy Altman and Tara Fitzmorris at No. 1 singles, 8-0. No. 2 Herring and Kirk won 8-2 over Stewart and Kozlowski. UK’s Christy Sigurski and Brooke Skeen defeated LaGrange and Summa Edwards 8-4.

With the loss, Auburn falls to 2-8 on the season, 0-6 in the SEC.

The Wildcats next travel to Tuscaloosa to face SEC rival Alabama on Sunday, March 8.

AGATE
Singles:

Kelly Brown (UK) def. Ali LaGrange (AU) 6-0, 6-2
Kathy Herring (UK) def. Heidii Stewart (AU) 6-1, 6-0
Massoumeh Emami (UK) def. Caroline Thompson (AU) 6-0, 6-1
Lucy Altman (AU) def. Christy Sigurski (UK) 6-1, 6-4
Caroline Kirk (UK) def. Carolyn Kozlowski (AU) 6-0, 6-1
Brooke Skeen (UK) def. Tara Fitzmorris (AU) 5-7, 6-3, 6-1

Doubles:

Brown/Emami (UK) def. Altman/Fitzmorris (AU) 8-0
Herring/Kirk (UK) def. Stewart/Kozlowski (AU) 8-2
Sigurski/Skeen (UK) def. LaGrange/Summa Edwards (AU) 8-4