March 29, 1998

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The University of Kentucky women’s tennis team won its third straight match as they swept Louisville 9-0 on Sunday. The 24th-ranked Wildcats (11-5, 4-5 SEC) dropped only one set in singles competition. Massoumeh Emami defeated Nadia Karpol 7-6, 6-1 in the No. 1 singles draw, and Kathy Herring beat Angie Schneider 6-0, 6-3 at the No. 3 spot. In No. 2 singles, Kelly Brown rallied from one set down to win over Manisha Patel 0-6, 6-3, 6-4. UK’s 24th-ranked doubles team of Emami and Brown won their third straight match, defeating Patel and Kelly M. Miller, 8-3. Christy Sigurski and Brooke Skeen won at No. 2 doubles, 8-3, over Louisville’s team of Karpol and Kelly Ford. With the loss, Louisville drops to 11-4 on the season.

SINGLES:No. 1    Massoumeh Emami (UK) def. Nadia Karpol (UL) 7-6, 6-1 No. 2    Kelly Brown (UK) def. Manisha Patel (UL) 0-6, 6-3, 6-4 No. 3    Kathy Herring (UK) def. Angie Schneider (UL) 6-0, 6-3 No. 4  Caroline Kirk (UK) def. Kelly M. Miller (UL) 6-0, 6-2 No. 5  Christy Sigurski (UK) def. Kelly Whitler (UL) 6-4, 6-3 No. 6    Brooke Skeen (UK) def. Katie McLaughlin (UL) 6-1, 6-3 

DOUBLES:No. 1 Brown/Emami (UK) def. Patel/Miller (UL) 8-3 No. 2 Sigurski/Skeen (UK) def. Karpol/Ford (UL) 8-3 No. 3 Herring/Kirk (UK) def. McLaughlin/Hoyt (UL) 8-2