April 21, 2006

Monroeville, Pa. - Seventh-seeded Saint Louis, which topped No. 10 Dayton earlier in the day, dropped a 4-1 decision to second-seeded Charlotte in the 2006 Atlantic 10 Conference Women's Tennis Championships on Friday at the Club 4 Life in Monroeville, Pa. SLU now advances to play an opponent to be determined at 5 p.m. (CT) on Saturday. The best the Billikens can finish is fifth place.

SLU (14-9) claimed the doubles point after wins from Katerina Lozanova and Tara Grant at No. 1 doubles and Ana Renda and Amanda Hellberg at the No. 2 slot.

Charlotte was able to clinch the match after wins at Nos. 2-5 singles.

Doubles
1. Katerina Lozanova/Tara Grant (SLU) def. Ashleigh Murray/Ofra Friedman (CHA) - 8-5
2. Ana Renda/Amanda Hellberg (SLU) def. Koren Fleming/Ali Piacante (CHA) - 8-1
3. Yana Stoeva/Kathy Robay (CHA) def. Rachel McCullough/Caitlin Bokulic (SLU) - 8-2

Singles
1. Friedman (CHA) vs. Hellberg (SLU) - 6-1, 5-7 (DNF)
2. Robay (CHA) def. Lozanova (SLU) - 6-1, 6-1
3. Piacante (CHA) def. Renda (SLU) - 6-4, 6-3
4. Murray (CHA) def. Grant (SJU) - 6-1, 6-2
5. Yana Stoeva (CHA) def. McCullough (SLU) - 6-2, 6-0
6. Fleming (CHA) vs. Joe Becker (SLU) - 6-4, 5-3 (DNF)