Tulane Women's Tennis Downs Penn

NEW ORLEANS -- Despite losing the opening doubles point, the Tulane women's tennis team posted a 4-3 win over Penn at the Goldring Tennis Stadium on Tuesday.

The Green Wave snapped a nine-match losing streak with the victory, improving to 3-9. Penn fell to 6-6 with the loss.

Tulane claimed wins at four of six singles positions to earn its first dual-match win since Feb. 8. Joyce Bergman and Maiko Cook each posted straight-set wins. Bergman was a 6-3, 6-3 winner over Penn's Shubha Srinivasan at the No. 3 spot, while Cook also turned in a 6-3, 6-3 scoreline over Rachel Shweky at the No. 6 position.

Anna Monhartova gave Tulane a point at the No. 1 singles match, rallying from a set down to record a 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 decision over Sanela Kunovac. Nancy Kockott picked up Tulane's other singles victory when her opponent, Louani Bascara, was forced to retire with an injury.

Penn took an early 1-0 lead after winning two of the three doubles matches. The Penn duo of Kunovac and Shweky posted an 8-5 win over Tulane's team of Julie Morris and Joyce Bergman at No. 1 doubles, while Srinisvasan and Bascara turned in a 9-7 victory over Kockott and Olga Mikhailova at No. 2 doubles. Tulane did pick up a win in doubles, as Monhartova and Anneli Axsater cruised to a 8-2 win over Nicole Ptak and Jolene Sloat at the No. 3 spot.

Tulane returns to action on Thursday, as the Green Wave play host to Louisiana-Lafayette and American. The doubleheader is slated to begin at 11 a.m.

Tulane 4, Penn 3
Singles:
Tulane SMU Winner Score
Anna Monhartova Sanela Kunovac Tulane 3-6, 6-1, 6-2
Julie Morris Nicole Ptak Penn 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
Joyce Bergman Shubha Srinivasan Tulane 6-3, 6-3
Nancy Kockott Louani Bascara Tulane default
Anneli Axsater Jolene Sloat Penn 2-6, 7-5, 6-2
Maiko Cook Rachel Sweky Tulane 6-3, 6-3

Doubles
Morris/Bergman Kunovac/Shweky Penn 8-5
Kockott/Mikhailova Srinivasan/Bascara Penn 9-7
Monhartova/Axsater Ptak/Sloat Tulane 8-2