UCA Upends Lady Bison Tennis, 7-1

March 31, 2006

Milena Chisaca won her singles match by a 6-0, 6-2 score.

SEARCY – In a women’s tennis match that was much closer than the score would indicate, 30^th-ranked Central Arkansas ended Harding’s five-match winning streak with a 7-1 victory over the Lady Bisons on Friday.

Central Arkansas won all three doubles match in close fashion, with No. 2 doubles extending to 16 games before the Bears won 9-7.

Harding’s lone win in singles came at No. 3 where Milena Chisaca downed Sanja Stankovic 6-0, 6-2.

The loss dropped the Lady Bisons to 15-4 overall and 1-1 in the Gulf South Conference. Harding has a chance to right itself on Monday when the squad takes on Southern Arkansas in league play. A victory would give Harding head coach David Elliott 999 wins in his career.

#3 Central Arkansas 7, #7 Harding 1

Singles competition:

1. Alicia Williams (HU) vs. #2 Maja Kovacev (UCA) 6-7, 6-6, unfinished

2. Danijela Bogdanovic (UCA) def. Karina Gomes (HU) 6-2, 7-5

3. Milena Chisaca (HU) def. Sanja Stankovic (UCA) 6-0, 6-2

4. Rebecca Miller (UCA) def. Catherine Carui (HU) 3-6, 6-2, 6-0

5. Jenny Paine (UCA) def. Margareta Dujmovic (HU) 6-4, 7-5

6. Rebecca McCullough (UCA) def. Catrina Kelly (HU) 6-1, 6-2

Doubles competition:

1. Maja Kovacev/Danijela Bogdanovic (UCA) def. Alicia Williams/Milena Chisaca (HU) 8-5

2. Jenny Paine/Rebecca Miller (UCA) def. Karina Gomes/Catherine Carui (HU) 9-7

3. Rebecca McCullough/Jenna Malloy (UCA) def. Margareta Dujmovic/Linnea Jordan (HU) 8-5

Match Notes:

Central Arkansas 11-3, 6-0 GSC; National ranking #30; Regional ranking #3

Harding 15-4, 1-1 GSC; Regional ranking #7

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