Rice University
Kentucky
Rice Falls To 19th-Ranked Kentucky
2/18/2006 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Feb. 18, 2006
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Rice lost its second-straight match to a ranked foe on Saturday, suffering a 5-2 loss to 19th-ranked Kentucky in West Lafayette, Ind.
After setting swept in doubles, the Owls avoided the shutout with a pair of straight-set wins at the five and six singles positions. Kimberley Patenaude scored her second-consecutive win with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Caroline Winebrenner the number six. After a tough first set, Medeja Egic was dominant in the second against Jessica Giuggioli for a 7-6, 6-0 win at number five.
The road doesn't get any easier as the Owls head out again next weekend to face seventh-ranked Georgia Tech on Thursday before traveling to 14th-ranked Vanderbilt on Saturday.
Results
No. 19 Kentucky 5, No. 57 Rice 2
Doubles
1. No. 18 Coventry/Schwenk (UK) def. No. 30 DiSesa/Rodgers (Rice), 8-1
2. Maurer/Escamilla (UK) def. Patenaude/Egic (Rice), 8-6
3. Winebrenner/Giuggioli (UK) def. Lee/Dao (Rice), 8-1
Singles
1. No. 53 Kim Coventry (UK) def. No. 31 Blair DiSesa (Rice), 6-1, 6-3
2. Joelle Schwenk (UK) def. Christine Dao (Rice), 6-3, 6-1
3. Lara Maurer (UK) def. Alanna Rodgers (Rice), 6-4, 7-5
4. Carolina Escamilla (UK) def. Tiffany Lee (Rice), 6-3, 7-5
5. Medeja Egic (Rice) def Jessica Giuggioli (UK), 7-5, 6-0
6. Kimberley Patenaude (Rice) def. Caroline Winebrenner (UK), 6-3, 6-3
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