HOUSTON - The University of Houston women's tennis team was defeated by the Tulane Green Wave, 5-4, on Monday March 15 at the UH Varsity Tennis Courts. The Cougars and Green Wave were tied after singles play as UH received victories from their second, third and fourth position players. Senior Luciane Kelbert won handily, 6-2, 6-4, while sophomore Joanna Cunliffe won a grueling three-set battle, 6-7, 6-2, 6-4. No. 61 ranked sophomore Sarah Borwell won her third straight match, 7-6 (3), 6-3, all coming at the number two position. Needing to take two out of three doubles matches to earn the victory, Houston (4-7) got a win by the No. 31 ranked tandem of Galina Seliounina and Borwell 8-2. It marks their eighth consecutive win improving their overall record this season to 19-5. The Cougars dropped the final two matches in giving UH it's third consecutive loss by a score of 5-4.

Houston will next play on Friday, March 19 at 3 p.m. against C-USA foe Marquette in Milwaukee, Wis.

Tulane 5, Houston 4

Singles
#1 Anna Monhortova (TU) d. Galina Seliounina (UH) 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
#2 Sarah Borwell (UH) d. Maiko Cook (TU) 7-6 (3), 6-3
#3 Luciane Kelbert (UH) d. Joyce Bergman (TU) 6-2, 6-4
#4 Joanna Cunliffe (UH) d. Jennie Ligator (TU) 6-7, 6-2, 6-4
#5 Annelli Axsater (TU) d. Sarah Bolle (UH) 6-2, 6-2
#6 Molly Rollauer (TU) d. Kailey Meisinger (UH) 6-4, 6-3

Doubles
#1 Borwell/Seliounina (UH) d. Bergman/Ligator (TU) 8-2
#2 Monhartova/Cook (TU) d. Kelbert/Meisinger (UH) 8-2
#3 Axsater/Rollauer (TU) d. Bolle/Cunliffe (UH) 8-6