Women's Tennis Preview: #18 Baylor vs. La.-Monroe
1/26/2001 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Jan. 26, 2001
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#18 Baylor (0-0) vs. Louisiana-Monroe (0-0)
Saturday, Jan. 27, 2001, 9:30 a.m.
The 18th-ranked Baylor women's tennis team begins their 2001 dual match season at home Saturday against Louisiana-Monroe. The match is slated for 9:30 a.m. at the Streich Tennis Courts.
The Lady Indians finished 2000 with an overall record of 9-10, 5-5 in the Southland Conference. Saturday's match against the Bears will be both teams' first match of the spring.
The Bears enter the spring with their highest ranking in school history at No. 18. Baylor also has three singles players (Jahnavi Parekh, Katja Kovac and Vida Mulec) ranked in the top 100, the Bears have never concluded a season with three ranked individuals.
Team notes:
The team's No. 18 ranking to open the spring ties the team's highest ever, the team also ranked No. 18 during three different weeks in March and April of 2000... The Bears were selected to participate in the National Team Indoors, an elite tournament featuring 16 of the top teams in the country.
Individual notes:
Head Coach Dave Luedtke: 173-121 in his 14th season, all at Baylor.
Karin Andersson: Enters the spring ranked fifth in school history in career singles wins (76) and tied for sixth in career doubles wins (56)...Will begin the spring at No. 4 singles and No. 2 doubles, teaming with Frida Borjesson.
Frida Borjesson: Won a season-high four straight singles matches (10/28-11/4)... Will play No. 5 singles and No. 2 doubles in the spring.
Monica Gonzalez: Will team with Jahnavi Parekh at No. 3 doubles in the spring... That pair won the Big 12 No. 3 doubles title last season.
Katja Kovac: Enters the spring riding a career-high nine-match winning streak (10/28-present)... Begins the spring tied for third in school history in career singles wins (79)... Came in No. 35 in the December ITA singles rankings... Her tournament title at the ITA Southwest Regional earned her a selection to the National Individual Indoors in February... Will play No. 2 singles and No. 1 doubles.
Vida Mulec: Entered the ITA singles rankings in December at a career-high No. 41... Had an excellent fall and will play No. 3 singles in the spring... Will team with Katja Kovac at No. 1 doubles.
Jahnavi Parekh: Begins the spring ranked No. 18 in the nation in singles... Will look to duplicate her 2000 all-America status while playing No. 1 singles and No. 3 doubles... Entered the spring in seventh place in school history for career wins (70)... Was selected to play in the National Individual Indoors in February.
Paola Stephen: Will play No. 6 singles to start the season.
