OU Women's Tennis Blanks Centenary

Feb. 8, 2003

NORMAN, Okla. - The 52nd-ranked Oklahoma women's tennis team shut out its fifth consecutive opponent Saturday afternoon at the Santa Fe Country Club in Oklahoma City, Okla. The Sooners defeated Centenary, 7-0, to improve to 5-0 overall. The Ladies fell to 0-5 on the season.

The Sooners were dominant winning four singles matches and two doubles matches. Centenary defaulted the No. 5 and 6 singles positions as well as the No. 3 doubles position. Junior Anda Perianu (Braila, Romania) remained undefeated (3-0) at No. 1 singles with a 6-3, 1-6, 10-3 victory over Anja Schmidt. Seniors Elena Jirnova (Kiev, Romania) and Melissa Mendieta (San Jose, Costa Rica) recorded straight-set shut-outs as did freshman Joi-Lee Beachler (Oklahoma City, Okla.) who picked up her first win in match play as a Sooner.

In doubles, senior Annette Bryntesson (Perth, Australia) and sophomore Bethany Griffin (Amarillo, Texas) shut out Schmidt and Heather Kelly, 8-0, at the No. 1 position while sophomores Heather Saluri (Des Moines, Iowa) and Jessica Braver (Edmond, Okla.) were victorious at the No. 2 position.

The Sooners go on the road next Thursday (Feb. 13) against regional opponent Tulsa at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center in Tulsa, Okla.. Match time is scheduled for 6 p.m.

No. 52 Oklahoma 7, Centenary 0
Saturday, Feb. 8
Santa Fe Country Club
Edmond, Okla.

Singles
Anda Perianu (OU) def. Anja Schmidt (UC)                        6-3, 1-6, 10-3
Elena Jirnova (OU) def. Heather Kelley (UC)                     6-0, 6-0
Melissa Mendieta (OU) def. Elizabeth Pitts (UC)                 6-0, 6-0
Joi-Lee Beachler (OU) def. Kristen Kraus (UC)                   6-0, 6-0
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Doubles
Annette Bryntesson/Bethany Griffin (OU) def. Schmidt/Kelley     8-0
Jessica Braver/Heather Saluri (OU) def. Kraus/Pitts             8-1
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