Feb. 9, 2002

WACO, Texas - The 21st-ranked Baylor women's tennis fell to No. 11 Washington in the 2002 USTA/ITA National Women's Team Indoor Championships at the University of Wisconsin's A.C. Nielsen Tennis Stadium.

The Bears' doubles team of Katja Kovac and Vida Mulec , ranked No. 25, upset Washington's 15th-ranked doubles duo of Carter/Klaic, 8-6. That would prove to be Baylor's lone doubles victory as Graf/Borjesson and Stephen/Potapova lost 8-5, 8-3, respectively.

Taking a 1-0 lead into singles, the Huskies posted three victories to earn the win. Katja Kovac, ranked No. 29, earned a point for Baylor with a three set victory over No. 39 Claire Carterat No. 1 singles. BU's 43rd ranked Vida Mulec won at No 2 singles and freshman Daria Potapova posted a straight set victory at No. 5 to complete Baylor's scoring.

The Bears are now 3-2 on the season and 1-2 in the tournament while Washington is now 6-1 overall and 2-1 on the week.

#11 Washington 4, #21 Baylor 3
Doubles
1. #25 Kovac/Mulec, BU def. #15 Carter/Klaic , UW 8-6
2. Gray/Sumantri, UW def. Graf/Borjesson, BU 8-5
3. Coulter/Kordonakaya, UW def. Stephen/Potapova, BU 8-3

Singles
1. #29 Katja Kovac, BU def. #39 Claire Carter, UW 4-6, 6-4, 6-4
2. #43 Vida Mulec, BU def. Ilona Kordonskaya, UW 6-3, 6-2
3. Colleen Gray, UW def. Patricia Graf, BU 6-3, 2-6, 6-3
4. Andrea Coulter, UW def. Frida Borjesson, BU 4-6, 6-3, 7-5
5. Daria Potapova, BU def. Dea Sumantri UW 6-2, 7-6 (2)
6. Erin Hoe, UW def. Barbora Blahutiakova, BU 6-2, 6-4