Feb. 11, 2006

The University of Texas-Pan American women's tennis team hosted the Lamar Cardinals on Saturday (Feb. 11) at the Orville Cox Tennis Center and fell 7-0.

Marine de Bourqueney (Paris, France/Fenelon Sainte Marie) played a tough match in the second flight against Lamar's Tara Shelander, losing 2-6, 6-4, 1-0. De Bourqueney teamed with Jessica Nanez (Hidalgo, TX/Hidalgo H.S.) in third flight doubles competition and dropped the match 8-2 to Mariantonieta Gutierrez and Kendall Gibbs. Nanez lost her singles match to Gibbs 6-1, 6-3.

In top flight singles, Silke Buksik (Waiblingen, Germany/Salier-Gymnasium Waiblingen) fell to Andrea Martinez 6-0, 6-1. Nicole Garcia (Cibolo, TX/Lee College) dropped her match 6-2, 6-1. Buksik and Garcia lost in doubles action 8-0.

Sheila Mabulac (Edinburg, TX/Edinburg H.S.) and Elysia Sloan (Duncanville, TX/Duncanville H.S.) fell in doubles action to Tanya Roberts and Pamela Martinez 8-3. Sloan lost her singles match 6-4, 6-2 while Mabulac fell by a 6-2, 6-0 count.

The Lady Broncs return to the court on Friday (Feb. 17) when they take on the Stephen F. Austin State Lumberjacks in Corpus Christi, TX at 9:00 a.m.

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