Lady Eagles Fall In Opening Round Of C-USA Tourney
HATTIESBURG, Miss. - All the top seeds advanced to the quarterfinals of the winners

bracket in the opening round of the Conference USA Women's Tennis Championship in

Hattiesbsurg, Thursday.

In the morning matches, No. 5 seed Houston defeated No. 12 seed Charlotte, 4-0.

Houston started the match, sweeping the doubles to earn the doubles' point. The Lady

Cougars then won the No. 1, No. 2, and No. 6 singles to win the match.

Eighth-seed Memphis defeated No. 9 seed Saint Louis, 4-0. Memphis took the

doubles' point, winning at No. 1 and No. 3 doubles. The Lady Tigers followed with wins at

No. 1, No. 3 and No. 5 singles to win the match.

In the afternoon action, No. 6 seed Cincinnati defeated No. 11 seed and host Southern

Miss, 4-0. Cincinnati started the match, winning the doubles' point with wins at No. 1 and

No. 3 doubles. Cincinnati won at No. 1, No. 4 and No. 5 singles to win the match.

Seventh-seed DePaul knocked off No. 10 seed Louisville, winning 4-1. After losing at

No. 1 doubles, DePaul bounced back to take the No. 2 and No. 3 doubles' matches to earn

the doubles' point. Louisville took a match in the singles, winning the No. 3 singles, before

DePaul won at No. 1, No. 2 and No. 4 singles to take the match.

In Friday matches, Houston plays No. 4 seed Marquette at 9 a.m., at Tatum Park, while

Memphis plays top seed UAB at the Racquet Club. Cincinnati plays No. 3 seed South

Florida at noon, at Tatum Park, and DePaul faces No. 2 seed Tulane at the Racquet Club.

In the back-draw, Saint Louis plays Charlotte at 3 p.m., at Tatum Park, and Southern

Miss plays Louisville at the Racquet Club.

doubles' point. Saint Louis then took wins at No. 2, No. 3 and No. 5 singles to seal the match.