Skavronskaia Advances to Sweet 16

May 25, 1999

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Universityof Miami sophomore and 25th-rankedLioudmila Skavronskaia won her second round match over Arkansas’ seededand19th-ranked Chin Bee Khoo in straight sets, 6-1, 7-5, to advance totheSweet 16 round at the 1999 Division I Women’s Tennis Championship atLinderStadium at Ring Tennis Complex on the University of Florida campus.

With the win over Khoo,who was seeded alphabetically in the 9-16grouping, Skavronskaia earns her second straight All-America honorsby wayof advancing to the third round at the NCAA Championship. Inaddition,Skavronskaia extends her team leading win total to 29-5 on the season.

In the third round, Skavronskaiawill face the tournament’stop-seeded player, San Diego’s No. 1-ranked Zuzana Lesenarova, whohasdefeated Marquette’s Ana Fernandez and Wake Forest’s Janet Bergmantoadvance. Skavronskaia defeated Mississippi’s Celeste Frey inthe firstround.