Hurricanes Take On Tulane

April 11, 2000

CORAL GABLES, Fla. – The 45th-ranked University of Miami women’stennis team (9-9) will face 38th-ranked Tulane University (12-8) on Wednesday,April 12 starting at 11:30 a.m. at the Neil Schiff Tennis Center in CoralGables. Admission is free.

Miami, which will be playing its final regular season home match ofthe season, is coming off of a 9-0 win over 49th-ranked Central Florida onApril 7. With the win the Hurricanes snapped the Golden Knight’s 10-matchwin streak and improved Miami’s all-time record against teams from the stateof Florida to 160-33 (.829).

The Hurricanes, who will be facing a ranked opponent for the 14thtime this season, have been led by junior Alanna Broderick. The native ofSt. Andrew, Jamaica is 20-12 in singles competition this season and has wonseven of her last nine matches. Broderick is an impressive 8-1 at the NeilSchiff Tennis Center this season.

Miami has also received strong play from its No. 1 doubles team of juniorKatia Bogomolova (Moscow, Russia) and Marcy Hora (Delray Beach, FL). The twoare a perfect 3-0 since joining forces two weeks ago.