Women's Tennis Strong At MVC Individual Championships
10/05/2002 | 12:00:00 | Women's Tennis
Oct. 5, 2002
Springfield, Mo. - The women's tennis team again showed their skills at the Missouri Valley Conference Individual Championships today. Pulling out four wins in singles and doubles competition on the second day, three singles players (Alejandra Blanco, Zuzana Palovic, and Kari Stark) set themselves up to place on Sunday.
After a tough loss, the number three doubles team of Kari Stark and Zoya Honarmand were able to hold strong and win third place, 8-3.
Championship competition continues tomorrow.
Number One Singles:
Alejandra Blanco (SIU) def. Jessica Jetton (UE) 6-4, 6-4
(Will compete for fifth place on Sunday.)
Number Two Singles:
Cindy Skogerboe (DU) def. Maria Blanco (SIU) 6-4, 6-2
Number Three Singles:
Melinda Fenimore (DU) def. Jessica Knitter (SIU) 6-1, 6-4
Number Four Singles:
Zuzana Palovic (SIU) def. Jesse Paterson (BU) 6-2, 6-0
(Will compete for fifth place on Sunday.)
Number Five Singles:
Ala Alvarez (SMS) def. Kari Stark (SIU) 6-2, 6-0
(Stark will compete for third place on Sunday.)
Number Six Singles:
Logan Becker (INS) def. Yasmine Farag (SIU) 6-1, 6-1
Number One Doubles:
Saurvarik/Mikalayeva (ILS) def. Blanco/Blanco (SIU) 8-3
Zozrashvili/Godrey (SMS) def. Blanco/Blanco (SIU) 8-5
Number Two Doubles:
Cizkova/Hoffman (ILS) def. Knitter/Palovic (SIU) 8-0
Knitter/Palovic (SIU) def. Cain/Paterson (BU) 8-3
Number Three Doubles:
Becker/Narczewska (INS) def. Stark/Honarmand (SIU) 8-6
Stark/Honarmand (SIU) def. Baas/Kraft (UE) 8-3
(Win third place.)