University of Minnesota Athletics
WOMEN'S TENNIS DEFEATS IOWA, 4-3
4/10/1999 12:00:00 AM | Tennis
Minnesota won two of three doubles matches to earn the doubles point. Seniors Tarah Elkins and Sitinee Rangsithienchai won at No. 2, defeating Natalya Dawaf and Emily Bampton, 8-4. Junior Nora Sauska and freshman Jen Howard teamed to defeat Erica Johnson and Shera Wiegler, 8-6, putting the Gophers up 1-0 heading to the singles matches.
Sauska won her match at No. 1 singles, defeating Toni Neykova, 7-6, 7-5. Sauska has won seven straight singles matches and is 12-3 in dual matches this season. Junior Kim Simonsen defeated Sheri Wiegler at No. 2 singles, 6-4, 6-3. Sophomore Tammy Wang made her first appearance in singles during the spring season, defeating Megan Kearney, 6-4, 7-6, at No. 6.
The Gophers play Wisconsin in Madison, Wis., Sunday at 10 a.m.
Minnesota 4, Iowa 3
Singles
No. 1 - Nora Sauska, Gophers, def. Toni Neykova, Iowa, 7-6, 7-5
No. 2 - Kim Simonsen, Gophers, def. Shera Wiegler, Iowa, 6-4, 6-3
No. 3 - Natalya Dawaf, Iowa, def. Sitinee Rangsithienchai, Gophers, 7-5, 6-1
No. 4 - Emily Bampton, Iowa, def. Tarah Elkins, Gophers, 6-1, 6-2
No. 5 - Erica Johnson, Iowa, def. Jen Howard, Gophers, 6-2, 6-3
No. 6 - Tammy Wang, Gophers, def. Megan Kearney, Iowa, 6-4, 7-6
Doubles
No. 1 - Neykova/Wiegler def. Simonsen/Hrdinova 8-4
No. 2 - Elkins/Rangsithienchai def. Dawaf/Bampton 8-4
No. 3 - Sauska/Howard def. Johnson/Wiegler 8-6
