University of Minnesota Athletics
MINNESOTA LOSES TO IOWA IN BIG TEN WOMEN'S TENNIS
4/30/1999 12:00:00 AM | Tennis
The Gophers won the doubles point, with the tandems of Jana Hrdinova and Kim Simonsen, and Nora Sauska and Jen Howard winning their matches against their Iowa counterparts. The Gophers won only one of the six matches in singles, as Sauska won her match at No. 1 singles, defeating Hawkeye Toni Neykova, 6-1, 6-1. The match ended with two Iowa victories at the same time, as Iowa's Erica Johnson defeated Tara Elkins at No. 5 singles, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, and Hawkeye Erin Wolverton defeated Tammy Wang, 7-5, 7-5.
Iowa 5, Minnesota 2
SINGLES
No. 1-- Nora Sauska (MINN) d. Toni Neykova, 6-1, 6-1
No. 2--Shera Wiegler (IOWA) d. Kim Simonsen, 6-3, 6-3
No. 3--Natalya Dewaf (IOWA) d. Sitinee Rangsithienchai, 6-0, 6-3
No. 4--Emily Bampton (IOWA) d. Jana Hrdinova, 6-2, 6-3
No. 5--Erica Johnson (IOWA) d. Tarah Elkins, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
No. 6--Erin Wolverton (IOWA) d. Tammy Wang, 7-5, 7-5
DOUBLES
No. 1--Hrdinova/Simonsen (MINN) d. Neykova/Weaver, 8-6
No. 2--Dawaf/Bampton (IOWA) d. Rangsithienchai/Elkins, 8-5
No. 3--Sauska/Howard (MINN) d. Wolverton/Kearney, 8-4
