University of Minnesota Athletics
WOMEN'S TENNIS DEFEATS MICHIGAN, 5-2
3/18/2000 12:00:00 AM | Tennis
Minnesota won two of three doubles matches to earn the doubles point. The No. 1 team of senior Nora Sauska and freshman Sandra Olsen defeated Jen Duprez and Brooke Hart, 9-7. The No. 3 team of sophomore Jen Howard and freshman Michaela Havelkova defeated Joanne Musgrove and Alison Sinclair, 8-4.
Olsen led the way in singles as well, coming back to defeat Danielle Lund in three sets, 0-6, 6-2, 6-4, at No. 2 singles. Senior Kim Simonsen won at No. 3, defeating Szandra Fuzesi, 6-4, 7-5. Other singles winners were freshman Amy Thomas at No. 4 and junior Tammy Wang at No. 6.
Minnesota competes at Michigan State on Sunday.
Minnesota 5, Michigan 2
Singles: No. 1--Brooke Hart, Michigan, def. Nora Sauska, Gophers, 6-2, 6-2; No. 2--Sandra Olsen, Gophers, def. Danielle Lund, Michigan, 0-6, 6-2, 6-4; No. 3--Kim Simonsen, Gophers, def. Szandra Fuzesi, Michigan, 6-4, 7-5; No. 4--Amy Thomas, Gophers, def. Joanne Musgrove, Michigan, 6-4, 6-3; No. 5--Jen Duprez, Michigan, def. Michaela Havelkova, Gophers, 7-6, 6-3; No. 6--Tammy Wang, Gophers, def. Alison Sinclair, Michigan, 6-4, 6-1.
Doubles: No. 1--Olsen/Sauska def. Duprez/Hart 9-7; No. 2--Fuzesi/Lund def. Simonsen/Thomas 9-8; No. 3--Havelkova/Howard def. Musgrove/Sinclair 8-4.
