University of Minnesota Athletics

WOMEN'S TENNIS SWEEPS MICHIGAN STATE, 7-0

3/19/2000 12:00:00 AM | Tennis

Sandra Olsen, playing her first career match at the No. 1 singles position, defeated Brooke Townsend, 6- 0, 6-4. Senior Nora Sauska won at No. 2 singles, defeating Natasha Skogerboe, 6-1, 6-2. Senior Kim Simonsen needed three sets to defeat Kelli Hayes, 6-3, 3-6, 6-2, at the No. 3 position.

Freshman Amy Thomas won at No. 4, defeating Kerri Pastein, 6-2, 6-0, while freshman Michaela Havelkova swept Kathryn Figenshau at No. 5, 6-0, 6-0.

Minnesota won all three doubles matches to earn the doubles point. Sauska and Olsen defeated Townsend and Skogerboe at No. 1, 8-4. Simonsen and Thomas won at No. 2, defeating Hayes and Pastein, 8-2. Havelkova and sophomore Jennifer Howard defeated Figenshau and Mollie Hood, 8-1, at No. 3.

Minnesota 7, Michigan State 0

Singles
No. 1 Sandra Olsen (M) def. Brooke Townsend (MSU) 6-0, 6-4
No. 2 Nora Sauska (M) def. Natasha Skogerboe (MSU) 6-1, 6-2
No. 3 Kim Simonsen (M) def. Kelli Hayes (MSU) 6-3, 3-6, 6-2
No. 4 Amy Thomas (M) def. Kerri Pastein (MSU) 6-2, 6-0
No. 5 Michaela Havelkova (M) def. Kathryn Figenshau (MSU) 6-0, 6-0
No. 6 Tammy Wang (M) won by default

Doubles
No. 1 Sauska/Olsen (M) def. Townsend/Skogerboe (MSU) 8-4
No. 2 Simonsen/Thomas (M) def. Hayes/Pastein (MSU) 8-2
No. 3 Havelkova/Jennifer Howard (M) def. Figenshau/ Mollie Hood (MSU) 8-1

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