University of Minnesota Athletics
Gopher Women's Tennis Closes Out 2001-02 Season
4/25/2002 12:00:00 AM | Tennis
Minnesota fell in the doubles point when sixth-seed Michigan won the No. 2 and No. 3 Doubles. The Gophers abandoned the No. 1 Doubles competition because of the two Wolverine wins. Minnesota also abandoned both the No. 4 and No. 5 singles, while Michigan won the No. 2, 3 and No. 6 Singles competition.
The Golden Gophers gained a point when Valerie Vladea defeated Michigan's Kavitha Tipirneni, in straight sets, 6-2, 6-1, earning the No. 1 Singles mark. It was the second time this season that Vladea defeated Tipirneni this year, back on March 17. Vladea, a sophomore, finished the season with a spring record of 14-5, 8-2 in conference play. Of her 14 wins, eight came at the No. 1 spot. In just two seasons, Vladea has 12 league wins. Vladea, a All-Big Ten selection last season, holds an overall record of 25-16 in singles competition, 26-12 in doubles.
It was the final match for seniors Andrea Rose and Jennifer Howard. Howard finished her career with a 51-41 doubles record, while Rose had 16 doubles victories.
Michigan, 4, Minnesota, 1 Doubles No. 2 Duprez/Plaushines (Mich.) def. Perry/Rose, 8-2 No. 3 Nolan/Tipirneni (Mich.) def. Watts/Howard , 8-2 No. 1 DaCosta/Rutherford (Mich.) Vladea/Havelkova abandoned Singles No. 1 Valerie Vladea (Minn.) def. Kavitha Tipirneni, 6-2, 6- 1 No. 2 Michelle DaCosta (Mich.) def. Michaela Havelkova, 6-1, 6-2 No. 3 Chrissie Nolan (Mich.) def. Andrea Rose, 6-1, 6- 0 No. 6 Kim Plaushines (Mich.) def. Brandi Watts, 6-2, 6- 2 No. 4 Leeanne Rutherford (Mich.) Kelly Perry abandoned No. 5 Jen Duprez (Mich.) Kandis Batiste abandoned
