University of Minnesota Athletics
Women's Tennis Has Bittersweet Day at ITA Midwest Regionals
10/25/2003 12:00:00 AM | Tennis
Buergis and Reddy, the fourth-seeded doubles team, edged Michigan's Delicota/Tipimeni, 9-8, to move on to Sunday's quarterfinals. They face Western Michigan's Girsang/Stoilova tomorrow.
In singles play, Buergis lost 6-3, 6-2 to Tran of Indiana, while Reddy fell to Yung of Northwestern, 6-3, 3-6, 6-2. Risebrough defeated DePaul's Parashkevova, 6-3, 6-4, but lost to Vastag of Indiana, 6-1, 6-2 in the second round.
Western Michigan University is hosting the 2003 Intercollegiate Tennis Association Midwest Championships on Oct. 23-28, one of eight regional tournaments to take place in late October. The event welcomes nearly 200 student-athletes. The championship doubles match is scheduled for 9 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 27 while the singles final occurs at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 28. The regional champions provide the field for the ITA National Intercollegiate Indoor Championships on Nov. 6-9, hosted by the University of Michigan.
2003 ITA Women's Midwest Regional Championships
Oct. 23-28, 2003
Kalamazoo, Mich.
Minnesota Results - Through Day Two
Qualifying Singles
Lindsay Risebrough def. Kristin Messmer (Ohio St.), 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (3)
def. Viviana Rivero (Toledo), 6-1, 6-3
def. Gumuscu (Illinois-Chicago), 6-3, 6-2
Singles Main Draw
Lindsay Risebrough
def. Parashkevova (Depaul), 6-3, 6-4
lost to Vastag (Indiana), 6-1, 6-2
Angela Buergis
lost to Tran (Indiana), 6-3, 6-2
Nischela Reddy
lost to Yung (Northwestern), 6-3, 3-6, 6-2
Doubles Main Draw
Angela Buergis/Nischela Reddy
def. Kirkland/McDowell (Dayton), 8-1
def. Cueva/Paravinci (Toledo), 8-5
def. Delicota/Tipimeni (Michigan), 9-8
vs. Girsang/Stoilova (Western Michigan)
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