University of Minnesota Athletics
No. 23 Alabama Defeats Women's Tennis in Tuscaloosa
3/19/2003 12:00:00 AM | Tennis
Alabama earned the doubles point in the deciding match at No. 2. Minnesota's Angela Buergis and Nischela Reddy fell to Ashley Bentley and Sophie Cremers in a tiebreaker, 9-8 (5)
The Crimson Tide swept the six singles matches, including four in straight sets. The Golden Gophers' Amy Thomas fell in three sets at No. 4 singles, 2-6, 6-3, 1-6. Freshman Nischela Reddy was defeated in a super tiebreaker at No. 5, 5-7, 7-5, 7-10.
#23 Alabama 7, #34 Minnesota 0
Singles
No. 1 - Sophie Cremers (AL) def. Angela Buergis (MN), 6-4, 6-4
No. 2 - Robin Stephenson (AL) def. Valerie Vladea (MN), 6-2, 6-2
No. 3 - Marie-France Lord-Andrade (AL) def. Michaela Havelkova (MN), 6-1, 7-6
No. 4 - Ashley Bentley (AL) def. Amy Thomas (MN), 6-2, 3-6, 6-1
No. 5 - Nathalie Koppelle (AL) def. Nischela Reddy (MN), 7-5, 5-7, (10-7)
No. 6 - Melissa Minor (AL) def. Brandi Watts (MN), 6-4, 6-4
Doubles
No. 1 - Stephenson/Stefanie Leung (AL) def. Thomas/Vladea (MN), 8-6
No. 2 - Bentley/Cremers (AL) def. Beurgis/Reddy (MN), 9-8 (5)
No. 3 - Havelkova/Watts (MN) def. Lord-Andrade/Koppelle (AL), 9-7
