University of Minnesota Athletics
Chiarelli Wins Twice in Gophers' Loss to Western Michigan
4/6/2008 12:00:00 AM | Tennis
Karina Chiarelli won in both singles and doubles, but the Minnesota women’s tennis team went down to its third straight defeat with a 5-2 setback on Sunday at Western Michigan in Kalamazoo, Mich.
Chiarelli won her No. 4 singles match 6-4, 6-0 and joined Lindsay Risebrough for an 8-4 win at No. 2 doubles. Western Michigan won the other two doubles matches to take the doubles team point.
Danielle Mousseau won her No. 5 singles match for Minnesota’s other point, rallying for a 3-6, 6-2, 6-0 victory. Tijana Koprivica won her opening set at No. 3 singles, but lost 10-8 in a super-tiebreaker for a 3-6, 6-4, 1-0 defeat.
The 57th-ranked Gophers dropped to 11-8 overall with the loss, while Western Michigan, ranked 73rd by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association, is now 12-7 overall.
Minnesota will host three matches next weekend, starting with Wisconsin on Saturday at 11 a.m.
Western Michigan 5, Minnesota 2
Singles
1. Kerstin Pahl (WMU) def. Alessandra Ferrazzi (UM) 6-1, 6-3
2. Priyanka Parekh (WMU) def. Lindsay Risebrough (UM) 6-3, 6-2
3. Noriko Saruta (WMU) def. Tijana Koprivica (UM) 3-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-8)
4. Karina Chiarelli (UM) def. Emily Dudzik (WMU) 6-4, 6-0
5. Danielle Mousseau (UM) def. Ashley Moccia (WMU) 3-6, 6-2, 6-0
6. Amanda Moccia (WMU) def. Jackie Sperling (UM) 6-1, 6-3
Doubles
1. Kerstin Pahl/Priyanka Parekh (WMU) def. Alessandra Ferrazzi/Tijana Koprivica (UM) 8-5
2. Karina Chiarelli/Lindsay Risebrough (UM) def. Noriko Saruta/Ashley Moccia (WMU) 8-4
3. Emily Dudzik/Yumi Matsuto (WMU) def. Peta Forsyth/Jackie Sperling (UM) 8-5
Match Notes
Minnesota 11-8; National ranking #57
Western Michigan 12-7; National ranking #73
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (4,1,2,6,5,3)
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