September 23, 2000

SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE SCHOOLS FILL 12 OF 14 SINGLES FINALS SLOTS; TENNESSEE TAKES TWO OF THREE DOUBLES TITLES

GREENVILLE, S.C.-- South Carolina, Tennessee, and Vanderbilt continued successful campaigns on day two of the Furman Fall Classic, as the three Southeastern Conference schools combined to fill 17 of the possible 20 final slots at the Minor Mickel Tennis Center.

In todayıs doubles championships, Tennessee took flights one and three, and Vanderbilt won the second flight. Furmanıs Krista Thomson and Shellie Cochran, who advanced to the flight three final early Saturday afternoon, were later defeated 8-2 in the championship by Tennesseeıs Brooke Cordell and Agnes Wiski.

In one of the better matches of the day, Vanderbiltıs Julie Ditty, the highest ranked player in the Classic at number 25 in the nation, fought off Furmanıs Megan Dunigan 5-7, 6-2, 7-5 to advance to the flight one final. Ditty will face South Carolinaıs Katarina Markovski, who defeated Middle Tennessee Stateıs Manon Kruse 6-3, 6-4. Kruse and Dunigan will play for third place in flight one.

Vanderbilt is assured of at least one singles championship, as two Commodore players, Jenny Miller and Sarah Riske, will face off in the flight two singles final. In total, four singles players from each Vanderbilt, South Carolina, and Tennessee will be competing tomorrow in championship matches.

Play will begin on Sunday at 9 a.m., with the final group of matches slated to start at 11 a.m.


Saturdayıs Results

No. 1 Singles
Julie Ditty (Vanderbilt) def. Megan Dunigan (Furman) 5-7, 6-2, 7-5
Toni Neykova (Iowa) def. Vanessa Rauh (Wisconsin) 7-6, 7-5
Katarina Markovski (USC ) def. Manon Kruse (MTSU) 6-2, 6-1
Alison Ojeda (Tennessee) def. Renata Brito (Clemson) 6-3, 6-4

No. 2 Singles
Vilmarie Castellvi (Tennessee) def. Michaela Gridling (MTSU) 6-1, 6-3
Jenny Miller (Vanderbilt) def. Cassie Haas (Iowa) 6-7(3), 7-5, 6-2
Meredith Moore (Furman) def. Laurence Jayet (Clemson) 6-3, 6-3
Sarah Riske (Vanderbilt) def. Jennifer Radman (USC) 6-4, 6-2


No. 3 Singles
Agnes Wiski (Tennessee) def. Lara Vojnov (Wisconsin) 6-1, 7-6(2)
Tanja Buchheim (MTSU) def.Anna Savitskaya (Clemson) 6-2, 6-4
Kathy Boyanovich (USC) def. Kate Burson (Vanderbilt) 3-6, 6-3, 6-3
Katie Dougherty (Wisconsin) def. Erica Johnson (Iowa) 7-6(6), 6-3


No. 4 Singles
Lynn-Yin Tan (USC) def. Emelie Isaksson (FU) 6-1, 6-1
Kelly Schmandt (VU) def. Stacy Varnell (MTSU) 6-1, 6-2
Aleke Tsoubanos (VU) def. Pascale Veraverbeke (Iowa) 6-4, 6-0
Kim Gates (UT) def. Christina Oldock (Clemson) 6-4, 2-6, 6-1

 

No. 5 Singles
Steffi Hoch (Iowa) def. Teresa Gonzaga (Wisconsin) 6-3, 7-6(6)
Crystal Cleveland (Tennessee) def. Ana Stiglic (Clemson) 6-2, ret.
Carien Venter (MTSU) def. Natalie The (Furman) 4-6, 6-2, 6-1
Tamara Sutton (USC) def. Corrin Scott (Vanderbilt) 6-1, 6-1

 

No. 6 Singles
Lauren Rose (Vanderbilt) def. Brooke Cordell (Tennessee) 6-3, 6-0
Krista Thomson (Furman) def. Niger Kaur (MTSU) 1-6, 7-6(0), 7-6(5)
Jennifer Hodgman (Iowa) def. Ashlea Bowen (Clemson) 4-6, 6-0, 6-1
Catherine Brown (USC) def. Mindy Sheppard (Wisconsin) 6-0, 6-2

 

No. 7
Singles Catherine Hall (Tennessee) def. Sunnie Harmon (Clemson) 6-4, 6-4
Jody Scheldt (Iowa) def. Shellie Cochran (Furman) 6-1, 6-4
Lauren Welch (Furman) def. Laurie Ferguson (MTSU) 6-4, 6-3
Leigh Eichelberger (USC) def. Beth Hayden (Iowa) 6-2, 4-6, 7-6(3)

 

No. 8 Singles
McCall Holman (Furman) def. Eloise Harper (Vanderbilt) 7-5, 3-6, 7-5


No. 1 Doubles
Dunigan-Holman (FU) def. Rauh-Vojnov (UW) 8-2
Neykova-Scheldt (Iowa) def. Kruse-Venter (MTSU) 8-4
Ojeda-Castellvi (UT) def. Ditty-Burson (VU) 8-5 Radman-Boyanovich (USC) def. 8-1

 

No. 2 Doubles
Gates-Cleveland (UT) def. Savitskaya-Oldock (CU) 8-4
Gridling-Varnell (MTSU) def. The-Moore (FU) 9-7
Riske-Tsoubanos (VU) def. Eichelberger-Tan (USC) 8-6
Dougherty-Gonzaga (UW) def. Haas-Veraverbeeke (Iowa) 9-8

 

No. 3 Doubles
Bowen-Harmon (CU) def. Buchheim-Kaur (MTSU) 8-6
Cochran-Thomson (FU) def. Miller-Schmandt (VU) Def. I
Wiski-Cordell (UT) def. Cochran-Thomson (FU) 8-2
Sutton-Brown (USC) def. Holman (FU)-Schmandt (VU) 8-2
Johnson-Hodgman (Iowa) def. Buchheim-Kaur (MTSU) 8-5

 

No. 4 Doubles
Isaksson-Welch (FU) def. Sheppard (UW)-Harper (VU) 8-0
Hall (UT)-Ferguson (MTSU) def. Hayden-Hoch (Iowa) 8-5
Hall (UT)-Ferguson (MTSU) def. Sheppard (UW)-Harper (VU) 8-6
Hayden-Hoch (Iowa) def. Isaksson-Welch (FU) 8-5