September 28, 2002

VANDERBILT, SOUTH CAROLINA DOMINATE DAY TWO OF FURMAN FALL CLASSIC

GREENVILLE, S.C.-- The Vanderbilt and South Carolina women's tennis teams dominated day two of the Furman Fall Classic on Saturday at Mickel Tennis Center in Greenville, S.C. While the Lady Commodores will have four players competing in singles flight championships on Sunday, the Lady Gamecocks will have three players aiming for titles.

In flight one, Vanderbilt's Sarah Riske, the No. 10 player in the country, won her opening round match against South Carolina's Jodi Kenoyer, 6-2, 6-2. Riske then had to hold off Furman's Mary Kovarik in a three hour three-set battle 4-6, 7-5, 6-4 to move on to the final, where she will play Clemson's Julie Coin.

In flight two action, Vanderbilt's Audra Falk won her semifinal match against Lady Paladin Mary Neill Hagood, 6-2, 7-5. Falk will face South Carolina's Ayako Suzuki in the championship.

Two more Vanderbilt-South Carolina encounters will occur in the flight three and four title matches. While South Carolina's Danielle Wiggins will play Vanderbilt's Kori Scott in the flight three championship, Vanderbilt's Ashley Schellhas will face Lady Gamecock Magda Wojdylo in the flight four final.

Furman's Lauren Welch advanced to the flight five championship, where she will battle Iowa's Gloria Okino. Welch defeated Wisconsin's Lexi Goldin 6-2, 1-6, 6-4 and Clemson's Anna Dolinska 6-1, 6-3 en route to the final.

The singles championships will begin on Sunday at 9:00 a.m.


Saturday Results

Flight One Singles
Julie Coin(CU) def. Aleke Tsoubanos (VU) 2-6, 6-3, 6-1
Manon Kruse (MTSU) def. Kathy Boyanovich (USC) 7-5, 6-2
Mary Kovarik (FU) def. Cassie Haas (Iowa) 6-1, 6-4
Sarah Riske (VU) def. Jodi Kenoyer (USC) 6-2, 6-2
Kathy Boyanovich (USC) def. Aleke Tsoubanos (VU) 7-6 (5), 7-5
Cassie Haas (Iowa) def. Jodi Kenoyer (USC) 6-2, 6-4
Julie Coin (CU) def. Manon Kruse (MTSU) Def. Inj.
Sarah Riske (VU) def. Mary Kovarik (FU) 4-6, 7-5, 6-4

Flight Two Singles
Audra Falk (VU) def. Jennifer Klaschka (MTSU) Def.-Inj.
Mary Neill Hagood (FU) def. Lara Vojnov (WIS) 5-7, 6-1, 6-4
Ayako Suzuki (USC) def. Ioana Paun (CU) 0-6, 6-4, 6-4
Steffi Hoch (IOWA) def. Kelly Schmandt (VU) Def-Inj.
Audra Falk (VU) def. Mary Neill Hagood (FU) 6-2, 7-5
Ayako Suzuki (USC) def. Steffi Hoch (Iowa) 1-6, 7-6 (5), 6-2

Flight Three Singles
Deni Alexandrova (IOWA) def. Natalie The (FU) 6-3, 6-4
Danielle Wiggins (USC) def. Alise Cogger (WIS) 6-1, 6-2
Stacy Varnell (MTSU) def. Richele LeSaldo (CU) 6-0, 6-1
Kori Scott (VU) def. Teresa Gonzaga (WIS) 6-0. 6-0
Natalie The (FU) def. Alise Cogger (WIS) 6-1, 6-3
Richele LeSaldo (CU) def. Teresa Gonzaga (WIS) 6-4, 6-2
Danielle Wiggins (USC) def. Deni Alexandrova (Iowa) 6-2, 6-3
Kori Scott (VU) def. Stacy Varnell (MTSU) 6-4, 7-5

Flight Four Singles
Ashley Schellhas (VU) def. Ana Stiglic (CU) 6-1, 6-3
Chelsea Glynn (IOWA) def. Marti Morris (FU) 6-4, 7-5
Magda Wojdylo (USC) def. Shellie Cochran (FU) 6-2, 6-1
Laurence Jayet (CU) def. Carien Venter (MTSU) 4-6, 7-6, 6-3
Ana Stiglic (CU) def. Marti Morris (FU) 6-4, 6-2
Carien Venter (MTSU) def. Shellie Cochran (FU) 7-6 (8), 2-6, 6-3
Ashley Schellhas (VU) def. Chelsea Glynn (Iowa) 6-2, 2-6, 6-0
Magda Wojdylo (USC) def. Laurence Jayet (CU) 4-6, 6-2, 6-2

Flight Five Singles
Krista Thomson (FU) def. Laura McNamara (MTSU) 6-4, 6-4
Gloria Okino (IOWA) def. Catherine Brown (USC) 6-4, 6-1
Anna Dolinska (CU) def. Jenny Schulte (IOWA) 6-1, 6-3
Lauren Welch (FU) def. Lexi Goldin (WIS) 6-2, 1-6, 6-4
Catherine Brown (USC) def. Laura McNamara (MTSU) 7-5, 6-2
Lexi Goldin (WIS) def. Jenny Schulte (Iowa) 6-2, 6-2
Gloria Okino (Iowa) def. Krista Thomson (FU) 6-2, 6-4
Lauren Welch (FU) def. Anna Dolinska (CU) 6-1, 6-3

Flight Six Singles
Emily Vest (MTSU) def. Sunnie Harmon (CU) 6-4, 6-1
Jennifer Hodgman (IOWA) def. Shannon Moore (FU) 7-5, 7-6
Ashlea Bowen (CU) def. Audry George (USC) 7-5, 6-3
Caroline Bentley (FU) def. Emily Vest (MTSU) 6-3, 6-3
Shannon Moore (FU) def. Sunnie Harmon (CU) 6-1, 6-1