Horizon League Tennis Championships: Day 1

April 25, 2008

INDIANAPOLIS - Women's Tennis

The 2008 Horizon League Tennis Championship got underway Friday afternoon with women's seeds #4 through #9 taking the courts at North Central High School.

No. 4 Cleveland State University defeated No. 9 Valparaiso University 4-0 in the first completed match of the day. Then No. 6 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee held off No. 7 Wright State University, defeating them 4-2 after the Raiders won at both No. 1 and No. 2 singles. The most exciting match of the afternoon came as No. 8 University of Wisconsin-Green Bay upset No. 5 Youngstown State University 4-3. The No. 1 singles match between Green Bay's Emily Lawent and Youngstown State's Anna Volkova was the deciding match, as Lawent came away with the 6-2, 6-3 victory to clinch the match for the Phoenix.

Tomorrow's women's matches begin at approximately 10 a.m. as Cleveland State will take on Green Bay and Milwaukee will meet #3 University of Detroit Mercy. In the consolation bracket, Valparaiso will meet Youngstown State, and Wright State will face the winner of that match at 4 p.m. Men's first round action begins tomorrow morning at 8 a.m.

#4Cleveland State def. #9 Valparaiso, 4-0

1. Gibbons/Ungerott, def. Sajevic/Wingstrom, Valpo, 8-4
2. Bjelan/Muntean CSU vs. Lawson/Keifer, Valpo, DNF (7-4)
3. Tabb/Myers CSU def. O'Reilly/Antrobus, Valpo, 8-2


1. Melissa Holzinger, CSU vs. Kim Sajevic, Valpo, DNF (4-6, 1-0)
2. Jackie Tabb, CSU vs. Molly Keifer, Valpo, DNF (6-2, 3-3)
3. Jenn Myers, CSU def. Julie Wingstrom, Valpo, 6-2, 6-1
4. Sanda Bjelan, CSU def. Christine Antrobus, Valpo, 6-0, 6-0
5. Charlotte Gibbons, CSU def. Laura Lawson, Valpo, 6-0, 6-0
6. Denisa Muntean, CSU vs. Jackie O'Reilly, Valpo, DNF (6-2, 2-1)


#8 Green Bay def. #5 Youngstown State, 4-3


1. Lawent/Grimando, GBAY def. Volkova/Welch, YSU, 8-6
2. Stadum/Bartingale, GBAY def. Thayer/Culbertson, YSU, 8-4
3. Lanc/Patten, YSU def. Conda/Petrashek, GBAY, 8-2


1. Emily Lawent, GBAY def. Anna Volkova, YSU, 6-2, 6-3
2. Tanisha Welch, YSU def. Kelly Stadum, GBAY, 6-2, 6-2
3. Lauryn Grimando, GBAY def. Emily Thayer, YSU, 6-2, 7-6 (7-4)
4. Michelle Fuleky, YSU def. Callee Conda, GBAY, 6-2, 6-3
5. Laura Bartingale, GBAY def. Irena Lanc, YSU, 3-6, 6-2, 6-1
6. Kelly Culbertson, YSU def. Kari Petrashek, GBAY, 6-1, 6-0


#6 Milwaukee def. #7 Wright State, 4-2

1. Drvaric/Kastenholz, UWM def. Ames/Webb, WSU, 8-2
2. Lee/Presti, WSU def. Schoen/Felsher, UWM, 8-1
3. Schnapp/Schoneman, UWM def. Cappozziello/Garret, WSU, 8-4


1. Jessica Lee, WSU def. Kelly Drvaric, UWM, 6-0, 6-3
2. Christa Ames, WSU def. Martina Schnapp, UWM 6-2, 6-3
3. Kari Kastenholz, UWM def. Karina Presti, WSU, 4-6, 6-4, 7-5
4. Sammi Schoen, UWM vs. Kenisha Webb, WSU, DNF (6-4, 1-6, 5-5)
5. Ashley Schoneman, UWM def. Kelly Lybrook, WSU, 6-2, 6-4
6. Jenna Felsher, UWM def. Jackie Garret, WSU, 6-3, 6-0