Hurricanes Compete At Midwest Blast

Oct. 10, 1999

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – University of Miami’s Alanna Broderick advanced tothe finals of the Midwest Blast hosted by the University of Illinois onSunday where she fell to Marine Piriou of Northwestern, 6-4, 6-1. The lossended a four-win streak for Broderick who advanced after defeating AnneSavitskaya of Clemson in the semifinals 3-6, 6-2 (7-0).

Broderick, a junior from St. Andrew, Jamaica collected wins overSunnie Harmon from Clemson (6-0, 6-2), Illinois’ Natalia Manasova (retired)and Laurence Jayet (6-1, 6-3) from Clemson en route to her appearance in thesemifinals and championship.

In other singles action, fourth seeded Katia Bogolomova was bouncedin the first round, falling to Edina Fazlic of Illinois, 2-6, 6-3 (7-3) shethen fell in the backdraw to Iowa’s Shera Wiegler 6-4, 6-1. MeredithLaughlin defeated BIIG EAST foe, No.57 Becky Varnum of Notre Dame, 6-2, 6-7(7-4) before falling to Lia Jackson of Northwestern, 7-6 (7-4), 7-5. SeniorEva Jimenez fell to Katherine Nasser of Northwester, 6-4, 7-5 and defeatedDanielle Lund of Michigan 6-4, 6-2. Jimenez was then eliminated by Wiegler,6-1, 6-4. Freshman Igne DeVilliers defeated Michigan’s Maya Canfield 6-0,7-5 before falling to Savitskaya, 6-2, 6-1. Classmate Lauren Scaglione lostto Michigan’s Joanne Musgrove (7-5, 2-6 (7-4) and Illinois’ Michelle Webb inthe backdraw, 6-2, 7-5.

The Hurricanes take to the road next weekend and will travel toTallahassee to compete in the FSU Fall Classic on October 15-17.