No. 20 Miami Beats No. 34 Wake Forest, 5-2
March 11, 2004
CORAL GABLES, Fla.-Freshman Audrey Banada (North Miami Beach, Fla.) clinched a 5-2 victory for the No. 20-ranked Miami women’s tennis team over No. 34 Wake Forest Thursday night at the Neil Schiff Tennis Center.
The Hurricanes (8-1) remain perfect at home with a record of 7-0 in Coral Gables. The Demon Deacons fall to 7-5 on the season. UM leads the all-time series 6-1 over Wake Forest.
Banada remains undefeated on the season with a 9-0 dual record and stands at 18-1 overall. She beat Aimee Smith in straight sets 7-5, 6-0 to clinch the win for UM.
Miami won the doubles point with wins at No. 1 and No. 3 doubles. The No. 44-ranked duo of Melissa Applebaum (Coral Gables, Fla.) and Megan Bradley (Columbia, Mo.) knocked off No. 32 Karin Coetzee and Katie Martzolf 8-5 at No. 1 doubles.
Banada and Mari Toro (Miami, Fla.) teamed up to beat Smith and Sandie Knight 8-2 at the No. 3 spot.
The Hurricanes quickly went up 2-0 in the match as No. 9 Bradley (Columbia, Mo.) blew past No. 14 Coetzee in straight sets 6-1, 6-0 at No. 1 singles.
Applebaum also won in straight sets beating Martzolf 6-1, 6-3 at No. 3 singles to put UM up 3-0.
Banada clinched a few minutes before Toro downed Ashlee Davis 6-3, 6-2 at No. 2 singles to give the Hurricanes the 5-0 edge.
With the match already decided the Hurricanes lost the final two points in three sets at No. 4 and No. 6 singles.
Miami is back in action hosting No. 68 Virginia Tech Saturday at 10 a.m.
No. 20 Miami 5, No. 34 Wake Forest 2
Singles
1. No. 9 Megan Bradley (UM) def. 14 Karin Coetzee (WF) 6-1, 6-0
2. Mari Toro (UM) def. Ashlee Davis (WF) 6-3, 6-2
3. Melissa Applebaum (UM) def. Katie Martzolf (WF) 6-1, 6-3
4. Liz Proctor (WF) def. Staci Stevens (UM) 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
5. Audrey Banada (UM) def. Aimee Smith (WF) 7-5, 6-0
6. Danielle Schwartz (WF) def. Sihem Bennacer (UM) 6-4, 1-6, 6-1
Doubles
1. No. 44 Applebaum/Bradley (UM) def. No. 32 Coetzee/Martzolf (WF) 8-5
2. Davis/Schwartz (WF) def. Bennacer/Sara Robbins (UM) 8-5
3. Banada/Toro (UM) def. Smith/Sandie Knight (WF) 8-2
