Hurricanes Advance At NCAA Regionals

May 14, 2004

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CORAL GABLES, Fla.-Sophomore Melissa Applebaum (Coral Gables, Fla.) clinched a 4-1 win over No. 52 South Alabama as the No. 23-ranked University of Miami women’s tennis team advances to the second round of the NCAA Tennis Regionals in Gainesville, Fla.

The Hurricanes improve to 18-3 on the season, while the Jaguars fall to 12-12 overall. Miami will face the winner of the No. 1 Florida (22-0)/Hampton (17-5) match Saturday at 5 p.m.

Applebaum clinched the win with a straight set victory over Dominika Nemcovicova 7-5, 6-4 at No. 2 singles.

Miami entered singles play with a 1-0 advantage winning at the No. 1 and No. 3 doubles spots.Audrey Banada (North Miami Beach, Fla.) and No. 4 Megan Bradley (Columbia, Mo.) quickly put the Hurricanes up 3-0 in the match with straight set victories.

Banada beat Andrea Kurekova 6-1, 6-1 at No. 5 singles, while Bradley beat Marlieke Jager 6-1, 6-1 at No. 1 singles.

Ana Rupic put the Jaguars on the board with a 6-4, 7-5 victory over Staci Stevens (Hammond, La.) at No. 4 singles.

The match can be followed with livestats at gatorzone.com.

No. 23 Miami 4, No. 52 South Alabama 1
NCAA Regional – May 14, 2004
Ring Tennis Complex * Gainesville, Florida
Singles
No. 1 – Megan Bradley (4) (UM) def. Marlieke Jager (USA) 6-1, 6-1
No. 2 – Melissa Applebaum (UM) def. Dominika Nemcovicova (USA) 7-5, 6-4
No. 3 – Mari Toro (UM) vs. Katarina Palenikova (USA) DNF 0-6, 6-0, 5-3 (Miami led)
No. 4 – Ana Rupic (USA) def. Staci Stevens (UM) 6-4, 7-5
No. 5 – Audrey Banada (UM) def. Andrea Kurekova (USA) 6-1, 6-1
No. 6 – Sara Robbins (UM) vs. Klara Jarova (USA) DNF 6-0, 5-7 (Miami won first set)
Doubles
No. 1 – Applebaum/Bradley (30) (UM) def. Ana Rupic/Katarina Palenikova (USA) 8-2
No. 2 – Robbins/Stevens (UM) vs. Klara Jarova/Andrea Kurekova (USA) DNF 6-3 (Miami led)
No. 3 – Banada/Toro (UM) def. Marlieke Jager/Dominika Nemcovicova (USA) 8-1