Hurricanes Conclude Day One of the Wilson/ITA South Regional Championships
Oct. 22, 2004
Tuscaloosa, Ala. – The University of Miami women’s tennis team concluded the first day of competition at the Wilson/ITA South Regional Championships on the campus of the University of Alabama, Friday afternoon.
Senior Megan Bradley, the tournament’s number one seed, got a first round bye in singles action before defeating Ole Miss’ Mimi Renaudin 6-2, 6-0 to get to the round of sixteen. Bradley will take on FIU’s Egle Pertauskaite Saturday in an attempt to advance to the quarter finals.
Senior Staci Stevens (91) and sophomore Emily Mowery bowed out after reaching the round of 32. Stevens defeated Georgia Tech’s Kaci Anson 6-3, 6-4 before falling to Florida’s Nina Suvak 6-2, 6-3. Mowery downed Troy `s Suzanne Jones 6-3, 6-4 but could not solve MSU’s Zsuszanna Fodor, who won the match 6-2, 6-0.
Freshman Caren Seenauth and junior Melissa Applebaum did not advance to the round of 32 after losing their respective matches in the first round. Seenauth was defeated by Georgia’s Natalie Frazier 6-3, 6-4 while Applebaum lost to USA’s Katarina Palenikova, 7-6, 6-3.
Freshman Juliette Mavroleon defeated Ole Miss’ Virginia Tomatis 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 to get to the round of 32 but fell to Florida’s Lolita Frangulyan in three sets 6-2, 3-6, 6-1.
Bradley joined forces with sophomore Audrey Banada to down Auburn’s duo of Ashley Cowart and Nancy Peaden, 9-7 to advance to tomorrow’s round of 16. The duo will face Georgia State’s Annamaria Forgacs and Anne Breilholtz.
Miami’s Mowery and Steven’s duo combined to defeat Ole Miss’ Nika Kowkhartchouk and Carlin Cochran, 8-4 to also advance to Saturday’s round of 16 where they will face Florida’s Lolita Frangulyan and Whitney Benik, the tournament’s second seeded doubles team.
The Wilson/ITA South Regional Championships will recommence Saturday morning at 8:00 am CST with doubles action.
Wilson/ITA South Regional Championships – Day One
DOUBLES
Round of 32
Megan Bradley/Audrey Banada def. Ashley Cowart/ Nancy Peaden (Auburn’s) 9-7
Staci Stevens/Emily Mowery def. Nika Kowkhartchouk and Carlin Cochran
(Ole Miss) 8-4
SINGLES
Round of 64
Megan Bradley- Bye
Staci Stevens def. Kaci Anson (Georgia Tech) 6-3, 6-4
Emily Mowery def. Suzanne Jones (Troy) 6-3, 6-4
Natalie Frazier (Georgia) def. Caren Seenauth 6-3, 6-4
Katarina Palenikova (USA) def. Melissa Applebaum 7-6, 6-3
Juliette Mavroleon def. Virginia Tomatis (Ole Miss) 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
Round of 32
Megan Bradley def. Mimi Renaudin (Ole Miss) 6-2, 6-0
Nina Suvak (Florida) def. Staci Stevens 6-2, 6-3
Zsuszanna Fodor (MSU) def. Emily Mowery 6-2, 6-0
Lolita Frangulyan (Florida) def. Juliette Mavroleon 6-2, 3-6, 6-1
