Feb. 5, 2005
MADISON, Wis. – The 12th ranked University of Miami women’s tennis team fell to 11th ranked Washington, 4-3, Saturday evening in the consolation round of the USTA/ITA National Team Indoor Championships at the University of Wisconsin’s A.C. Nielsen Tennis Stadium.
The Hurricanes (2-2) opened strong, winning the doubles point to take a 1-0 match lead. UM’s eighth ranked doubles duo of Megan Bradley and Audrey Banada downed 56th ranked Dinka Hadzic and Dea Sumantri 8-5 before Melissa Applebaum and Caren Seenauth joined to defeat Saskia Nauenberg and Allison Rainey 8-6 to clinch the point.
(2) Bradley defeated (13) Sumantri 6-1, 6-3 in the No.1 singles slot to put the Hurricanes up 2-0. The Columbia, Missouri native dominated in singles and doubles throughout the weekend going 3-0 in both from the No. 1 position.
The Huskies notched a point after Hadzic downed senior Staci Stevens 6-0, 6-0 at No. 2.
Freshman Patricia Starzyk finished next, earning a 6-2, 7-5 victory over Tara Simpson at No. 5 to give Miami a 3-1 lead. Starzyk also finished the weekend with a 3-0 record in singles.
Washington went on to win in both the No. 4 and No. 6 positions to tie the score at 3-all. Banada fell to Nauenberg 7-5, 6-4 at No. 4 while freshman Juliette Mavroleon lost a close battle with Allison Rainey 7-6(6), 6-4 at No. 6.
The Huskies clinched the match after Mugette Ahn outlasted junior Melissa Applebaum in three sets 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 in the No. 3 position.
The Hurricanes return to action when they host cross-town rival Florida International Friday, February 18th at 1:00 p.m. in the Neil Schiff Tennis Center.