`Canes Sweep Singles Play at the Miami Fall Invitational

Sept. 25, 2010

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CORAL GABLES, Fla. – The University of Miami dominated play on the second day of the 2010 Miami Fall Invitational with all six Hurricanes coming away victorious in singles play Saturday afternoon at the Neil Schiff Tennis Center.

After rain delayed play for the second straight day, action was finally able to get underway late in the morning with student-athletes from all five participating schools playing doubles followed by singles.

After taking two-of-three doubles matches, the `Canes took total control in singles play, with five of their six singles wins coming in straight sets. Gabriela Mejia made quick work of USF’s Kate Parker, winning 6-1, 6-1 before Anna Bartenstein finished off her opponent from USF – Ecaterina Vasenina, 7-5, 6-1. From there, Kayla Rizzolo and Danielle Mills won 6-2, 7-6 (8) and 6-3, 6-3 respectively before Bianca Eichkorn prevailed in a three-set match against USF’s Irene Rehberger, 1-6, 6-0, 6-4. The `Canes last singles competitor of the day was Bistra Otashlyska, who won 6-4, 6-1 over Allesandra Bonte Ale.

“Overall I think we competed at a very high level today,” assistant coach Jeff Thomsen said. “Tomorrow should be another stern test and I expect the girls to be up for the challenge.”

In doubles, Eichkorn and Bartenstein won 8-3, Mejia and Rizzolo won 9-7 and Mills and Otashlyska fell 9-7 to Michigan’s Mimi Nguyen and Sam Crister.

Play will wrap up Sunday beginning with doubles competition at 9 a.m. Admission to the individual round-robin style tournament is free to the public.

Visit www.HurricaneSports.com throughout the weekend for tournament updates.

SATURDAY RESULTS
Singles
(14) Bianca Eichkorn (Miami) def. Irene Rehberger (USF), 1-6, 6-0, 6-4
(53) Anna Bartenstein (Miami) def. Ecaterina Vasenina (USF), 7-5, 6-1
Kayla Rizzolo (Miami) def. Janette Bejlkova (USF), 6-2, 7-6 (8)
Danielle Mills (Miami) def. Loreta Alonso Martinez (USF), 6-3, 6-3
(83) Gabriela Mejia (Miami) Kate Parker (USF), 6-1, 6-1
Bistra Otashlyska (Miami) def. Allesandra Bonte Ale (USF), 6-4, 6-1
(12) Denise Muresan (Mich) def. (106) Jenny Frisell (UCF), 6-0, 6-1
Brooke Bolender (Mich) def. Alexis Rodriguez (UCF), 6-2, 6-4
Sam Crister (Mich) def. Genevieve Lorbergs (UCF), 6-0, 6-3
Courtney Griffith (UCF) def. Rika Tatsuno (Mich), 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
Mimi Nguyen (Mich) def. Josephine Haraldson (UCF), 6-1, 6-3
Michelle Sulahian (Mich) def. Jenna Doerfler (UCF), 7-5, 6-3
Taylor Dubins (UCF) def. Kari Wig (Mich), 6-1, 6-2
Christine Seredni (FIU) def. Taylor Fournier (Mich), 4-6, 6-3, 10-5

Doubles
(16) Bianca Eichkorn/Anna Bartenstein (Miami) def. (4) Rika Tatsuno/Whitney Taney (Mich), 8-3
Gabriela Mejia/Kayla Rizzolo (Miami) def. Brooke Bolender/Denise Muresan (Mich), 8-6
Mimi Nguyen/Sam Crister (Mich) def. Danielle Mills/Bistra Otashlyska (Miami), 9-7
(22) Irene Rehberger/Ecaterina Vasenina (USF) def Jenny Frisell/Alexis Rodriguez (UCF), 8-6
Genevieve Lorbergs/Courtney Griffith (UCF) def. Janette Bejlkova/Loreto Alonso Martinez (USF), 8-6
Taylor Dubins/Josephine Haraldson (UCF) def. Allesandra Bonte Ale/Kate Parker (USF), 8-6
Magali Holt/Liset Brito (FIU) def. Taylor Fournier/Jenna Doerfler (UCF), 8-3