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4/16/2009 - WOMEN'S TENNIS
2009 Women's Tennis Championship Action Begins
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. - The 2009 Atlantic Sun Women's Tennis Championship kicked off Thursday morning at ETSU and Milligan College with the top seeds advancing the the semifinals.
#3 Jacksonville 5, #6 Mercer 2
Over at Milligan College, the defending champion Dolphins opened their title defense with a long fought match with Mercer, and came out victorious, 5-2. Mercer started strong winning both of the high singles matches, but Jacksonville's lower singles finished strong as No. 3 Juliana Umeki, No. 4 Iva Jaresova, No. 5 Virginia Iwinski and No. 6 Fernanda Carrero defeated their Mercer opponents.
#2 ETSU 4, #7 Lipscomb 0
The second-seeded Lady Bucs took their first steps toward the Championship title with a 4-0 victory against the Lipscomb Lady Bisons. ETSU jumped out front winning the doubles point with No. 1 team Yevgeniya Stupak/Paula Jaime and No. 3 team Vita Moskaliova/Tara Sheets both winning 8-1 against Lipscomb.
#4 Campbell 4, #5 Belmont 2
Belmont jumped ahead early taking the doubles point with the duos of Tatiana Pozo/Whitnie Warren and Laura Stack/Lindsay Bennett taking their matches 8-4 and 8-5, respectively. Campbell rallied back in singles coming up with wins in the lower singles, but No. 2 singles player Ana Surviladze took down Tatiana Pozo for the first time in her career to notch a 4-2 win for the Camels.
Campbell will face No. 1 Stetson tomorrow for the first time this season after rain cancelled their regular season match. The higher seeded ETSU now faces the 2009 defending champions, the Jacksonville Dolphins in a Friday morning meeting.
The Atlantic Sun Conference is an 11-member league committed to Building Winners for Life. The A-Sun stands for achievement with integrity in both the academic and athletic arenas, with a focus on the balance between the two for our student-athletes. Headquartered in Macon, Ga., the A-Sun boasts six of the top eight media markets in the Southeast. The A-Sun includes a blend of the most prestigious and dynamic private and public institutions in the region: Belmont University, Campbell University, East Tennessee State University, Florida Gulf Coast University, Jacksonville University, Kennesaw State University, Lipscomb University, Mercer University, University of North Florida, University of South Carolina Upstate and Stetson University.
Results
Belmont vs Campbell
Singles
1. Blanca Saenz (CAM-W) vs. Whitnie Warren (BEL) no result
2. Ana Surviladze (CAM-W) def. Tatiana Pozo (BEL) 6-3, 4-6, 6-4
3. Abby Leatherwood (BEL) def. Borislava Nikolova (CAM-W) 7-6 (7-4), 6-0
4. Cristina Garcia (CAM-W) def. Abigail Hogan (BEL) 6-4, 6-3
5. Anais Gomar (CAM-W) def. Lindsay Bennett (BEL) 6-4, 0-6, 6-1
6. Liza Bensimon (CAM-W) def. Lauren Irick (BEL) 6-1, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. Tatiana Pozo/Whitnie Warren (BEL) def. Cristina Garcia/Ana Surviladze (CAM-W) 8-4
2. Blanca Saenz/Anais Gomar (CAM-W) def. Abby Leatherwood/Abigail Hogan (BEL) 8-3
3. Laura Stack/Lindsay Bennett (BEL) def. Borislava Nikolova/Liza Bensimon (CAM-W) 8-5
Jacksonville vs Mercer
Singles
1. Jennifer Lada (MER-W) def. Tatiana Soldatova (JU) 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (1-0)
2. Anna Wieslander (MER-W) def. Elvira Yusupova (JU) 6-3, 7-6 (4-0)
3. Juliana Umeki (JU) def. Amalia Bugge (MER-W) 6-3, 2-6, 6-4
4. Iva Jaresova (JU) def. Irys Citko (MER-W) 6-1, 6-0
5. Virginia Iwinski (JU) def. Stephanie Cohen (MER-W) 6-4, 6-3
6. Fernanda Carrero (JU) def. Priscilla Dias (MER-W) 2-6, 6-3, 6-4
Doubles competition
1. Tatiana Soldatova/Iva Jaresova (JU) def. Priscilla Dias/Anna Wieslander (MER-W) 9-7
2. Fernanda Carrero/Juliana Umeki (JU) def. Stephanie Cohen/Amalia Bugge (MER-W) 8-5
3. Angelina GHerman/Jennifer Lada (MER-W) def. Elvira Yusupova/Virginia Iwinski (JU) 8-5
ETSU vs Lipscomb
Singles
1. Yevgeniya STUPAK (ETSU) def. Raphaela Jann (LIP) 6-2, 6-0
2. Tara BYRNE (ETSU) def. Kara Jackson (LIP) 6-1, 6-2
3. Karina KEDZO (ETSU) def. Elizabeth Keevil (LIP) 6-1, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. Yevgeniya STUPAK/Paula JAIME (ETSU) def. Kara Jackson/Elizabeth Keevil (LIP) 8-1
3. Vita MOSKALIOVA/Tara SHEETS (ETSU) def. Danielle Hansen/Olivia Ellis (LIP) 8-1
