Dascoli Defeated at All-American Championships – Ohio State Buckeyes
10/20/2000 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Oct. 20, 2000
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State women’s tennis player Kristy Dascoli (Sr., Bradenton, Fla./Bradenton Academy) was eliminated in the second round of the main draw at the Riviera Women’s All-American Championships, Oct. 20 in Pacific Palisades, Calif.
No. 33-ranked Dascoli lost to Stanford’s Keiko Tokuda, ranked No. 30, in three sets, 6-2, 2-6, 6-4. The loss broke a four-match winning streak for Dascoli. She had won three matches in qualifying before defeating the tournament’s No. 4 seed in the first round of main draw action.
In the first round of doubles consolation, the No. 8-ranked duo of Dascoli and Monica Rincon (Jr., Lapeer, Mich./West) defeated Old Dominion’s tandem of Nataly Cahana and Ana Radeljevic in two sets. Dascoli and Rincon will face Katarina Markovski and Jennifer Radman of South Carolina in the consolation semifinals.
The Riviera Women’s All-American Championships is the second leg of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Grand Slam. The Grand Slam also includes the T. Rowe Price National Clay Court Championships (Sept. 22-24, 2000), the Rolex National Indoor Championships (Feb. 1-4, 2001) and the NCAA Championships (May 17-25, 2000).
Riviera Women’s All-American Championships Oct. 20, 2000, Pacific Palisades, Calif. Ohio State Results
Singles Main Draw – Second Round Keiko Tokuda, Stanford def. Kristy Dascoli, Ohio State 6-2, 2-6, 6-4
Doubles Consolation – First Round Dascoli/Rincon, Ohio State def. Cahana/Radeljevic, Old Dominion 6-0, 6-2
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