Women’s Tennis Competes in Indiana – Ohio State Buckeyes
10/4/2000 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Oct. 4, 2000
%^$The Hoosier Classic
%^$The Buckeyes will travel to Bloomington, Ind., to compete in the Hoosier Classic Invitational, Oct. 6-8. Other teams competing include host Indiana, Middle Tennessee State, Kansas State, LSU and Marquette.%^$
%^$The Eck Classic
%^$The majority of the Buckeyes opened their fall seasons at the Eck Classic in Notre Dame, Ind., Sept. 29-Oct. 1. OSU was led by Taryn Bowen (So., Columbus, Ohio/Upper Arlington) and Lindsay Williams (Fr., Beverly Hills, Mich./Birmingham Grove). Bowen placed third in Flight E, while Williams was fifth in Flight C.%^$
%^$Deja Vu
%^$At the Eck Classic last week, many of the Buckeyes competed against members of the Marquette squad. The Golden Eagles will play in the tournament this week as well. In singles, the Buckeyes were 4-2 when playing against Golden Eagles. Erica Fisk, Lindsay Williams and Taryn Bowen all posted singles wins over a player from Marquette.%^$
%^$First Wins
%^$Both OSU newcomers, Williams and Erica Fisk (Fr., Indianapolis, Ind./Pike), posted their first collegiate win at the Eck Classic. Williams defeated DePaul’s Karen Falduto, 6-4, 6-3, in the first round of Flight C. Fisk posted a win in Flight B consolation over DePaul’s Kadi Hilpus, 6-3, 7-5. She came close to her first win in the previous round, as she fell in the tiebreaker of a three-set match to Northwestern’s Simona Petrutiui (4-6, 7-5, 7-6 (6).%^$
%^$The Individual Rankings
%^$In the preseason individual rankings released Sept. 11 by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association, Dascoli was ranked No. 33 in singles. The doubles tandem of Dascoli and Rincon was ranked No. 8 in the nation.%^$
%^$Strong in the Fall
%^$Sadhaf Pervez (So., Warren, N.J./Watchung Hills) posted 12 wins last fall to lead the Buckeyes. This year, she holds the early lead as well. Pervez posted one win in qualifying at the National Clay Courts and three at the Eck Classic for a 4-2 record.%^$
%^$The Buckeye Coach
%^$Chuck Merzbacher is in his fifth year at the helm of the Buckeyes. His record at OSU is 54-46, while his career mark is 187-109 in 11 seasons. In Merzbacher’s four seasons with the Buckeyes, the team has moved up quickly in the Big Ten, from ninth-place finishes in his first two seasons to a sixth-place finish in 1999. The team finished third overall last season and won the first Big Ten regular season championship in the history of the program.%^$
%^$Close to the Top
%^$With a career singles record of 75-36, Dascoli is in third place all-time on the career singles wins list. She needs four victories to move into second place and seven singles wins to become the program’s all-time leader. The current leader is Maria Olazagatsti, who compiled a record of 81-20 from 1977-79. Dascoli is currently in ninth place all-time on the career doubles wins list with 69. The all-time leader in that category is Kelly Story, who went 118-60 from 1989-92.%^$
%^$The Fall Records
%^$Singles
%^$Taryn Bowen – 2-1
%^$Erica Fisk – 3-2
%^$Claudia Castro – 1-3
%^$Kristy Dascoli – 2-2
%^$Laura Maloney – 2-2
%^$Katherine Martin – 2-2
%^$Sadhaf Pervez – 4-2
%^$Monica Rincon – 0-1
%^$Lindsay Williams – 3-1
%^$Doubles
%^$Dascoli/Rincon – 2-1
%^$Fisk/Pervez – 2-2
%^$Castro/Maloney – 0-3
%^$Bowen/Williams – 0-4
