Buckeyes Complete First Day of Hoosier Classic Invitational – Ohio State Buckeyes
10/6/2000 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Oct. 6, 2000
%^$COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio State women’s tennis team completed day one of the Hoosier Classic Invitational at%^$Bloomington, Ind. The tournament, which includes three singles flights (Flight #3 is round%^$robin) and two doubles flights, will resume at 10 a.m. Saturday.%^$
%^$Monica Rincon (Jr., Lapeer, Mich./ Lapeer West) defeated Michaela Gridling of Middle%^$Tennessee State in round one, 6-0, 7-6. Rincon went on to defeat Laura Garcia of Marquette%^$in the quarterfinals, 6-3, 6-4, to advance to the semifinals at noon Saturday. Rincon will%^$face Petra Sedlmajerova of Kansas State. Erica Fisk (Fr., Indianapolis, Ind./Pike) advanced%^$to the quarterfinals of Flight #2 after defeating Niger Kavr of Middle Tennessee State, 6-0,%^$6-4. Fisk fell in the quarterfinals to Karie Schlukebir of Indiana in three sets (6-4, 2-6,%^$1-0).%^$
%^$In round robin action of Flight #3, Katherine Martin (So., Kennewick, Wash./%^$Kennewick) overcame Natalia Boyko of Kansas State, 7-6, 7-6, in round one. Martin defeated%^$Sommer LaValley of Marquette in three sets, 3-6, 6-1, 1-0, in round two. Taryn Bowen (So.,%^$Columbus, Ohio/Upper Arlington) also won in the second round, defeating Indiana’s Irina%^$Kharun, 6-4, 6-4. Martin will face Alexandra Stankovic of Marquette in the third round Saturday and Bowen will face Christina Solli of Indiana. Martin and Bowen will play each other in round four.%^$
%^$All doubles flights begin at 9 a.m. Saturday.%^$
%^$Singles Round 1
%^$Flight 1
%^$Alena Jecminkova, Kansas State def. Sadhaf Pervez, OSU%^$6-4, 6-0
%^$Monica Rincon, OSU def. Michaela Gridling, MTS%^$6-0, 7-6
%^$Laura Maloney, OSU def. Jessica Levin, Indiana%^$0-6, 6-1, 1-0
%^$Flight 2
%^$ Mandy Rice, Louisana State def. Lindsay Williams, OSU 2-6, 6-2, 6-3
%^$ Jennifer Hsia, Indiana def. Claudia Castro, OSU 7-6, 6-3
%^$Erica Fisk, OSU def. Niger Kavr, MTS 6-0, 6-4
%^$Round Robin Flight 3
%^$Round 1
%^$Katherine Martin, OSU def. Natalia Boyko, Kansas State 7-6, 7-6
%^$Round 2
%^$Katherine Martin, OSU def. Sommer LaValley, Marquette 3-6, 6-1, 1-0
%^$Taryn Bowen, OSU def. Irina Kharun, Indiana 6-4, 6-4%^$
%^$Singles Quarterfinals
%^$Flight 1
%^$Rincon, OSU def. Garcia, Marquette 6-3, 6-4
%^$Petra Sedlmajerova, Kansas State def. Maloney, OSU 6-4, 6-2
%^$
%^$Consolation Round
%^$Flight 1
%^$Lauren Haddix, LSU def. Sadhaf Pervez, OSU 4-6, 6-2, 1-0
%^$Flight 2
%^$Lindsay Williams, OSU def. Devraj, Marquette 6-1, 6-1
%^$Claudia Castro, OSU def. Stacy Varnell, MTS 6-3, 6-3
