Rincon Wins Flight #1 at Hoosier Classic Invitational – Ohio State Buckeyes
10/8/2000 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Oct. 8, 2000
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Monica Rincon (Jr., Lapeer, Mich./West) claimed the Flight #1 singles title to lead the Ohio State women’s tennis team at the Hoosier Classic Invitational in Bloomington, Ind.
In the Flight #1 final, Rincon defeated Alena Jecminkova of Kansas State, 3-6, 7-5, 1-0 (9). No other singles matches involving OSU players were contested in the final day of the tournament.
The Buckeyes posted six doubles wins on the last day of competition. In Flight #1 consolation play, the duo of Sadhaf Pervez (So., Warren, N.J./Watchung Hills) and Lindsay Williams (Fr., Beverly Hills, Mich./Birmingham Grove) posted a win over LSU’s Tami Botts and Mandy Rice, 8-4. In the same flight, the tandem of Erica Fisk (Fr., Indianapolis, Ind./Pike) and Laura Maloney (Sr., Barrington, Ill.) defeated Eva Novotna and Petra Sedlmajerova of Kansas State, 8-4. The duos each played one extra match. Pervez and Williams beat KSU’s Novotna and Paulina Casstillejos in a close match, 9-8, and Fisk and Maloney defeated Botts and Rice of LSU, 8-4.
In round robin action of Flight #2 doubles, Taryn Bowen (So., Columbus, Ohio/Upper Arlington) and Katherine Martin (So., Kennewick, Wash./Kennewick) posted two wins. In round two, the OSU tandem defeated Marquette’s Kristin Hosea and Sommer LaValley, 8-1. In round four, Bowen and Martin beat Amanda Devraj and Alex Stankovic, another Marquette duo, 8-3.
The Buckeyes next compete Oct. 19-22 when Kristy Dascoli (Sr., Bradenton, Fla./Bradenton Academy) and Rincon travel to Pacific Palisades, Calif. for the All-American Championships. Each player will compete in singles qualifying. Dascoli and Rincon, the No. 8-ranked duo, will compete in the doubles main draw .
Hoosier Classic Invitational Bloomington, Ind. Ohio State results
SINGLES Flight #1 1st Place Match Monica Rincon, OSU def. Alena Jecminkova, KSU 3-6, 7-5, 1-0 (9) Flight #1 13th Place Match Sadhaf Pervez, OSU vs. Linda Tran, Indiana DNP Flight #1 7th Place Match Laura Maloney, OSU vs. Genvieve Charron, Marquette DNP Flight #2 9th Place Match Lindsay Williams, OSU vs. Claudia Castro, OSU DNP Flight #2 7th Place Match Erica Fisk, OSU vs. Kelly Craycraft, LSU DNP
DOUBLES Flight #1 Semifinals Kruse/Varnell, MTSU def. Castro/Rincon, OSU 8-5 Flight #1 3rd Place Match Castro/Rincon vs. Pavlovic/Trujillo-Herrera, Marq. DNP Flight #1 Consolation Fisk/Maloney, OSU def. Novotna/Sedlmajerova, KSU 8-4 Pervez/Williams, OSU def. Botts/Rice, LSU 8-4 Flight #1 9th Place Match Fisk/Maloney, OSU vs. Pervez/Williams, OSU DNP Round Robin Flight #2 Round 2 Bowen/Martin, OSU def. Hosea/LaValley, Marquette 8-1 Round Robin Flight #2 Round 4 Bowen/Martin, OSU def. Devraj/Stankovic, Marquette 8-3 Extra Matches Pervez/Williams, OSU def. Novotna/Sedlmajerova, KSU 9-8 Fisk/Maloney, OSU def. Botts/Rice, LSU 8-4
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