No. 19 Women’s Tennis Rolls No. 8 UCLA – Ohio State Buckeyes
2/17/2001 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Feb. 17, 2001
COLUMBUS, Ohio– The No. 19 Ohio State women’s tennis team rebounded from two tough losses by defeating No. 8 UCLA, 5-2, Saturday to finish the ITA National Team Indoor Championship with a 1-2 record. OSU improves to 5-3, while UCLA falls to 3-4 this season.
The Buckeyes won four of six singles matches. Three were won in dominating fashion while the fourth was a courageous victory by Kristy Dascoli (Sr., Bradenton, Fla.). At No. 1 Dascoli defeated Catherine Hawley in a 7-6 (4), 7-6 (3), thriller. At No. 2 Monica Rincon (Jr., Lapeer, Mich.) was challenged by Petya Marinova in the first set, but then breezed in the second to a 6-4, 6-0, victory. At No. 5 and No. 6 Claudia Castro (Jr., Dublin, Ohio) and Laura Maloney (Sr., Barrington, Ill.) had no trouble in their matches as they both won handily 6-0, 6-1. Castro bested Jennifer Donahue and Maloney beat Chelsea Godbey.
OSU claimed victory in two of the three doubles matches to win the doubles point. The tandem of Maloney and Sadhaf Pervez (So., Warren, N.J.) led the way with an 8-2 victory over Donahue and Maricko Fritz-Krockow at No. 2. At No. 3 Erica Fisk (Fr., Indianapolis, Ind.) and Castro preserved OSU’s victory with a 9-7 win over Hawley and Godbey.
Thursday, OSU lost to No. 7 Pepperdine, and No. 40 Oklahoma State defeated the Buckeyes Friday. The UCLA match was OSU’s last in the tournament and ends the Buckeyes’ eight-match road trip.
The Buckeyes play their first home matches of the season Feb. 24. OSU hosts DePaul at 10 a.m and then return to the courts to battle in-state rival Akron at 7 p.m. Both matches will be contested in the Jesse Owens West Recreation Center.
Ohio State 5, UCLA 2 Feb. 17, 2001, Madison, Wis. Singles 1. Kristy Dascoli, OSU def. Catherine Hawley, UCLA 7-6 (4), 7-6 (3) 2. Monica Rincon, OSU def. Petya Marinova, UCLA 6-4, 6-0 3. Lauren Fisher, UCLA def. Sadhaf Pervez, OSU 6-4, 6-4 4. Maricko Fritz-Krockow, UCLA def. Erica Fisk, OSU 6-4, 7-5 5. Claudia Castro, OSU def. Jennifer Donahue, UCLA 6-0, 6-1 6. Laura Maloney, OSU def. Chelsea Godbey, UCLA 6-0, 6-1 Doubles 1. Fisher/Marinova, UCLA def. Dascoli/Rincon, OSU 8-4 2. Pervez/Maloney, OSU def. Donahue/Fritz-Krockow, UCLA 8-2 3. Fisk/Castro, OSU def. Hawley/Godbey, UCLA 9-7 Records Ohio State 5-3 UCLA 3-4
