Wisconsin, Purdue advance to Quarterfinals of Big Ten Championships – Ohio State Buckeyes
4/26/2001 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
April 26, 2001
COLUMBUS, Ohio – No. 7 seed Wisconsin and No. 9 seed Purdue advanced in the 2001 Big Ten Women’s Tennis Championships with first-round wins at the Stickney Tennis Center today. The Badgers topped No. 10 Michigan, 4-2, and the Boilermakers posted a 4-1 victory over No. 8 Minnesota.
Wisconsin will face No. 2 Illinois in the quarterfinals, while Purdue moves on to play No. 1 Northwestern. Both matches will be played at 10 a.m. Friday at the Stickney Tennis Center.
After Michigan and Wisconsin split the first two doubles matches, Linde Mues and Teresa Gonzaga posted an 8-4 victory over Jennifer Duprez and Szandra Fuzesi at No. 3 to clinch the doubles point for the Badgers.
In singles, Wisconsin posted three victories for the win. At No. 6, Teresa Gonzaga defeated Duprez in straight sets (6-2, 6-4) and Mues posted a win over Jen Vaughn (7-6, 6-2). At No. 1, April Gabler rebounded from losing the first set to defeat Kavitha Tipirneni, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, and clinch the match for Wisconsin.
For the Wolverines, Chrissie Nolan won at No. 2 over Vanessa Rauh and Joanne Musgrove defeated Lara Vojnov at No. 5.
Purdue began its match against Minnesota by claiming the doubles point with victories by Melissa Woods and Elizabeth Wright over Valerie Vladea and Michaela Havelkova at No. 1 and Erika Quebe and Gretchen Haynor over Brandi Watts and Andrea Rose at No. 2.
In singles, Purdue got wins at Nos. 1, 3 and 6 for the victory. The Boilermakers’ Quebe defeated Vladea, 6-2, 6-4, and Haynor topped Havelkova, 6-2, 6-4. Lynsey Fick clinched the victory for Purdue with a straight-set victory over Rose at No. 6, 7-6, 6-4.
Melissa Iqbal recorded the lone victory for Minnesota with a defeat of Amy Thomas, 7-5, 6-2, at No. 2.
2001 Big Ten Women’s Tennis Championships
Stickney Tennis Center, Columbus, Ohio
First Round, April 26, 2001
Purdue 4, Minnesota 1
Singles
1. Erika Quebe (PU) def. Valerie Vladea (UM) 6-2, 6-4
2. Amy Thomas (UM) def. Melissa Iqbal (PU) 7-5, 6-2
3. Gretchen Haynor (PU) Michaela Havelkova (UM) 6-2, 6-4
4. Tammy Wang (UM) vs. Melissa Woods (PU) 4-6, 6-3, 3-0 abandoned
5. Brandi Watts (UM) vs. Lisa Walgenbach (PU) 7-6, 4-3 abandoned
6. Lynsey Fick (PU) def. Andrea Rose (UM) 7-6, 6-4
Doubles
1. Vladea/Havelkova (PU) def. Woods/Wright (UM) 8-6
2. Wang/Thomas (UM) vs. Fick/Iqbal (PU) 7-7 abandoned
3. Quebe/Haynor (PU) def. Watts/Rose (UM) 8-5
Wisconsin 4, Michigan 2
Singles
1. April Gabler (UW) def. Kavitha Tipirneni (UM) 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
2. Chrissie Nolan (UM) def. Vanessa Rauh (UW) 6-3, 6-3
3. Katie Dougherty (UW) vs. Szandra Fuzesi (UM) 6-3, 3-3 abandoned
4. Linde Mues (UW) def. Jen Vaugh (UM) 7-6, 6-2
5. Joanne Musgrove (UM) def. Lara Vojnov (UW) 6-1, 6-3
6. Teresa Gonzaga (UW) def. Jen Duprez (UM) 6-2, 6-4
Doubles
1. Gabler/Vojnov (UW) def. Plaushines/Vaughn (UM) 8-6
2. Nolan/Tipirneni (UM) def. Rauh/Dougherty (UW) 8-3
3. Mues/Gonzaga (UW) def. Duprez/Fuzesi (UM) 8-4
