Women’s Tennis: Buckeyes Advance in Summer Championships – Ohio State Buckeyes
8/12/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
COLUMBUS, Ohio Members of the Ohio State women’s tennis team came out strong at the 2008 ITA National Summer Championships Monday with all six participating Buckeyes advancing to the second day of singles play held by Indiana University in Bloomington, Ind.
After a first round where each Buckeye received a bye, the second round became a stellar all-around performance for the women in Scarlet and Gray. Leading the way in the second round was 2008 team MVP Cami Hubbs, who defeated Vanderbilt’s Hannah Blatt 7-5, 6-2. Hubbs rewrote the Ohio State record books last year by setting the all-time single -season record for singles wins with 36, which was five more wins than the previous record.
Soon-to-be seniors Julie Voss and Julie Blackmore took care of business in the second round with Voss defeating Northwestern’s Stacy Lee and Blackmore shutting out Stacia Kissell 6-0, 6-0. Upcoming junior Christina Keesey followed with a second-round victory over Haille Elmore 7-6, 7-6.
Two new Buckeyes, Kirsten Flower and Kelsey Haviland, continue to compete with their new Buckeye teammates, and both had strong second-round outings. Flower, who comes to Ohio State after two seasons at Georgia Tech, defeated Michelle Murphy as the third seed in the tournament with a 6-0, 6-2 decision. Incoming freshman Haviland continues to be impressive with a second-round win over Alabama’s Taylor Lindsey 7-6, 7-6.
All six Buckeyes will continue tournament play with the third round beginning Tuesday. A Buckeye match to watch for will be Voss, who will try to take down Miami’s (Fla.) Laura Vallverdu, who is the top seed of the championships in singles play.
ITA National Summer Championships Presented by the USTA
Hosted by Indiana University
Bloomington, Ind.
Aug. 11-15, 2008
Singles
First Round
Julie Voss (Ohio State), bye
Cami Hubbs (Ohio State), bye
Julie Blackmore (Ohio State), bye
Christina Keesey (Ohio State), bye
Kirsten Flower (Ohio State), bye
Kelsey Haviland (Ohio State), bye
Second Round
Julie Voss (Ohio State) def. Stacy Lee (Northwestern)
Cami Hubbs (Ohio State) def. Hannah Blatt (Vanderbilt) 7-5, 6-2
Julie Blackmore (Ohio State) def. Stacia Kissell 6-0, 6-0
Christina Keesey (Ohio State) def. Haille Elmore (St. Louis) 7-6, 7-6
Kirsten Flower (Ohio State) def. Michelle Murphy (UCSB) 6-0, 6-2
Kelsey Haviland (Ohio State) def. Taylor Lindsey (Alabama) 7-6, 7-6
