Tennis opens fall play at North Texas tournament
10/23/2007 1:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Sept. 14-16, 2007
Sotnikova and Taylor, both juniors, avenged a first round loss to Irene Squillaic and Jaclyn Walker of Abilene Christian by winning the pro set finals by a score of 8-6. The Sam Houston doubles team fell in the first round to the pairing from
To reach the finals of the consolation doubles, Sotnikova and Taylor defeated teams from
In the other doubles flight, the
"We had a slow start, especially in singles, but we came back to produce some good wins," SHSU head coach Jim Giachino said. "The team is working very hard on and off the courts, but we are not where we need to be from a competitive standpoint yet. It is always nice to secure wins over big programs such as SMU; it shows how rapidly our program is advancing, but to consistently play on or beyond that level will take a higher level of competitive desire. We will get there; we just haven't arrived yet.
"I was pleased to see how Irina and Peta performed playing their first tournament as a team. As they continue to gell as a doubles tandum they will be the class of the conference when those matches begin in the spring."
Next action for the Bearkats will be the Baylor Invitational in two weeks.
SINGLES
Samantha
Sotnikova, SHSU def. Ashley Irvin,
Janet
Peta Taylor, SHSU def. Ashley Longoria,
Pavi Francis, SMU def. Taylor, SHSU 6-3 6-0
Sofia Lifanova, UTA def. Taylor, SHSU 6-2 6-1
Janet
Meagan Brown,
Kelly Rittenhouse,
Nicole Schoenauer, SFA def. Tsurkanu, SHSU 6-2 4-6 1-0
Monika Nevelovska, SMU def. Patty Manzur, SHSU 6-4 6-4
Sarah Drummond,
DOUBLES
Squillati & Walker,
Sotnikova & Taylor, SHSU def. VandeLaan & Weir, Tyler 8-2
Sotnikova & Taylor, SHSU def. Joubert & Ranganathan,
Sotnikova & Taylor, SHSU def. Squallati & Walker,
Francis & Reid, SMU def. Nora Kuruc & Roxana Martinez, SHSU 8-0
Akin &
Manzur & Tsurkanu, SHSU def. Rittenhouse & Rivera, Tyler 8-5
Manzur & Tsurkanu, SHSU def. Longoria & Rendon, Tyler 8-4
Pavlin & White,
