2000 Big Ten Conference Women's Tennis Championship -- Match 7
4/28/2000 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Women's Tennis Championship
Varsity Tennis Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Friday, April 28 -- Quarterfinals
| Minnesota 4 No. 4 seed | | Iowa 1 No. 5 seed |
Singles
No. 1 -- Nora Sauska (MM) d. Shera Wiegler, 6-3, 6-2
No. 2 -- Sandra Olsen (MN) d. Toni Neykova, 6-4, 6-4
No. 3 -- Kim Simonsen (MN) vs. Natalya Dawaf (IA) -- abandoned
No. 4 -- Amy Thomas (MN) d. Megan Kearney, 7-5, 0-6, 6-2
No. 5 -- Michaela Havelkova (MN) vs. Erica Johnson (IA) -- abandoned
No. 6 -- Tammy Wang (MN) d. Stefanie Hoch, 6-1, 6-1
Doubles
No. 1 -- Wiegler/Neykova (IA) d. Olsen/Havelkova, 8-5
No. 2 -- Dawaf/Jennifer Sinclair (IA) d. Simonsen/Wang, 8-3
No. 3 -- Sauska/Jenny Howard (MN) vs. Kearney/Johnson (IA) -- abandoned
Match Summary
Site: Ann Arbor, Mich. (Varsity Tennis Center)
Event: Big Ten Conference Women's Tennis Championship (Quarterfinals)
Score: Minnesota 4, Iowa 1
Records: Minnesota (20-4), Iowa (10-12)
Next Match: Saturday, April 29 -- Minnesota vs. Ohio State, Noon
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- After dropping the doubles point, Minnesota rebounded with four straight singles victories to post a 4-1 win over Iowa on Friday afternoon (April 28) in the quarterfinals of the 2000 Big Ten Women's Tennis Championship at the Varsity Tennis Center. The Golden Gophers (20-4), the No. 4 seed, advance to the semifinals to face top-seeded Ohio State tomorrow at noon.
Iowa grabbed the doubles point with victories at the No. 1 and No. 2 spots in the lineup. Natalya Dawaf and Jennifer Sinclair won an impressive 8-3 match at No. 2, beating Kim Simonsen and Tammy Wang. Shera Wiegler and Toni Neykova secured the team point with an 8-5 win over Sandra Olsen and Michaela Havelkova at the top spot. The match at No. 3 was abandoned after Iowa cliched the doubles point.
Minnesota fought back in singles, claiming three straight-set wins and a three-set victory to claim the 4-1 final margin. Nora Sauska posted a 6-3, 6-2 win over Wiegler at No. 1, Sandra Olsen claimed a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Neykova, and Wang earned a dominating 6-1, 6-1 victory over Stephanie Hoch at No. 6. The clinching match for the Golden Gophers came at No. 4 singles as Amy Thomas defeated Megan Kearney in three sets (7-5, 0-6, 6-2).
