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ASU Thunderbird (Days 1-2)
Muresan Advances to Finals at ASU Thunderbird
11/6/2009 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Site: Tempe, Ariz. (Whiteman Tennis Center)
Event: ASU Thunderbird Invitational (Day 2)
Scoring: No team scoring
Next U-M event: Sunday, Nov. 8 -- at ASU Thunderbird Invitational (Day 3), 9:30 a.m. MST
Denise Muresan will square off against Arizona State's Kelcy McKenna in the championship match tomorrow at 9:30 a.m. MST.
MICHIGAN RESULTS
SINGLES
Taylor Fournier
Main Draw first round (Friday): l. Juliette Coupez (San Diego), 6-3, 6-4
Sparky Draw first round (Friday): d. Amanda Martin (Arizona State), 6-2, 6-1
Sparky Draw second round (Saturday): l. Kara Cecil (Ohio State), 6-7 (5), 6-2, 6-3
Tania Mahtani
Main Draw first round (Friday): d. Nelly Radeva (California), 6-2, 6-3
Main Draw second round(Friday): d. Stephanie Jasper (Boise State), 6-4, 6-2
Main Draw quarterfinals (Saturday): d. No. 74 Rika Tatsuno (U-M), 5-7, 6-0, 6-3
Main Draw semifinals: l. Kelcy McKenna (Arizona State), 5-7, 7-6, (4), 6-2
Denise Muresan
Main Draw first round (Friday): d. Kaisa Siwosz (California), 6-0, 7-6 (3)
Main Draw second round (Friday): d. Michelle Brycki (Arizona State), 7-6 (4), 6-1
Main Draw quarterfinals (Saturday): d. Micaela Hein (Arizona State), 7-6 (5), 6-2
Main Draw semifinals (Saturday): d. Nadia Abdala (Arizona State), 6-3, 2-6, 6-2
Mimi Nguyen
Main Draw first round (Friday): d. Kara Cecil (Ohio State), 6-2, 6-3
Main Draw second round (Friday): l. Kelcy McKenna (Arizona State), 7-6 (1), 6-1
Maroon Draw first round (Saturday): l. Juliette Coupez (San Diego), 6-1, 6-2
Michelle Sulahian
Main Draw first round (Friday): d. Catalina Visico (California), 6-1, 6-1
Main Draw second round (Friday): l. Nadia Abdala (Arizona State), 6-1, 4-6, 6-4
Maroon Draw first round (Saturday): d. Bianca Jochimsen (Boise State), 4-6, 6-4, 6-2
Whitney Taney
Main Draw first round (Friday): l. Bianca Jochimsen (Boise State), 7-6 (4), 6-2
Sparky Draw first round: Bye
Sparky Draw second round (Saturday): d. Marie Raygada (San Diego), 6-0, 6-0
No. 74 Rika Tatsuno
Main Draw first round (Friday): Bye
Main Draw second round (Friday): d. Christina Keesey (Ohio State), 6-3, 6-1
Main Draw quarterfinals (Saturday): l. Tania Mahtani (U-M), 5-7, 6-0, 6-3
Kari Wig
Main Draw first round (Friday): l. Tayler Davis (California), 6-3, 6-3
Sparky Draw first round: Bye
Sparky Draw second round: l. Kasia Siwosz (Californai), 6-1, 6-2
DOUBLES
Friday (Nov. 6)
Taney/Nguyen (U-M) d. Hein/Brycki (Arizona State), 8-5
Abdala/Simmons (Arizona State) d. Muresan/Tatsuno (U-M), 8-5
Davis/Goransson (California) d. Fournier/Mahtani (U-M), 8-4
Wig/Sulahian (U-M) d. Coupez/Raygada (San Diego), 9-7
Saturday (Nov. 7)
Hein/Brycki (Arizona State) d. Muresan/Tatsuno (U-M), 8-5
Radeva/Siwosz (California) d. Abdala/Simmons (ASU), 8-6
McKenna/Brown (Arizona State) d. Wig/Sulahian (U-M), 8-1
Davis/Goransson (California) d. Fournier/Nguyen (U-M), 8-2
Taney/Mahtani (U-M) d. Keesey/Escobedo (Ohio State), 8-3
N O T E S
• Denise Muresan advances to the finals for the second time during this fall season. Her previous fall tournament finals appearance was at the Wolverine Invitational when she won her flight.
• Tania Mahtani defeated teammate Rika Tatsuno to advance to the semifinal round before falling to top-seeded Kelcy McKenna of Arizona State.
• Tomorrow's action will mark the last competition for the Wolverines during the 2009 calendar year.
Contact: Sarah VanMetre (734) 764-4423
