4 Mavs in Finals as UNO Holds Lead
Apr 20, 2007 | Women's Tennis
The Mavericks advanced four players to singles finals and all three teams in doubles Friday after the first day of competition in the North Central Conference women's tennis tournament at Hanscom Park Tennis Center. The meet will conclude Saturday, with the first matches staring at 9 a.m. UNO, with 50 points, holds a 13-point edge over second-place St. Cloud State in its bid for a third consecutive team title.
Team Standings:
Nebraska-Omaha - 50
St. Cloud State - 37
North Dakota - 36
Minnesota Duluth - 33
Minnesota State, Mankato - 32
South Dakota - 18
Augustana - 17
Rachel Faulk, Maggie Russell, Amy Pierson and Kylie Roe will be playing for singles titles on Saturday. Faulk, playing No. 1, won the No. 2 singles title last year. In addition, Russell and Faulk will play in the No. 1 doubles final; Pierson and Katie Spahn at No. 2 and Roe and Sara Bredfeldt at No. 3.
Faulk advanced with a straight-set win over Kim Lindblom of St. Cloud State in the first round and a hard-fought semifinal win over Minnesota Duluth's Anna Hockett and will face No. 1 seed Marina Bugaenco of Minnesota State. Faulk dropped the first set 4-6, then won 6-0 and 10-7 over Hockett.
Russell, the No. 1 seed at No. 2 singles, also had to rally to score a 6-7, 6-3, 10-7 win over St. Cloud State's Dawn Olsen. She will meet Kate Maland of Minnesota State for the title.
Amy Pierson will face No. 1 seed Brynne Wischer of Minnesota Duluth in the final at No. 3 singles. Pierson won a pair of straight-set wins over Sara Westman of Minnesota State (6-0, 6-1) in the quarterfinals and Kelley Severson of St. Cloud State (6-0, 6-2) in the semifinals.
No. 1 seed Kylie Roe advanced to the championship with a 6-0, 6-1, semifinal win over Stephanie Keller of Minnesota Duluth to face St. Cloud State's Kelly Freese.
Bredfeldt will play for third place at No. 6 singles and Spahn will do the same at No. 4 singles.
All three doubles teams were seeded No. 1, drawing byes for the quarterfinals. Russell and Faulk will play Bugaenco-Maland of MSU; Roe-Bredfeldt will meet Molly Maurer-Katie Hoverstein, North Dakota, and Pierson-Spahn will play Kristie Eull-Dawn Olsen, SCSU.
Team Standings:
Nebraska-Omaha - 50
St. Cloud State - 37
North Dakota - 36
Minnesota Duluth - 33
Minnesota State, Mankato - 32
South Dakota - 18
Augustana - 17
Rachel Faulk, Maggie Russell, Amy Pierson and Kylie Roe will be playing for singles titles on Saturday. Faulk, playing No. 1, won the No. 2 singles title last year. In addition, Russell and Faulk will play in the No. 1 doubles final; Pierson and Katie Spahn at No. 2 and Roe and Sara Bredfeldt at No. 3.
Faulk advanced with a straight-set win over Kim Lindblom of St. Cloud State in the first round and a hard-fought semifinal win over Minnesota Duluth's Anna Hockett and will face No. 1 seed Marina Bugaenco of Minnesota State. Faulk dropped the first set 4-6, then won 6-0 and 10-7 over Hockett.
Russell, the No. 1 seed at No. 2 singles, also had to rally to score a 6-7, 6-3, 10-7 win over St. Cloud State's Dawn Olsen. She will meet Kate Maland of Minnesota State for the title.
Amy Pierson will face No. 1 seed Brynne Wischer of Minnesota Duluth in the final at No. 3 singles. Pierson won a pair of straight-set wins over Sara Westman of Minnesota State (6-0, 6-1) in the quarterfinals and Kelley Severson of St. Cloud State (6-0, 6-2) in the semifinals.
No. 1 seed Kylie Roe advanced to the championship with a 6-0, 6-1, semifinal win over Stephanie Keller of Minnesota Duluth to face St. Cloud State's Kelly Freese.
Bredfeldt will play for third place at No. 6 singles and Spahn will do the same at No. 4 singles.
All three doubles teams were seeded No. 1, drawing byes for the quarterfinals. Russell and Faulk will play Bugaenco-Maland of MSU; Roe-Bredfeldt will meet Molly Maurer-Katie Hoverstein, North Dakota, and Pierson-Spahn will play Kristie Eull-Dawn Olsen, SCSU.
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