Lady Mocs Have 4 Singles, 3 Doubles Teams In Baras Finals

Saturday, October 03, 2009

The UTC women’s tennis team continued its strong run through the field at the 26th annual Steve Baras Memorial Tennis Tournament at the Champions Club today. The Lady Mocs have four individuals and three doubles tandems in finals of the main draws.

After posting a 10-1 mark in singles play on Friday, UTC’s women’s tennis squad posted a 4-3 record as they moved deeper into the brackets today. Sophomore Emily Hangstefer upset the Mocs Draw No. 1 seed Alena Sergeychick (6-0, 6-3) of Kennesaw State.

Hangstefer will now face Tennessee-Martin’s Anna Winkelmann in the finals tomorrow.

Hangstefer also teamed with freshman Jenna Nurik to advance to the finals of the Chattanooga Doubles Flight. The duo posted two wins today and will face an Eastern Kentucky squad of Anouk Faure and Myriem Mhirit in Sunday’s finals.

Sophomore Shaina Singh defeated Iesha Holton of Kennesaw State (6-3, 6-3) to advance to the Blue Flight finals. Freshman Jennifer Taylor is also set to compete in the finals of the Rivermont Flight after she took down Southern Illinois’ Michela Cruise (6-0, 3-6, 7-5). Junior Annie Green is also in a main draw finals tomorrow. She defeated SIU’s Martina Ce (1-6, 6-3, 6-4) to advance in the North Shore Flight.

Two other Moc tandems in doubles finals are sophomores Charlotte Bossy and Jennemieke van der Veek and Green and Wishing. Bossy and van der Veek won two matches today to advance to the finals of the Mocs Doubles Flight. Green and Wishing are in the finals of the Gold Doubles Flight.

On the men’s side, junior Gordon Rudell is the lone Moc still alive in singles action. He defeated Lee University’s Tyler Wickman (7-5, 6-7 (6), 1-0 (3)) in a hard fought match today to advance to the D1 consolation finals. He will face UNCG’s A.J. Clark Sunday at 9:00 a.m. at the Champions Club. Rudell’s win over Wickman was the Mocs lone victory on the day.

Action begins at 8:00 a.m. at the Champions Club in Chattanooga tomorrow. For a list of match times and complete results click on the following link - http://tennislink.usta.com/Tournaments/TournamentHome/Tournament.aspx?T=87838

Chattanooga Women’s Results – Saturday, Oct. 3
Chattanooga Flight
SF - (2) Vera Shkundina (KSU) d. (3) Jenna Nurik (UTC) - 6-1; 6-1

Mocs Singles Flight
SF - (3) Emily Hangstefer (UTC) d. (1) Alena Sergeychick (KSU) - 6-0; 6-3

Blue Flight Singles
SF - (1) Shaina Singh (UTC) d. (4) Iesha Holton (KSU) - 6-3; 6-3

Gold Flight Singles
SF - (1) Vishakha Sheoran (SIU) d. (3) Jennemieke van der Veek (UTC) - 6-2; 6-1

Rivermont Singles Flight
SF - (2) Mackenzie Swindall (KSU) d. Brianna Wishing (UTC) - 6-2; 6-2
SF - Jennifer Taylor (UTC) d. Michela Cruise (SIU) - 6-0; 3-6; 7-5

North Shore Singles Flight
SF - Annie Green (UTC) d. (1) Martina Ce (SIU) - 1-6; 6-3; 6-4

Chattanooga Doubles Flight
Q - (3) Hangstefer/Nurik (UTC) d. Dessbesell/Lima (JSU) - 8-4
SF - (3) Hangstefer/Nurik (UTC) d. Sergeychick/Shkundina (KSU) - 8-3

Mocs Doubles Flight
Q – Charlotte Bossy/Jennemieke van der Veek d. (2) Wahl/de Brito - 9-8(5)
SF – Charlotte Bossy/ Jennemieke van der Veek d. (3) Ferris/Fuller - 8-2

Gold Doubles Flight
SF - Green/Wishing (UTC) d. (1) Lundy/Renesto - 8-6

Chattanooga Men’s Results – Saturday, Oct. 3
A1 Singles Flight
CS - Jan Miskos (UNA) d. Chris Smith (UTC) - 6-1; 6-1

B1 Singles Flight
SF - (2) Rodrigo Amaral (Belmont) d. Ryan Pool (UTC) - 6-0; 6-2

C1 Singles Flight
CS - Justin Radloff (UNCG) d. Rick van de Bouenkamp (UTC) - 6-1; 6-1

C2 Singles Flight
CS - Emilio Piriz (EKU) d. Alex Butnarcuic (UTC) - 6-4; 6-0

D1 Singles Flight
CQ - Gordon Rudell (UTC) d. Tyler Wickman (Lee) - 7-5; 6-7(6); 1-0(3)
CQ - A.J. Clark (UNCG) d. Tyler Pullen (UTC) - 6-3; 7-5

B1 Doubles Flight
Q - Matthieson/Watanabe (JSU) d. Gordon Rudell/Rick van de Bouenkamp (UTC) - 8-2
Q - Bellman/Marcec (JSU) d. Stephen Crofford/Sam Parfitt (UTC) - 8-5


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