Sept. 24, 2000

St. Louis, Mo. - The University of Missouri women's tennis team got its 2000 fall season underway over the weekend at the Billiken Classic, hosted by Saint Louis University.

Five of seven Tiger competitors came out of the weekend at better than .500. Sophomore Andrea Friedman went a perfect 4-0 and won the #5-#6 singles draw, beating teammate Maria Zelenovich in the championship match.

Two MU freshmen made quite an impact for Tiger Head Coach Blake Starkey. Freshman Jessica Ferguson won her first three matches before falling in the semi-finals to Alesia Mikalsyeva of Illinois State, 3-6, 2-6. Fellow freshman Cassie Drake also went 3-1 in her first collegiate competition.

Tournament Recap

#1-#2 Singles Bracket

Jessica Ferguson (3-1)
W, 7-6, 3-6, 10-4 vs. Noortje Cornelissen (Iowa St.)
W, 7-6, 6-0 vs. Carolina Salinas (Indiana St.)
W, 6-3, 6-4 vs. Sabrina Lindemann (Memphis)
L, 3-6, 2-6 vs. Alesia Mikalsyeva (Illinois St.)

Kristina Olshanskaya (1-2)
L, 2-6, 6-3, 9-11 vs. Melissa Spencer (Murray St.)
W, 6-4, 6-4 vs. Karen Human (Indiana St.)
L, 0-6, 4-6 vs. Megan Kowal (Creighton)

#3-#4 Singles Bracket

Cassie Drake (3-1)
W, 6-0, 6-1 vs. Pam Gerik (Creighton)
W, 7-5, 7-5 vs. Kendra Linderman (N. Iowa)
W, 6-2, 6-2 vs. Shelby Lipson (Indiana St.)
L, 2-6, 6-7 vs. Vicki Zielinski (Saint Louis)

Caitlin Thompson (1-1)
W, 6-1, 7-5 vs. Meggan Green (Creighton)
L, 2-6, 1-6 vs. Tana Trapani (S. Illinois)

#5-#6 Singles Bracket

Emily Goldman (2-1)
W, 6-2, 4-6, 10-2 vs. Lauren Woodward (Creighton)
W, 6-4, 7-6 vs. Sarah Krismanits (S. Illinois)
L, 1-6, 1-6 vs. Maria Zelenovich (Missouri)

Maria Zelenovich (3-1)
W, 7-6, 6-4 vs. Brigette Zarazee (Illinois St.)
W, 6-2, 6-1 vs. Lisa Herndon (Indiana St.)
W, 6-1, 6-1 vs. Emily Goldman (Missouri)
L, vs. Andrea Friedman (Missouri)

Andrea Friedman (4-0)
W, 6-0, 6-1 vs. Laura Hughes (Memphis)
W, 6-0, 6-1 vs. Jaime Lee (Murray St.)
W, 7-6, 6-2 vs. Alana Hoffman (Illinois St.)
W, vs. Maria Zelenovich (Missouri)

#1-#2 Doubles Bracket

Olshanskaya/Drake (0-2)
L, vs. Serrot/Ochoa (S. Illinois)
L, 3-8 vs. Spencer/Glass (Murray St.)

Ferguson/Thompson (2-1)
W, 8-6 vs. Bingier/Friganovic (Illinois St.)
W, 8-4 vs. Green Gerik (Creighton)
L, 6-8 vs. Salinas/Human (Indiana St.)

#3-#4 Doubles Bracket

Friedman/Zelenovic (0-2)
L, 4-8 vs. Crowley/Ouaye (N. Iowa)
L, Inj. Def. Vs. Crandall/Krismanits (S. Illinois)