Tennis

Missouri Dominates at Drake Invitational

Oct. 22, 2001

The University of Missouri women's tennis team continues to impress after a strong showing at the Drake Invitational in Des Moines, Iowa this past weekend. Urska Juric, Cassie Drake and Lucie Ruskova undefeated for the Tigers and the doubles teams of Juric and Katka Sevcikova and Ruskova and Kristina Olshanskaya won each of their matches on the weekend.

Up next for Missouri is the ITA Central Regional Tournament in Tulsa, Okla. on Oct. 24-28. Five Tigers: Juric, Drake, Sevcikova, Olshanskaya and Mary Barry, have been selected to participate in the tournament.

Results from the Drake Invitational
Des Moines, Iowa
Oct. 19-20

Day One: MU vs. University of Illinois-Chicago
DOUBLES:
Juric/Sevcikova (MU) def. Gumusu/Derovin (UIC) 8-5
Barry/Drake (MU) def. Malesevic/Stalzer (UIC) 8-3
Olshanskaya/Ruskova (MU) def. Dohman/Liwanpo (UIC) 8-3

SINGLES:
Nicole Deronin (UIC) def. Katka Sevcikova (MU) 7-5, 6-2
Urska Juric (MU) def. Ayca Gumusu (UIC) 6-2, 6-0
Kristina Olshanskaya (MU) def. Britta Dohman (UIC) 6-4, 7-6 (5)
Mary Barry (MU) def. Karen Liwanpo (UIC) 6-2, 6-2
Cassie Drake (MU) def. ZZ Malesevic (UIC) 7-5, 4-6, 10-4)
Lucie Ruskova (MU) def. Alyson Stalzer (UIC) 6-3, 6-1

Day Two: MU vs. Iowa State
DOUBLES:
Juric/Sevcikova (MU) def. Whitaker/Evers (ISU) 8-3
Barry/Drake (MU) def. Goedjen/Gyaki (ISU) 9-7
Olshanskaya/Ruskova (MU) def. Leese/Vasquez (ISU) 8-5

SINGLES:
Urska Juric (MU) def. Tara Goedjen (ISU) 6-1, 6-1
Katka Sevcikova (MU) def. Edna Vasquez (ISU) 6-2, 7-5
Kristina Olshanskaya (MU) def. Sabrina Evers (ISU) 3-6, 7-5, 10-8
Cassie Drake (MU) def. Courtney Leese (ISU) 6-3, 6-1
Kristen Gyaki (ISU) def. Mary Barry (MU) 7-5, 5-7, 10-7
Lucie Ruskova (MU) def. Sharla Whitaker (ISU) 6-3, 6-1

Day Two: MU vs. Drake University
DOUBLES:
Juric/Sevcikova (MU) def. deBrynn/Skogerbee (DU) 9-8 (6)
Saluri/Dubusker (DU) def. Barry/Drake (MU) 8-3
Olshanskaya/Ruskova (MU) def. Fenimore/Mainil (DU) 8-6

SINGLES:
Urska Juric (MU) def. Cecily Dubusker (DU) 6-4, 6-4
Katka Sevcikova (MU) def. Annali de Bruyn (DU) 6-1, 6-4
Cindy Skogerboe (DU) def. Kristina Olshanskaya (MU) 6-3, 5-7(8)
Cassie Drake (MU) def. Cheen Alkhatib (DU) 6-3, 6-3
Mary Barry (MU) def. Melinda Fenimore (DU) 6-3, 6-1
Lucie Ruskova (MU) def. Jennifer Saluri (DU) 6-1, 6-1