Oct. 17, 2008
Albuquerque, N.M. - The Tiger tennis team began action down south as they competed in the New Mexico Invitational. Seven teams are competing including, host-school, The University of New Mexico, Kansas St., Iowa St., Air Force, Western New Mexico, UTEP and Mizzou. Play began Thursday (Oct. 16) morning at 9 a.m. with one round of doubles play. Play continued Friday (Oct. 17) morning at 9 a.m. The day included two rounds of singles action.
Missouri went two for three in doubles action Thursday morning with Missouri's top pair of Jessica Giuggioli and Kaitlyn Ritchie leading the way. The duo defeated New Mexico's Emma Hayman and Anya Villanueva-Forte, 8-6. Jamie Mera and Mallory Weber would follow suit recording another 8-6 victory over Yumi Hasegawa and Kim Van Ginkel of Northern Arizona.
In singles action Friday Missouri racked up 11 individual victories. Each Tiger went undefeated on the day with the exception of Maureen Modesto who took her second opponent, Aimee Oki of Northern Arizona, into two deep sets, but came up just short with a 7-6, 7-6 loss.
Sofia Ayala proved her strength as she went into the day a little under the weather.
“She fought so hard today,” said coach Blake Starkey. “To go out and take two matches, one into three sets, and come out on top is impressive, especially in her condition. I was very proud with how she played today.”
Although Ayala was feeling ill she refused to be pulled off the court. The Tiger junior defeated her first opponent from Northern Arizona, Stacey Pinchbeck, 6-3, 7-5. In her second singles match Ayala took the first set 7-5, but fell in the second set 6-7. The third set went all Ayala's way as she took down New Mexico's Gardefjord in the tie-breaking set, 6-0.
Competition will continue Saturday (Oct. 18) in Albuquerque.
Doubles Results
Giuggioli/Ritchie (UM) def. Hayman/Villanueva-Forte (UNM) 8-6
Suhajda/Golovics (NAU) def. Wischer/Kelemen (Iowa State) 8-4
Chermal/Sorkis (AF) def. Treirweiler/Murguia (UTEP) 8-2
Mera/Weber (UM) def. Hasegawa/Van Ginkel (NAU) 8-6
Viera/Chuda (KSU) def. Pinchbeck/Oki (NAU) 8-4
Walker/Bourdages (UNM) def. Oliver/Mckenna (WNM) 8-0
Lang/Loprinzi (Iowa St.) def. Ayala/Modesto (UM) 8-5
Deluca/Fuentes (UTEP) def. Gardefjord/Bonner (UNM) 8-3
Tarkoe/Chartier (Iowa St.) def. Lampman/Shelton (WNM) 8-3
Newman/Stranznicka (NAU) def. Davis(Iowa St.)/Eromin (AF) 8-0
Singles Flight A
Suhajda (NAU) def. Chartier (Iowa St.) 4-6, 6-1, 6-3
Giugioli (UM) def. Deluca (UTEP) 7-5,6-0
Hayman (UNM) def. Hasegawa (NAU) 6-1, 6-2
Lang (Iowa St.) def. Lampman (WNM) 6-0,6-3
Mera (UM) def. Tessmar (UNM) 6-2, 6-3
Trierweiler (UTEP) def. Golovics (NAU) 6-1, 6-3
Giuggioli (UM) def. Hayman (UNM) 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
Mera (UM) def. Lang (Iowa St.) 6-3, 6-1
Trierweiler (UTEP) def. Eromin (AF) 6-3, 7-5
Deluca (UTEP) def. Hasegawa (NAU) they both left before a score was reported
Golovics (NAU) def. Chartier (Iowa St.) 7-6, 6-4
Tessmar (UNM) def. Lampman (WNM) 6-0, 6-0
Singles Flight B
Durie (UNM) def. Chermal (AF) 6-4, 6-3
Wischer (Iowa St.) def. Oliver (WNM) 6-0, 6-1
Van Ginkel (NAU) def. Straznicka (KSU) 7-6, 6-4
Weber (UM) def. Fuentes (UTEP) 6-0, 6-2
Ayala (UM) def. Pinchbeck (NAU) 6-3, 7-5
Gardefjord (UNM) def. Keleman (Iowa St.) 7-6, 7-5
Viera (KSU) def. Tarkoe (Iowa St.) 6-0, 6-2
Villanueva-Forte (UNM) def. Shelton (WNM) 6-1, 6-1
Wischer (Iowa St.) def. Durie (UNM) 7-6, 6-3
Weber (UM) def. Van Ginkel (NAU) 6-3, 6-3
Ayala (UM) def. Gardefjord (UNM) 7-5, 6-7, 6-0
Villanueva (UNM) def. Viera (KSU) 7-5, 6-4
Chermel (AF) def. Olivier (WNM) 6-0, 6-1
Straznicka (KSU) def. Fuentes (UTEP) 6-2, 6-0
Tarkoe (Iowa St.) def. Shelton (WNM) 6-1, 6-1
Pinchbeck (NAU) def. Keleman (Iowa St.) 6-2, 6-1
Singles Flight C
Ritchie (UM) def. Adcox (UTEP) 6-0, 6-0
Sarkis (AF) def. Newman (NAU) 6-4, 6-4
Murguia (UTEP) def. Loprinzi (Iowa St.) 6-4, 6-2
Chuda (KSU) def. Walker (UNM) 6-1, 3-6, 6-2
Bourdages (UNM) def. Mckenna (WNM) 7-5, 6-3
Oki (NAU) def. Modesto (UM) 7-6, 7-6
Bonner (UNM) def. Davis (Iowa St.) 6-0, 6-0
Ritchie (UM) def. Sarkis (AF) 6-1, 6-2
Chuda (KSU) def. Murguia (UTEP) 6-0, 6-0
Bourdages (UNM) def. Oki (NAU) 6-3, 6-1
Newman (NAU) def. Adcox (Utep) 6-0, 6-2
Modesto (UM) def. Mckenna (WNM) 6-3, 6-1
Walker (UNM) def. Loprinzi (Iowa St.) 6-1, 6-7 (10-4)