Washburn fares well in MIAA Tournament

April 18, 2002

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. Ñ The Washburn University menÕs and womenÕs tennis teams fared well in the opening rounds of the MIAA Tennis Tournament Thursday at the Cooper Tennis Center in Springfield.

The tournament resumes tomorrow morning at 9 a.m. with consolation matches in singles and semifinal rounds in doubles play. The menÕs singles semifinal will also be played Saturday morning. The singles and doubles finals in both menÕs and womenÕs play begin at 9 a.m. Saturday morning.

Each of the womenÕs flights in singles and doubles won opening round matches, while four of six singles players advanced to the finals for the Lady Blues. Eight of nine of the menÕs flights advanced past the opening round.

Each squad must win the MIAA tournament to earn an automatic berth to the NCAA II Midwest Regionals. The womenÕs team has hosted a regional tournament each of the last four seasons.

WU WOMEN'S SCORES

Singles opening round and semifinals

No. 1 Aisha Butt def. Allison Schuller, Truman State 6-0, 6-1; Butt def. Elizabeth Garza, Southwest Baptist 6-0, 6-4.

No. 2 Erin Underwood def. Tara McCarthy, Emporia State 6-1, 6-2; Melissa Dudak, Truman State def. Underwood 6-4, 7-6.

No. 3 Caitlin Day (bye to second round); Day def. Anna Ristic, Missouri Western 6-2, 6-4.

No. 4 Lindsay Sullivan def. Ches Brewington, Missouri Southern 6-1, 6-3; Sullivan def. Megan Conrad Truman State, 6-2, 6-2

No. 5 Holly Munro def. Kim Redmond, Missouri Western 6-2, 6-2; Munro def. Libby Rooks, Emporia State 6-0, 6-3.

No. 6 Chris Castillo def. Stephanie Lea, Southwest Baptist 6-4, 7-6; Jane Marie Clark, Northwest Missouri, def. Castillo 6-1, 6-2.

doubles opening round

No. 1 Butt/Underwood def. Larson/Le, Missouri Western 8-3.

No. 2 Day/Castillo def. McMunn/Brewington, Missouri Southern 8-5.

No. 3 Munro/Sullivan def. Ristic/Redmond 8-6.

WU MEN'S SCORES

Singles opening round

No. 1 Fernando Sierra (bye to second round).

No. 2 Rafeal Valdez (bye to second round).

No. 3 Adam Rees, Truman State def. Steve Roundtree 6-3, 6-3.

No. 4 Desmond Tan (bye to second round).

No. 5 Nathan Hurd (bye to second round).

No. 6 Brandon Dunstan def. David Maginness, Truman State 6-0, 6-0.

doubles opening round

No. 1 Sierra/Roundtree def. (bye into second round).

No. 2 Valdez/Tan def. Rees/Babb, Truman State 8-3.

No. 3 Hurd/Will Heidebrecht def. Wesley/Laanaya 8-2.