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Spartan Invitational
Women's Tennis Finishes Strong at the Spartan Invitational
9/28/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Sept. 28, 2008
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EAST LANSING, Mich. - The Marshall University women's tennis team again went undefeated in singles competition, Sunday, at the third annual Spartan Invitational at the Michigan State University campus. The Thundering Herd faced Louisville and Michigan State in singles play and competed against Detroit Mercy, Bowling Green State, and Michigan State in doubles competition.
"I felt we had another great day of competition," Marshall's head coach John Mercer said. "The team played very well and again had no losses in singles action."
Marshall posted another perfect singles record, 8-0, and a 6-2 doubles record to conclude the weekend. At the Spartan Invitational, the Herd recorded an impressive 24-0 overall singles mark and a 9-3 overall doubles record.
The 42nd-ranked Kellie Schmitt (Pittsburgh, Pa.) took a straight-set victory over Louisville's Bianca Gorbea, 6-2, 6-2. Karolina Soor (Lindesberg, Sweden) defeated Jo-Ann Vanerde from Louisville, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4. Senior Jessica Keener (Reston, Va.) took a 6-2, 6-4 decision over Louisville's Amelia Harris.
Junior transfer Deanna Bailey (McDonough, Ga.) defeated Louisville's Lindsey Jones, 6-2, 6-0. Thaddea Lock (Bristol, England) took a straight-set advantage over Gabrielle Duncan from Louisville, 6-1, 6-1.
Louisville's Natalia Baez fell to sophomore Isabell Raich (Klaus, Austria), 6-0, 7-6 (4). Sophomore transfer Catherine Kellner (Smithtown, N.Y.) dropped a 6-0, 6-0 mark over Oksana Kuyso from Louisville.
Freshman Kristina Koprcina (Split, Croatia) defeated Michigan State's Tara Hayes, 6-4, 6-0.
The tandem of Schmitt and Koprcina defeated Bowling Green's Katia Babina and Sam Kintzel, 8-4, and Detroit Mercy's Kelly Davis and Svetlana Flakova, 8-1.
The pair of Raich and Lock took an 8-2 advantage over the team of Stefanie Menoff and Libby Harrison from Bowling Green and an 8-4 victory over Aneta Maricevic and Erin Weldon from Detroit Mercy.
Soor and Kellner defeated Michigan State's Ashley Stockwell and Kate Bonnen, 8-0. Detroit Mercy's team of Annie Moore and Zeljka Minic defeated Soor and Kellner, 9-7.
Bowling Green's pair of Christine Chiricosta and Kelsey Jakupcin took an 8-5 decision over Keener and Bailey. The tandem of Bailey and Keener defeated Michigan State's Kate Bonnen and Tara Harasim, 8-0.
The Herd posted a 16-0 singles record and a 3-1 doubles record in the first day of competition, Saturday.
"I hope we can continue this improvement throughout the year," Coach Mercer added.
Marshall's Schmitt will be the sole Conference USA representative in the main draw at the Riviera Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Women's All-American Championship and will be joined by Soor in the main draw doubles, with play beginning, Oct. 2, at the Riviera Tennis Club in Pacific Palisades, Calif.
Sunday Competition
Doubles v. BGSU and Michigan State
Christine Chiricosta/Kelsey Jakupcin (Bowling Green) def. Jessica Keener/Deanna Bailey (Marshall) (8-5)
Kellie Schmitt/Kristina Koprcina (Marshall) def. Katia Babina/Sam Kintzel (Bowling Green) (8-4)
Isabell Raich/Thaddea Lock (Marshall) def. Stefanie Menoff/Libby Harrison (Bowling Green) (8-2)
Karolina Soor/Catherine Kellner (Marshall) def. Ashley Stockwell/Kate Bonnen (Michigan State) (8-0)
Doubles v. Detroit Mercy and Michigan State
Annie Moore/Zeljka Minic (Detroit Mercy) def. Karolina Soor/Catherine Kellner (Marshall) (9-7)
Kellie Schmitt/Kristina Koprcina (Marshall) def. Kelly Davis/Svetlana Flakova (Detroit Mercy) (8-1)
Isabell Raich/Thaddea Lock (Marshall) def. Aneta Maricevic/Erin Weldon (Detroit Mercy) (8-4)
Jessica Keener/Deanna Bailey (Marshall) def. Kate Bonnen/Tara Harasim (Michigan State) (8-0)
Singles v. Louisville
No. 42 Kellie Schmitt (Marshall) def. Bianca Gorbea (Louisville) (6-2, 6-2)
Karolina Soor (Marshall) def. Jo-Ann Vanerde (Louisville) (3-6, 6-3, 6-4)
Deanne Bailey (Marshall) def. Lindsey Jones (Louisville) (6-2, 6-0)
Isabell Raich (Marshall) def. Natalia Baez (Louisville) (6-0, 7-6 (4))
Jessica Keener (Marshall) def. Amelia Harris (Louisville) (6-2, 6-4)
Thaddea Lock (Marshall) def. Gabrielle Duncan (Louisville) (6-1, 6-1)
Catherine Kellner (Marshall) def. Oksana Kuyso (Louisville) (6-0, 6-0)
Kristina Koprcina (Marshall) def. Tara Hayes (Michigan State) (6-4, 6-0)
Saturday Competition
Singles v. Akron
No. 42 Kellie Schmitt def. Zara Harutyunyan (7-5, 7-5)
Karolina Soor def. Anna Baronayte (6-2, 3-6, 6-2)
Deanna Bailey def. Tanya Gombera (6-3, 6-1)
Isabell Raich def. Carolina Castro (6-3, 6-3)
Jessica Keener def. Kerry Langworthy (6-0, 6-2)
Thaddea Lock def. Jeremie Benjamin (6-0, 6-4)
Catherine Kellner def. Alyssa Carlson (6-2, 6-1)
Singles v. Michigan State
No. 42 Kellie Schmitt def. Stephanie Kebler (6-2, 6-2)
Karolina Soor def. Manon Noe (1-6, 6-1, 6-2)
Deanna Bailey def. Lindsey Lonergan (6-2, 6-2)
Isabell Raich def. Dana Guentert (6-3, 6-4)
Jessica Keener def. Elena Ivanova (6-1, 6-1)
Thaddea Lock def. Whitney Wilson (6-3, 6-3)
Catherine Kellner def. Ana Milosavljevic (6-1, 6-4)
Kristina Koprcina def. Kate Bonnen (6-2, 6-2)
Kristina Koprcina def. Ally Wickman (6-2, 6-2)
Doubles v. Cleveland State and Michigan State
No. 14 Schmitt/Soor def. Charlotte Gibbons/Catrine Bjerrehus (8-6)
Keener/Bailey def. Sandra Bjelan/Denisa Muntean (8-1)
Kellner/Lock def. Myra Pepino/Molly Drake (8-0)
Dana Guentart/Ally Wickman (Michigan State) def. Raich/Koprcina (8-5)
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