BUFFALO ? While the top two seeds advanced with wins at the 2008 Mid-American Conference
women’s tennis championships, the No. 3 and No. 4 seeds fell to lower seeds. The competition
is taking place at the Ellicott Tennis Center on the UB campus.
Top seed and two-time defending champion Western Michigan topped No. 8 Northern Illinois and
No. 2 Miami dispatched Ball State 5-0. No. 6 Buffalo surprised No. 3 Toledo 4-3, and No. 5 Bowling
Green got past No. 4 Eastern Michigan 4-2.
Saturday’s matches have Western Michigan facing BGSU at 10 a.m., and Miami taking on Buffalo
at 2 p.m. The winners will meet Sunday at 12 p.m. in the championship match.
Friday’s results are as follows.
No. 1 Western Michigan 4, No. 8 Northern Illinois 0
Doubles
1. Kerstin Pahl/Priyanka Parekh (WMU) def. Nao Umemura/Brooke Forsberg (NIU), 8-6
2. Ashley Moccia/Noriko Saruta (WMU) led Lilian Asuaje/Katie Friedlund (NIU), 7-6
3. Yumi Matsuto/Emily Dudzik (WMU) def. Doris Delgadillo/Jenny Edner (NIU), 8-4
Singles
1. Kerstin Pahl (WMU) def. Nao Umemura (NIU), 6-0, 6-1
2. Priyanka Parekh (WMU) def. Lilian Asuaje (NIU), 6-0, 6-2
3. Noriko Saruta (WMU) led Katie Friedlund (NIU), 6-2, 3-3
4. Emily Dudzik (WMU) led Brooke Forsberg (NIU), 6-1, 4-3
5. Ashley Moccia (WMU) def. Jenny Edner (NIU), 6-0, 6-1
6. Amanda Moccia (WMU) led Doris Delgadillo (NIU), 6-0, 1-1
No. 2 Miami 5, No. 7 Ball State 0
Doubles
1. Anastasia Dracheva/Brintney Larson (MIA) def. Haly
Calderwood/Jennifer Pollack (BSU), 8-1
2. Cara Wald/Megan Martzof (MIA) def. Sophie Quist/Georgina Thompson (BSU), 8-1
3. Leda Pesatova/Sydnee Bridger (MIA) led Emma Retter/Katherine Rist (BSU), 7-2
Singles
1. Anastasia Dracheva (MIA) def. Sophie Quist (BSU), 6-1, 6-4
2. Brintney Larson (MIA) def. Haly Calderwood (BSU), 6-3, 6-3
3. Leda Pesatova (MIA) led Jennifer Pollack (BSU), 6-3, 3-2
4. Megan Martzlof (MIA) def. Emma Retter (BSU), 6-1, 6-2
5. Kelly Douple (MIA) led Hayley Hall (BSU), 6-1, 2-6, 1-0
6. Cara Wald (MIA) def. Georgina Thompson (BSU), 6-4, 6-2 --
No. 6 Buffalo 4, No. 3 Toledo 3
Doubles
1. Martina Wodzinski/Maha Guirguis (UT) def. Diana Popescu/Denise Harijanto (UB), 8-4
2. Ashley Frey/Nadia Zoubareva (UT) def. Diana Toia/Smaranda Stan (UB), 8-4
3. Tina Jacob/Andreea Novaceanu (UB) led Jenny Belsky/Sarah Horning (UT), 7-4
Singles
1. Andreea Novaceanu (UB) def. Martina Wodzinski (UT), 3-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4
2. Ashley Frey (UT) def. Denise Harijanto (UB), 6-1, 6-4
3. Diana Popescu (UB) def. Maha Guirguis (UT), 6-1, 1-6, 6-2
4. Smaranda Stan (UB) def. Jenny Belsky (UT), 6-2, 4-6, 6-2
5. Nadia Zoubareva (UT) def Diana Toia (UB), 6-2, 4-6, 6-2
6. Tina Jacob (UB) def. Jessica Azoulay (UT), 6-3, 6-1
Bowling Green 4, Eastern Michigan
2
Doubles
1 - Christine Chiricosta/Kelsey Jakupcin
(BGSU) def. Vanessa Frankowski/Tina Bestehorn 8-6
2 - Flavia Micati/Aleksandra Stankovic (EMU)
def. Jenna Nussbaum/Andrea Volle 8-3
3 - Libby Harrison/Stefanie Menoff (BGSU) def. Aditi
Krishnan/Joanna Woo 8-4
Singles
1 - Vanessa Frankowski (EMU) def. Kelsey
Jakupcin 6-2, 6-4
2 - Christine Chiricosta (BGSU) def. Aditi
Krishnan 6-0, 6-0
3 - Katia Babina (BGSU) def. Tina Bestehorn
2-6, 7-6 (6), 6-4
4 - Aleksandra Stankovic (EMU) def. Stefanie
Menoff 6-3, 6-3
5 - Jenna Nussbaum (BGSU) vs. Joanna Woo (EMU)
6-2, 5-7, 0-0 DNF
6 - Andrea Volle (BGSU) def. Flavia Micati
6-1, 6-2
DNF - match did not finish