May 10, 2003
EVANSTON, Ill. - Despite dropping the doubles point, Kansas State posted four straight singles wins against Northwestern to secure a 4-1 win Saturday in the first round of the 2003 NCAA Championships. Petra Sedlmajerova clinched the match for KSU, rallying for a 5-7, 6-2, 6-1 win at No. 1 singles.
KSU got on the board as Jessica Simosa cruised to a 6-4, 6-1 win against NU's Andrea Yung. Simosa fell behind 3-0 in the first set but took six of the last seven games to win the set and put her ahead for good.
Andrea Cooper gave Kansas State a 2-1 lead with a win at No. 5. After falling behind a break in the second set to Kristi Roemer, Cooper forced a tiebreaker and prevailed for a 6-1, 7-6 (3) win.
NU's Stacy Kokx appeared to have control of the No. 4 match, jumping out to a 5-0 lead in the first set. However, Hayley McIvor took over from there, reeling off the next seven games to take a one-set lead. McIvor used the momentum in the second set--winning by the same 7-5 margin--to give her the win.
NU took a 1-0 lead, winning the No. 2 and No. 3 doubles matches with ease. Connie Chiang and Yung dropped McIvor and Cooper, 8-6, and Jamie Peisel and Kokx defeated Maria Rosenberg and Simosa, 8-4.
Kansas State will face Virginia Commonwealth Sunday at noon Central time at the Vandy Christie Tennis Center.
Kansas State 4, Northwestern 1
SINGLES
No. 1 Petra Sedlmajerova (KSU) def. Jessica Rush (NU) 5-7, 6-2, 6-1
No. 2 Jamie Peisel (NU) vs. Maria Rosenberg (KSU) abandoned
No. 3 Jessica Simosa (KSU) def. Andrea Yung (NU) 6-4, 6-1
No. 4 Hayley McIvor (KSU) def. Stacy Kokx (NU) 7-5, 7-5
No. 5 Andrea Cooper (KSU) def. Kristi Roemer (NU) 6-1, 7-6 (3)
No. 6 Connie Chiang (NU) vs. Paulina Castillejos (KSU) abandoned
DOUBLES
No. 1 Rush/Roemer (NU) vs. Sedlmajerova/Castillejos (KSU) abandoned
No. 2 Chiang/Yung (NU) def. McIver/Cooper (KSU) 8-6
No. 3 Peisel/Kokx (NU) def. Rosenberg/Simosa (KSU) 8-4