Oct. 21, 2006
EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Five Wildcats advanced to the round of 16 Saturday at the ITA Midwest Regional Championships hosted by Michigan State University. Two doubles teams reached the quarterfinals. Suzie Matzenauer (Tacomca, Wash./Bellarmaine) was one of three freshman to reach the round of 16.
Matzanuer took down Brooke Buck of Notre Dame in her first round match, 6-4, 6-2. She topped Indiana State's Jennifer Migan in the second round, 6-4, 6-2. Freshman Samantha Murray (Altrincham, England/Altrincham Grammar) also won two matches Saturday. She downed Brooke Beier of Purdue, 6-3, 6-0 and then Iowa's Jacqueline Lee, 6-3, 6-0. Sophomore Georgia Rose (Mettawa, Ill./North Shore Country Day), in her first singles action of 2006, defeated Wisconsin's Elizabeth Carpenter, 6-3, 6-2 and then Notre Dame's Kelcy Tefft, 6-2, 6-4. Sophomore Nazlie Ghazal (Temecula, Calif./Chaparral) knocked off Chicago State's Golda Rubina, 6-0, 6-1, and then Notre Dame's Katie Potts, 6-3, 5-7, 7-5. Freshman Lauren Lui (Houston, Texas/Kinkaid) won two first round matches over Angela DiPastina of Ohio State and Catrina Thompson of Notre Dame.
Senior Alexis Prousis (Lake Forest, Ill./Lake Forest) won her first round match over Lindsey Stuckey of Indiana, 6-3, 6-1, but fell in her second round match.
In doubles, the team of Rose and Prousis took down the duo of Messmer and Finucane to advance to the quarterfinals, 8-6. The tandem of Murray and Alexis Conill (Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Cardinal Gibbons) also advanced to the quarters by defeating the team of Migan and Schickerling from Indiana State, 8-1. Matzenauer and partner Keri Robison (Decatur, Ill./Keystone National) fell in the round of 16.
Play continues Sunday in East Lansing
For complete results of Saturday's action visit Michigan State's Tournament Page
Saturday's Results:
Matzenauer def. Brooke Buck (ND), 6-4, 6-2
Matzenauer def. Jennifer Migan (Ind. St), 6-4, 6-2
Murray def. Brooke Beier (PUR), 6-3, 6-0
Murray def. Jacqueline Lee, 6-3, 6-0
Rose def. Elizabeth Carpenter, 6-3, 6-2
Rose def. Kelcy Kefft (ND), 6-2, 6-4
Ghazal def. Golda Rubina (Chi. St.), 6-0, 6-1
Ghazal def. Katie Potts (ND), 6-3, 5-7, 7-5
Lui def. Angela DiPastina (OSU), 6-0, 6-2
Lui def. Catrina Thompson (ND), 6-2, 6-3
Prousis def. Linsey Stuckey (IND), 6-3, 6-1
Coleen Reiley (ND) def. Prousis, 6-4, 6-4
Megan Fudge (Ill) def. Robison, 6-1, 3-6, 6-4
Saturday's Doubles Results:
Rose/Prousis def. Messmer/Finucane (OSU), 8-6
Murray/Conill def. Migan/Schickerling (Ind. St.), 8-1
Matzenauer/Robison def. Hawes/Caperson (BUT), 8-1
Nadasska/Smith (UIC) def. Matzenauer/Robison, 9-8 (8-6)
Robison def. Sonia Ruzimovski (OSU), 6-2, 3-6, 10-8 (Singles Consolation)