TCU
C-USA Championships (Marquette)
Women's Tennis Wins Conference USA Title
4/21/2002 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
April 21, 2002
FORT WORTH, Texas - The 29th-ranked TCU women's tennis team (20-4) defeated three seed Marquette, 4-1, on Sunday afternoon at the Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center in the title match of the 2002 Conference USA Women's Tennis Championship. The championship is the third-straight for the Frogs who also won back-to-back titles in the Western Athletic Conference in 2000 and 2001, and the fourth in the program's history.
For the first time since February 21, TCU did not win the doubles point to open the match. Playing at No. 1, 20th-ranked Paty Aburto and Rosa Perez defeated Gen Charron and Anna Pavlovic, 8-1. During the match Charron twisted her ankle and was forced to withdraw from her position at No. 1 singles. The withdrawal forced Marquette to default at the six singles spot, and evened the match, 1-1, as the squads headed into singles play.
Paty Aburto earned the 6-0, 6-0 victory over Belle Espinosa at No. 1 singles to give the Frogs a 2-1 advantage. At five singles, Leoni Weirich played a solid match against Alex Stankovic and gave TCU its third point with her 6-1, 6-2 win. Katrin Gaber, playing at No. 2, gritted out a 6-1, 7-6(4) victory that came down to the tiebreaker to avoid the third set. Saber Pierce and Rosa Perez both battled back from first set losses to even things in the second and take the lead in the third sets, however their matches were called per conference rules.
"I couldn't be any happier than if we'd won the NCAAs," said head coach Roland Ingram who is retiring at the end of the 2001-02 season. "Marquette was really ready for us, and unfortunately for them, their No. 1 (Gen Charron) got hurt. This match could've gone down to the wire."
The Frogs now await the announcement of the NCAA Regional assignments. NCAA Regionals will be held at on-campus sites May 11 and 12.
Complete results from Sunday's action can be found below.
Championship Match
Match 22 - (1) TCU 4, (3) Marquette 1
Records: #29 TCU (20-4), Marquette (7-16)
Singles
1. #105 Paty Aburto (TCU) def. Belle Espinosa (Marq) 6-0, 6-0
2. Katrin Gaber (TCU) def. Eva Trujillo (Marq) 6-1, 7-6(4)
3. Saber Pierce (TCU) vs. Vero Briseno (Marq) - DNF (0-6, 6-4, 3-1 TCU leading)
4. Rosa Perez (TCU) vs. Anna Pavlovic (Marq) - DNF (2-6, 6-3, 4-2 TCU leading)
5. Leoni Weirich (TCU) def. Alex Stankovic (Marq) 6-1, 6-2
6. TCU wins point by default
Doubles
1. #27 Paty Aburto/Rosa Perez (TCU) def. Gen Charron/Anna Pavlovic (Marq) 8-1
2. Belle Espinosa/Vero Briseno (Marq) def. Leoni Weirich/Saber Pierce (TCU) 8-5
3. Alex Stankovic/Eva Trujillo (Marq) def. Katrin Gaber/Karla Mancinas (TCU) 8-6
3rd Place Match
Match 20 - (5) Tulane 4, (7) UAB 0
Records: #64 Tulane (15-12), UAB (11-11)
Singles
1. Maria Ivanov (TU) vs. Monika Schmid (UAB) - DNF (6-3, 5-4 Tulane leading)
2. #104 Julie Morris (TU) def. Natascha Immele (UAB) 6-3, 6-0
3. Joyce Bergman (TU) def. Sjouke Liem (UAB) 7-5, 6-1
4. Ana Saaibi (TU) vs. Femke deBoer (UAB) - DNF (6-4, 5-4 Tulane leading)
5. Maiko Cook (TU) vs. Yvonne Ernst (UAB) - DNF (6-2, 4-1 Tulane leading)
6. Lucy Wood (TU) def. Nadia Dellarciprete (UAB) 6-2, 6-2
Doubles
1. Maria Ivanov/Joyce Bergman (TU) vs. Monika Schmid/Femke deBoer (UAB) - DNF (6-4 UAB leading)
2. Julie Morris/Ana Saaibi (TU) def. Sjouke Liem/Natascha Immele (UAB) 8-2
3. Lucy Wood/Anneli Axsater (TU) def. Nadia Dellarciprete (UAB) 8-5
Consolation Bracket
Match 19 - (8) Cincinnati 4, (4) Houston 2
Records: Cincinnati (13-12), Houston (11-13)
Singles
1. Jen Baccarani (UH) def. Cris Reyes (UC) 6-4, 6-1
2. Jo Keene (UH) def. Khush Italia (UC) 6-1, 6-3
3. Jen Capuzzi (UC) vs. Analia Longoni (UC) - DNF (6-2, 5-5 Houston leading)
4. Lyndsey Molony (UC) def. Kailey Meisinger (UH) 6-0, 6-1
5. Leen Corneillie (UC) def. Kandace Ridgway (UH) 6-1, 6-2
6. Cincinnati wins point by default
Doubles
1. Lyndsey Molony/Khush Italia (UC) def. Jen Baccarani/Jo Keene (UH) 9-8(5)
2. Analia Longoni/Kailey Meisinger (UH) def. Jen Capuzzi/Leen Corneillie (UC) 8-5
3. Cincinnati wins point by default
Match 21 - (6) South Florida 4, (12) East Carolina 0
Records: #68 South Florida (9-14), East Carolina (12-11)
Singles
1. Natalie Schwartz (USF) def. Raluca Baicu (ECU) 6-2, 6-3
2. Genevieve Houle (USF) vs. Lyndall Jordan (ECU) - DNF (6-4, 3-5 ECU leading)
3. Jennifer Sinclair (USF) vs. Paulina Sierpinski (ECU) - DNF (7-5, 1-3 USF leading)
4. Ashlee Callahan (USF) vs. Meredith Spears (ECU) - DNF (6-4, 5-2 USF leading)
5. Jackie Spicijaric (USF) def. Emily Kohl (ECU) 6-4, 6-2
6. Patricia Kolendo (USF) def. Cristina Meilicke (ECU) 6-0, 6-2
Doubles
1. Natalie Schwartz/Genevieve Houle (USF) def. Meredith Spears/Emily Kohl (ECU) 8-0
2. Claudia Nieto/Jennifer Sinclair (USF) vs. Paulina Sierpinski/Lyndall Jordan (ECU) - DNF (7-4 ECU leading)
3. Ashlee Callahan/Jackie Spicijaric (USF) def. Raluca Baicu/Andrea Terrill (ECU) 8-4
Championship Results
Champion: (1) TCU
Runner-up: (3) Marquette
3rd Place: (5) Tulane
4th Place: (7) UAB
5th Place Tie: (6) South Florida and (8) Cincinnati
7th Place Tie: (4) Houston and (12) East Carolina
9th Place Tie: (2) DePaul and (11) Saint Louis
11th Place Tie: (9) Memphis and (10) Louisville
13th Place Tie: (13) Charlotte and (14) Southern Miss
