Tennis Weekly Release #7
March 8, 2007
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Eric Breitenbach
Butler, Jr., Northbrook, Ill.
Breitenbach went undefeated last week in helping the Bulldogs to a pair of dual match victories. He notched a 6-1, 7-5 win at No. 2 singles against Xavier and teamed up with Sandy Berry for a 9-8(6) doubles win to help clinch Butler's win over the Musketeers. He then scored a 6-3, 7-5 win at No. 2 singles over UW-Green Bay's Mark Goldin and added an 8-3 win with Berry at No. 2 doubles.
Horizon League Women's Tennis Athletes of the Week
Kari Kastenholz
UW-Milwaukee, Fr., Racine, Wis.
Kastenholz went a perfect 3-0 in No. 2 singles play last week as UWM claimed three-straight wins over Division I foes for the first time in nine-plus seasons. She pulled out a key 6-4, 6-2 win at No. 2 singles against Audra Beckett of Wright State on Friday, followed by wins over Bradley's Emily Regenold (7-6, 6-1) and Constanza Camacho of Western Illinois (6-0, 6-2).
Other Top Performances
Molly Casperson
Butler, Fr., Neenah, Wis.
Casperson picked up two victories in the Bulldogs' win over intra-city rival University of Indianapolis. She picked up a 6-2, 6-3 win at No. 1 singles over Ashley Liles, while also teaming with Becky Jenkins for an 8-3 win at No. 2 doubles over Laura Phillipp and Kristin Volz.
Laura Bartingale
UW-Green Bay, Fr., Green Bay, Wis.
Bartingale went 4-0 last week with wins at No. 5 singles and No. 3 doubles, including straight-set wins over Wright State's Monica Capozziello and Bradley's Kim Braun. Her win over Capozziello provided a crucial point as the Phoenix snapped a six-match losing streak and picked up its first win in League play this season.
Jenn Myers
Cleveland St., Jr., Chillicothe, Ohio
Myers won three matches at No. 5 singles last week to lead CSU to wins over Dayton, Oakland and Chicago State. The junior also went 2-0 at No. 3 doubles with sophomore Kristin Chamberlain.
Phil Orno
Cleveland St., Fr., Snekkersten, Denmark
Orno picked up his 15th singles win in a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Chicago State's Prabowo Imanuel last week. The freshman also teamed with Ryan Hamning to win 9-8(2) at No. 1 doubles, improving their mark in tandem play to 18-3 on the season.
Matt Keesey
UW-Green Bay, So., Northfield, Minn.
Keesey earned three victories last week, including a 2-0 mark at No. 6 singles. He posted a straight set win over Wright State's Ted Dahmus and earned the only Phoenix point with a three-set win over Butler's Scott Newmark. Keesey also joined with Matt Clegg to pick up a win at No. 3 doubles against the Bulldogs.
Sebastian Lystad
UIC, Fr., Oslo, Norway
Lystad swept Bradley's Ismael Rodrigo at No. 2 singles 6-0, 6-1 and teamed with Sam Sweeney to defeated the Braves' No. 1 singles player Evgeny Samoylov and Rodrigo in doubles play. Lystad has now won three consecutive singles contests.
News & Notes from Around the League
The Butler University men's team opened League play on the right foot last weekend with a 6-1 over UW-Green Bay. The Bulldogs swept the top five singles spots and stole the doubles point en route to the win. Butler has now won three straight matches. On the women's side, the Bulldogs scored a non-conference victory over the University of Indianapolis in the only action of the week.
The Cleveland State University men defeated Chicago State last week to reach double digits in win match wins on the season with 10. The Vikings are the first Horizon League team to reach the ten-win mark this season. The CSU women need one more victory to reach the same plateau. Both Viking squads will look to increase their win totals this week as they travel to Hawaii for spring break matches.
The University of Detroit Mercy women were idle last week, preparing for the start of their League schedule. The Titans will face defending champion UIC on Friday, Mar. 9, followed by UW-Green Bay on Mar. 10.
The University of Illinois at Chicago women continue the defense of their Horizon League title this week as they take on Detroit. The home match, scheduled for Friday, March 9, is sandwiched between two non-League matches in DeKalb, Ill. Against Northern Illinois (Mar.8) and Northern Iowa (Mar. 10). The UIC men picked up a 4-0 non-conference win over Bradley last week, but will be idle until a three-match swing through Texas beginning Mar. 26.
The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay women snapped a six-match losing streak last weekend with a 4-3 win over Wright State. With the win, the Phoenix also picked up its first victory in League play since downing UW-Milwaukee 5-2 on March 5, 2006.
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee women snapped a 10-match losing streak to Wright State when it defeated the Raiders 4-3 on Mar. 2. Prior to that victory, the Panthers had not downed WSU since April 4, 1998. The win over the Raiders also marked the second League victory for UWM this season, a feat the team had not accomplished since the 1997-98 season. With three weekend victories, the Panthers raised their season win total to eight, equaling the program's most since 1999-2000.
The Wright State University men began League play successfully last weekend, defeating UW-Green Bay 5-2. The men have now won four of their last six matches. The women, on the other hand, suffered two setbacks against League foes, falling to both UW-Green Bay and UW-Milwaukee. Wright State is idle this week, with the men returning to action on Mar. 17 against Western Michigan and the women taking on Bowling Green on Mar. 18.
Both the Youngstown State University teams were idle last week. The women will host two non-conference matches this week as they face Robert Morris (Mar. 7) and Akron (Mar. 9) while the Penguin men head to Florida for spring break matches with Wesleyan University, Michigan Tech and Fairfield University.
Both Valparaiso University teams were idle last week. This week, the men face future League foe UW-Green Bay, while the women will host Appalachian State (Mar. 11), Long Island (Mar. 12) and Manhattan (Mar. 13).
