UIC, Butler square off in title matches of 2006 Horizon League Men's & Women's Tennis Championships

April 22, 2006

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Women's Tennis

University of Illinois at Chicago and Butler University will meet in the 2006 Women's Tennis Championship match, after posting wins in the semifinals over Wright State University and Youngstown State University respectively.  The Flames, searching for their tenth consecutive title, handed the Raiders a 4-0 defeat, taking three singles spots in straight sets and claiming the doubles point.  The Bulldogs battled Youngstown State, taking a 4-3 victory from the Penguins.  The Raiders and Penguins will meet in the third-place match.

Seminfinal 1: UIC 4, WSU 0

No. 1  Iris Jaklin (UIC) defeated Tiffani Foster (WSU)- 6-3, 6-4

No. 2  Callan Smith (UIC) and Audra Beckett (WSU)- Did not finish

No. 3  Corey Steven (UIC) and Laura Culbertson (WSU)- Did not finish

No. 4  Molly Smith (UIC) and Christa Ames (WSU)- 6-0, 6-2

No. 5  Grace Gill-Morlis (UIC) and Karina Presti (WSU)- Did not finish

No. 6  Christina Oum (UIC) and Megan Laux (WSU)- 6-2, 6-1

No. 1  C. Smith/C. Steven (UIC) defeated T. Foster/A. Beckett (WSU)-8-2

No. 2  I. Jaklin/C. Oum (UIC) and L. Culbertson/C. Ames (WSU)- Did not finish

No. 3  M. Smith/G. Gill-Morlis (UIC) and M. Laux/K. Presti (WSU)- 8-2

Seminfinal 2: BU 4, YSU 0

No. 1  Alaina Griffin (BU) defeated Emily Thayer (YSU)- 6-7(5), 6-4, 6-0

No. 2  Tayo Bailey (BU) defeated Whitney Thomas (YSU)- 6-3, 6-3

No. 3  Allison Day (YSU) defeated Michelle Hawes (BU)- 6-3, 6-3

No. 4  Gina Peretti (YSU) defeated Chelsey Casperson (BU)- 6-2,6-1

No. 5  Michelle Fuleky (YSU) defeated Ashley Harrison (BU)- 6-3, 6-7(5), 6-1

No. 6  Shaden Dowiatt (BU) defeated Nicole Haramlambopolous (YSU)- 6-1, 6-2

No. 1  A. Griffin/K. Fields (BU) defeated A. Day/N. Haralambopolous (YSU)-  9-8 (4)

No. 2  T. Bailey/M. Hawes (BU) defeated G. Peretti/E. Thayer(YSU)- 8-5

No. 3  W. Thomas/M. Fuleky(YSU) defeated C. Casperson/C. Rachon -8-2

Cleveland State and Detroit will meet in the women's fifth-place game, scheduled for 9 a.m. Sunday morning.  CSU defeated UW-Milwaukee, 4-0, behind a No. 1 singles win from First Team All-League selection Sarah Galon, while Detroit handed UW-Green Bay a 4-2 defeat.

Consolation Bracket: CSU 4, UWM 0

No. 1 Sarah Galon (CSU) defeated Margie Van Lieshout (UWM) - 6-2, 6-2

No. 2  Jenn Myers (CSU) defeated Shayna Illingworth(UWM) - 6-0, 6-0

No. 3  Morgan Ungerott (CSU) and Traci Litscher(UWM) - Did not finish

No. 4  Lindsay Sellers (CSU)  and Laura Fenley(UWM) - Did not finish

No. 5  Kristin Chamberlain (CSU)  and Elizabeth Angel(UWM)  Did not finish

No. 6  Christine Vogelgsang (CSU)  defeated S. Drews (UWM) - 6-3, 6-2

No. 1  S. Galon/M. Ungerott (CSU) and M. VanLieshout/Litscher- Did not finish

No. 2  L.Sellers/K. Chamblerlain (CSU) defeats L. Fenley/J. McConnell- 8-3

No. 3  J. Myers/C. Vogelgsang (CSU) defeats E.Angel/S.Drews- 8-6

Consolation Bracket: UDM 4, UWGB 2

No. 1  Annie Moore (UDM) defeated Heather Harding (UWGB)- 7-5, 6-3

No. 2  Aneta Maricevic (UDM) and Jennifer Tan (UWGB)- Did not finish

No. 3  Aschley Jurgella (UWGB) defeated Ashley Cummins (UDM) 6-0, 6-1

No. 4  Amy Inman (UDM) defeated M. Gregory (UWGB)- 6-4, 6-1

No. 5  Kelly Davis (UDM) defeated Kristin Leeder (UDM)- 3-6, 6-3, 6-1

No. 6  S. Hill (UDM) defeated K Petrashek (UWGB)- 6-1, 6-4

No. 1  H. Harding/A. Jurgella (UWGB) defeated A. Moore/K. Davis (UDM)- 9-8 (3)

No. 2  J. Tan/M. Gregory (UWGB) defeated A. Maricevic/A. Cummins (UDM)- 8-5

No. 3  A. Inman/S. Hill (UDM) defeated K. Leeder/K. Petrashek (UWGB)- 9-7

Morning Matches 

In the morning's first match, reigning women's champion UIC defeated UW-Milwaukee, 5-0.  First Team All-Horizon League selection Callan Smith defeated Shayna Illingworth 6-2, 6-0 at No. 2 singles to lead the Flames to victory.

UIC 5, UW-Milwaukee 0

No. 1  Iris Jaklin (UIC) and Margie Van Lieshout (UWM)- Did not finish

No. 2  Callan Smith (UIC) defeated Shayna Illingworth (UWM)- 6-2, 6-0

No. 3  Corey Steven (UIC) defeated Traci Litscher (UWM)- 6-2, 6-1

No. 4  Molly Smith (UIC) and Lauren Fenley (UWM)- Did not finish

No. 5  Grace Gill-Morlis (UIC) defeated Elizabeth Angel- 6-2, 6-3

No. 6  Christina Oum (UIC) defeated Samantha Drews 6-0, 6-2

No. 1  C. Smith/C. Steven (UIC) defeated M. Van Lieshout/T Litscher - 8-2

No. 2  I. Jaklin/L. Fenley (UIC) defeated C. Oum/J. McConnell (UWM)- 8-0

No. 3  M. Smith/G. Gill Morlis and E. Angel/S. Drews- Did not finish

In the morning's second match, No. 2- seed YSU  defeated No. 6 UW-Green Bay, 4-0, claiming the doubles point and posting wins from Whitney Thomas, Gina Peretti and Nicole Haralambopoulos at singles.

YSU 4, UWGB 0

No. 1  Emily Thayer (YSU) and Heather Harding (UWGB)- Did not finish

No. 2  Whitney Thomas (YSU) defeated Jennifer Tan (YSU)- 6-1, 6-2

No. 3  Allison Day and Aschley Jurgella- Did not finish

No. 4  Gina Peretti defeated Megan Gregory- 6-0, 6-1

No. 5  Michelle Fuleky and Kristin Leeder- Did not finish

No. 6  Nicole Haralambopoulos defeated Kari Petrashek- 6-0, 6-0

No. 1  A. Day/N. Haralambopoulos defeated H. Harding/A. Jurgella- 8-3

No. 2  G. Peretti/E. Thayer and J. Tan/M. Gregory- Did not finish

No. 3  W. Thomas/M. Fuleky defeated K. Leeder/K. Petrashek- 8-1

The Penguins advanced to face No. 3-seed Butler University, who defeated University of Detroit-Mercy, 4-0.  First Team All-Horizon League selection Tayo Bailey defeated Aneta Maricevic (6-0, 6-1) at No. 2 singles, while the Bulldogs also got wins from Michelle Hawes and Chelsey Casperson at singles.

BU 4, UDM 0

No. 1 Alaina Griffin (BU) and Annie Moore (UDM)- Did not finish

No. 2  Tayo Bailey (BU) defeated Aneta Maricevic (UDM)- 6-0, 6-1

No. 3  Michelle Hawes (BU) defeated Ashley Cummins (UDM)- 6-1, 6-0

No. 4  Chelsey Casperson (BU) defeated Amy Inman (UDM)- 6-0, 6-2

No. 5  Ashley Harrison (BU) and Kelly Davis (UDM)- Did not finish

No. 6  Shaden Dowiatt (BU) and Stephanie Hill (UDM)- Did not finish

No. 1  A. Griffin/K. Fields (BU) and A. Moore/K. Davis (UDM)- Did not finish

No. 2  T. Bailey/M. Hawes (BU) defeated A. Maricevic/A. Cummins- 8-1

No. 3  C. Casperson/C. Rachon (BU) defeated A. Inman/S. Hill (UDM)- 8-2

Wright State University won the final women's quarterfinal match of the morning, defeating Cleveland State University, 4-3, in a marathon match lasting near four hours.  Christa Ames fought back after being down one set to defeat Lindsay Sellers at No. 4 doubles, while Audra Beckett, Laura Culbertson and Karina Presti also notched singles wins for the Raiders.

WSU 4, CSU 3

No. 1  Sarah Galon (CSU) defeated Tiffani Foster (WSU)- 5-7, 6-0, 6-2

No. 2  Audra Beckett (WSU) defeated Jenn Myers (CSU)- 7-6 (2), 5-7, 6-3

No. 3  Laura Culbertson (WSU) defeated Morgan Ungerott (CSU)- 6-4, 6-3

No. 4  Christa Ames (WSU) defeated Lindsay Sellers (CSU)- 4-6, 6-2, 6-1

No. 5  Karina Presti (WSU) defeated Kristin Chamberlain (WSU)- 6-4, 6-2

No. 6  Christine Vogelgsang (CSU) defeated Megan Laux (WSU)- 6-2, 6-3

No. 1  S. Galon/M. Ungerott defeated T. Foster/A. Beckett (WSU)- 8-1

No. 2  L. Sellers/K. Chamberlain (CSU) and L. Culbertson/C. Ames (WSU)- Did not finish

No. 3  J. Meyers/C. Vogelgsang (CSU) defeated M. Laux/K. Presti (WSU)- 8-4

Men's Tennis

Semifinal Matches

Butler University looks to repeat as Horizon League Men's Tennis Champions after defeating Cleveland State in Saturday's semifinal match. The Bulldogs entered the championship as the No. 1 seed and have claimed the title in each of the last four years. 

Butler 4, CSU 0

No. 1  Brandon Gill (BU) and Olivier Dhaine (CSU)- Did not finish

No. 2  James Low (BU) defeated Jay Tee (CSU)- 6-3, 6-3

No. 3  Parker Ross (BU) defeated Brad Groleski (CSU)- 6-1, 6-2

No. 4  Andy Bartish (BU) defeated Rob West (CSU)- 6-4, 7-6 (6)

No. 5  Eric Breitenbach (BU) and Dan Singer (CSU)- Did not finish

No. 6  Scott Newmark (BU) and Steven Wipprecht (CSU)- Did not finish

No. 1  O. Dhaine/J. Tee (CSU) defeated B. Gill/P. Ros (BU)- 8-2

No. 2  J. Low/A. Bartish (BU) defeated R. West/D. Singer (CSU)- 8-3

No. 3  Tony Aker/E. Breitenbach (BU) defeated B. Groleski/S. Wipprecht (CSU)- 8-6

The Bulldogs will face UIC in the title match tomorrow morning. The Flames defeated UW-Green Bay in the second semifinal, using strong performances from Ivan Kovalev at No. 1 singles and Adriano Liccardo at No. 3 singles to defeat to the Phoenix, 4-0. Horizon League player of the Year Tim Prudlow did not play for UW-Green Bay due to illness. 

UIC 4, UWGB 0

No. 1 Ivan Kovalev (UIC) defeats Matt Weiss (UWGB)- 6-0, 6-0

No. 2  Paul Glendenning (UIC) and Mark Goldin (UWGB)- Did not finish

No. 3  Adriano Liccardo (UIC) defeated Matt Keesey (UWGB)- 6-1, 6-2

No. 4  Enrico Kasjan (UIC) and Scott Dickert (UWGB)- Did not finish

No. 5  Andy Lockhart (UIC) and Eric Plaushines (UWGB)- Did not finish

No. 6  Eric Fey (UIC) defeats Eric Hines  (UWGB)- 6-3, 6-4

No. 1 I. Kovalev/Lockhart (UIC) defeats M. Weiss/M. Goldin- 8-3

No. 2 E. Kasjan/A. Liccardo (UIC) and E. Hines/S.Dickert- Did not finish

No. 3  P. Glendenning/E. Fey (UIC) defeats E. Plaushines/M. Keesy- 8-1

UW-Green Bay and Cleveland State will meet in the third-place match tomorrow morning at 9 a.m. EDT.

Consolation Bracket

The Wright State Raiders claimed fifth place in the men's consolation bracket, defeating Youngstown State, 4-1.  Despite losing the doubles point, WSU claimed all four lower singles spots in straight sets for the win. 

No. 1  Lance Koetter (WSU) and Scott Kathary (YSU)- Did not finish

No. 2  Nic Camilleri (WSU) and Tom Barth (YSU)- Did not finish

No. 3 Craig Smith (WSU) defeated Brian Meek (YSU)- 6-1, 6-4

No. 4 Brian Butt (WSU) defeated Jason Trapp (YSU)- 6-0, 6-0

No. 5 Dan Sundersingh (WSU) defeated Ryan Trapp (YSU)- 6-0, 6-0

No. 6 M. Hall (WSU) defeated S. Karousis (YSU)- 6-2, 6-1

No. 1 T. Barth/S. Kathary (YSU) defeated Koetter/Camilleri (WSU) - 9-8 (1)

No. 2 J. Trapp/R. Trapp (YSU) defeated B. Butt/C. Smith (WSU)- 8-4

No. 3 D. Sundersingh/M. Hall (WSU) defeated B. Meek/Z. Landgraff (YSU)- 8-5

Quarterfinal Matches

The men started the day with two 4-1 matches, as Cleveland State defeated Wright State and UW-Green Bay overpowered Youngstown State.   The Vikings swept the doubles collected wins at the bottom three singles spots to advance to the semifinals, while Mark Goldin, Scott Dickert and Eric Hines all claimed singles victories in the Phoenix win over YSU. 

CSU 4, WSU 1

No. 1  Olivier Dhaine (CSU) and Lance Koetter (WSU)- Did not finish

No. 2  Nic Camilleri (WSU) defeated Jay Tee (CSU) - 6-4, 6-4\

No. 3   Brad Groleski (CSU) and Craig Smith (WSU)- Did not finish

No. 4   Rob West (CSU) defeated Brian Butt (WSU)- 6-3, 3-6, 6-3

No. 5   Dan Singer (CSU) defeated Dan Sundersingh (WSU)- 6-1, 6-1

No. 6   Steven Wipprecht (CSU) defeated Michael Hall (WSU)- 6-3, 6-0

No. 1   O. Dhaine/J. Tee (CSU) and L. Koetter/N. Camilleri (WSU)- Did not finish

No. 2   R. West/D. Singer (CSU) defeated B. Butt/C. Smith (WSU)- 8-6

No. 3   B. Groleski/S. Wipprecht (CSU) defeated D. Sundersingh/M. Hall- 8-6

UWGB 4, YSU 1

No. 1   Scott Kathary (YSU) defeated Tim Prudlow (UWGB)- 6-1, 6-7(4), 3-0 retired

No. 2   Mark Goldin (UWGB) defeated Tom Barth (YSU)- 6-7, 6-2, 7-6 (0)

No. 3   Matt Keesy (UWGB) and Brian Meek (YSU)- Did not finish

No. 4   Scott Dickert (UWGB) defeated Jason Trapp (YSU)- 6-2, 6-1

No. 5   Eric Plaushines (UWGB) and Ryan Trapp (YSU)- Did not finish

No. 6   Eric Hines (UWGB) defeated Sarantis Karousis (YSU)- 6-0, 6-2

No. 1   T. Barth/S. Kathary (YSU) defeated M. Weiss/M. Goldin- 8-4

No. 2   T. Prudlow/E. Plausines(UWGB) defeated J. Trapp/R. Trapp- 8-5

No. 3   E. Hines/S. Dickert (UWGB) defeated B. Meek/Z. Landgraf (YSU)- 8-1

The 2006 Horizon League Men's & Women's Tennis Championship continues through the weekend (April 22-23) at North Central High School in Indianapolis.