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Mastodons Play Hard at BSU Invite
10/5/2006 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Oct. 2, 2006
Muncie, IN - The IPFW Women's Tennis team traveled to Ball State University over the weekend to compete in the BSU Invitational.
Sachi Janek finished with a 3-1 record and advanced to the semifinals of the B Flight by beating Becky Jenkins (Butler) 6-4, 6-3 and Megan Gray (Dayton) 6-1, 6-2. She lost in the semis to eventual champion Jenny Edner (Northern Illinois) 6-3, 6-0. She finished 3rd with a default victory in the consolation for 3rd/4th.
Stacy Lish went 2-2 and won her first round in the A Flight by picking up IPFW's first ever victory against a Ball State opponent. She defeated Paulina Askerko (BSU) 7-5, 5-7, 11-9. Lish fell in the quarterfinals to the eventual champion from Tennessee-Martin Elizma Schoonees 7-5, 6-1. She rebounded on Saturday with a hard-fought victory over Wright State's top player Tiffani Foster 4-6, 6-4, 10-8. Lish then fell in her final match to Leavy from Tennessee-Martin 6-1, 6-4
Ashley Coulson went 2-2 in the A Flight. She lost in the opening round to Alyssa Detroy from Dayton 6-2, 3-6, 10-6. She rebounded with a tight victory over Wisconsin-Miwaukee's Kari Kastenholz 7-6(3), 6-7(5), 10-7. Coulson lost her opening match on Saturday to Pesatova from Miami University 6-1, 6-3, but rallied in the second match from a 5-2 second set deficit to defeat Paulina Askerko of Ball State 3-6, 7-6 (3), 10-7.
Hanna Hager went 2-2 in the C Flight. She lost 6-0, 6-1 to eventual champion Umemara from Northern Illinois in the first round. In the consolation she fell to Charlotte Gibbons from Cleveland State 6-4, 6-3. She came back with two wins on Saturday over Ashley Harrison (Butler) 6-4, 7-5 and Ashley Miles of Wright State 6-1, 6-0.
The Mastodons will now get ready for the First Mastodon Invitational featuring IPFW, IUPUI, Xavier, Akron and Detroit. Flight schedules will be posted prior to play.
