Oct. 5, 2002
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The Purdue women's tennis team concluded day two at the St. Mary's Fall Classic in Knoxville, Tenn., this afternoon.
Highlighting the day was a doubles title for the sophomore combination of Amy Walgenbach and Shawna Zuccarini.
Walgenbach and Zuccarini captured first place after defeating the combined tandem of Danielle Petrisko from Kentucky and Majen Immink of Tennessee 8-4 in the third flight of doubles. The Boilermaker combo of senior Melissa Iqbal and junior Melissa Woods finished second in Flight Two, falling 8-6 to Tennessee's Crystal Cleveland and Ashley Robards in the title match.
In other doubles play, finishing in fifth place was Purdue's 33rd-ranked team of junior Gretchen Haynor and senior Missy Wright. They defeated Kentucky's duo of Kacie Anson and Shannon Stough 8-2 in Flight One. Sophomore Lara Burgarello and freshman Brittany Reitz toppled Mississippi State's tandem of Marcelle Hirt and Magdolna Rekasi 8-2 to finish in fifth place in the second flight.
In Flight Six of singles, Zuccarini defeated Melinda Morrow of Tennessee 6-2, 6-1. Haynor fell 6-2, 6-1 in the second flight against Aniela Mojzis of North Carolina, while Burgarello lost 6-2, 6-4 to Danielle Staddelmann of North Carolina State in Flight Four.
Zuccarini will be contending for first place in Flight Six, while Burgarello and Haynor will be fighting for third place in flights four and two.
In other singles action, Reitz regained her composure after Friday's competition to defeat Loni Worsley of North Carolina State 6-4, 6-1 in Flight Three. Walgenbach also bounced back from yesterday's results to upend Andrea Fusea of Maryland 6-2, 6-0 in the fourth flight. Wright beat Mississippi State's Yumi Ueda 6-3, 2-6, 6-4 in Flight Five. All three will be playing in the consolation finals on Sunday for fifth place within their flights.
Playing for seventh will be Iqbal, who dropped a 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 decision to Myrna Bawono of North Carolina State in Flight One.
The Purdue women's tennis team will complete competition on Sunday, Oct. 6, with the final round of singles play. Full results for the St. Mary's Fall Tennis Classic can be found at www.utladyvols.com