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Women's Tennis Gets Into Win Column
January 27, 2001 | Women's Tennis
Jan. 27, 2001
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - The Bowling Green State University women's tennis team broke into the win column, downing Indiana State University by a 6-1 count Saturday (Jan. 27). The neutral-site match was held at Bloomington, Ind.
Three seniors captured wins at the top-three singles flights. Meghan Rhodes was a winner at the top flight, while Abby Bratton won in a tiebreaker at flight #2. Erika Wasilewski was a straight-sets victor at the third level.
Other BGSU singles winners included junior Devon Bissinger and freshman Lisa Maloney at the fourth and fifth flights, respectively. Senior Tracy Howitt lost in a tiebreaker at the sixth flight.
The doubles teams of Bratton/Bissinger and Wasilewski/Maloney won at the top-two flights, but the team of Rhodes and freshman Gaby Coello lost at the third level. All three matches finished with 8-6 scores.
The Falcons were scheduled to return to action later Saturday with a match against host Indiana University.
BGSU 6, Indiana State 1 (January 27)
Bloomington, Ind.
Singles
1 - Meghan Rhodes (BGSU) def. Karen Human 7-5, 6-2 2 - Abby Bratton (BGSU) def. Carolina Salinas 6-0, 4-6, 10-7 3 - Erika Wasilewski (BGSU) def. Jen Earl 6-4, 6-4 4 - Devon Bissinger (BGSU) def. Lori WIlson 6-4, 7-6 (4) 5 - Lisa Maloney (BGSU) def. Lisa Herndon 6-2, 6-4 6 - Laura Whitney (ISU) def. Tracy Howitt 6-0, 4-6, 10-8 & - Danielle Gracia (ISU) def. Jessica Johnson 6-4, 6-1
Doubles
1 - Bratton/Bissinger (BGSU) def. Earl/Human 8-6 2 - Maloney/Wasilewski (BGSU) def. Salinas/Wilson 8-6 3 - Herndon/Whitney (ISU) def. Rhodes/Gaby Coello 8-6 & - Johnson/Howitt (BGSU) def. Gracia/Logan Becker 8-3& - did not count in team scoring
