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DePaul Tops Women's Tennis, 5-2
February 18, 2001 | Women's Tennis
Feb. 18, 2001
CHICAGO, Ill. - Host DePaul University won four singles flights and all three doubles matches en route to a 5-2 victory over the Bowling Green State University women's tennis team. The Sunday (Feb. 18) match was held at the Lakeshore Athletic Club.
BGSU's lone winners came at the top-two singles flights. At the top flight, senior Meghan Rhodes earned a win over DU's Laura Taylor. Trailing Rhodes in the first set, Taylor was forced to retire due to an injury.
The Falcons' other win also came from a senior, Abby Bratton. Bratton won a three-set match from Szilvia Kelemen.
BGSU's other two seniors, Erika Wasilewski and Tracy Howitt, extended their singles matches to three sets before falling at the #3 and #6 flights, respectively.
The Falcons' other singles competitors were freshmen Lisa Maloney at the fourth flight and Gaby Coello at the fifth level.
In doubles, the top team of Howitt and Bratton suffered a narrow 8-6 loss. BGSU's other doubles duos were Wasilewski/Maloney at the second flight and Coello/Rhodes at the third level.
BGSU, now 1-6 in dual-match play on the year, next heads to Cheyenne, Wyo., to take on host Wyoming in a Thursday (Feb. 22) match. BGSU then will play a pair of matches in Colorado Springs, Colo., taking on Air Force Friday (Feb. 23) and Sam Houston State the following day.
DePaul 5, BGSU 2 (Feb. 18)
Lakeshore Athletic Club - Chicago, Ill.
Singles
1 - Meghan Rhodes (BGSU) def. Laura Taylor 4-3, retired (inj.) 2 - Abby Bratton (BGSU) def. Szilvia Kelemen 6-1, 3-6, 7-5 3 - Kadi Hilpus (DU) def. Erika Wasilewski 3-6, 6-4, 6-0 4 - Stephanie Matko (DU) def. Lisa Maloney 7-6, 7-5 5 - Karen Falduto (DU) def. Gaby Coello 6-4, 6-3 6 - Natalie Matko (DU) def. Tracy Howitt 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
Doubles
1 - Falduto/Taylor (DU) def. Bratton/Howitt 8-6 2 - Kelemen/S. Matko (DU) def. Maloney/Wasilewski 8-2 3 - Hilpus/N. Matko (DU) def. Coello/Rhodes 8-2
