Bowling Green State University Athletics
Falcons Begin Six-Match Homestand This Weekend
January 25, 2008 | Women's Tennis
Jan. 25, 2008
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (BGSUFalcons.com) - The Bowling Green State University tennis team begins a six-match homestand with a pair of duals this weekend. The Falcons of head coach Penny Dean will host Youngstown State University on Saturday afternoon (Jan. 26) at 1:00 p.m., before facing Wright State University Sunday (Jan. 27) at 10:00 a.m. Both matches will be held at the Shadow Valley Tennis Club in Toledo.
BGSU-Youngstown State match program in PDF Format
BGSU-Wright State match program in PDF Format
The 1:00 p.m. start for Saturday's YSU match is a recent change from the original starting time.
Shadow Valley is located at 1661 South Holland-Sylvania Road in Toledo. Directions are as follows:
DIRECTIONS TO SHADOW VALLEY
From Bowling Green (from the south)
* Take Interstate 75 North for approximately 10 miles
* At exit 192, take the ramp (LEFT) onto I-475 [US-23]; proceed approx. 8 miles
* Exit at Airport Hwy (exit 8) and turn right
* Turn right at the first light (Holland-Sylvania Rd)
* Shadow Valley will be on the left
CLICK HERE for a map and directions to Shadow Valley
The Falcons are 1-0 on the young dual-match season, after a 5-2 win at Butler on Sunday (Jan. 20). The win gave the Brown and Orange a perfect 12-0 record in dual matches vs. the Bulldogs through the years.
Junior Kelsey Jakupcin won at the top singles and doubles flights vs. Butler, teaming with freshman Christine Chiricosta for a come-from-behind 9-7 win that clinched the doubles point. For her efforts, Jakupcin was named the Mid-American Conference Player of the Week on Wednesday (Jan. 23).
Junior Stefanie Menoff and sophomores Katia Babina and Samantha Kintzel also won their singles matches at Butler, while the doubles team of seniors Jenna Nussbaum and Andrea Volle was victorious as well.
All eight members of the 2007-08 Falcons have posted double-digit victory totals this season to date.
Youngstown State is 0-1 on the season, after a 6-1 loss to Xavier in the Penguins' dual-match opener last weekend (Jan. 19). The Falcons have seen YSU once this year already, as the Penguins took part in the season-opening BGSU Invitational (Sept. 15-16).
Wright State also brings a dual-match record of 0-1 into the weekend. The Raiders began the dual portion of the schedule Wednesday (Jan. 23), with a 7-0 loss to Ball State.
The Falcons met both YSU and WSU last season, picking up 7-0 wins over the Penguins (Jan. 28, 2007) and Raiders (March 18, 2007). Each of those 2006-07 matches was played at Shadow Valley.
BGSU will be looking to continue impressive streaks of success in the all-time series with each team. The Falcons are a perfect 9-0 in dual matches vs. Youngstown State, and BG has met the Penguins in each of the last five seasons.
The Falcons are 18-0 all-time in dual matches with Wright State. The teams have met in each of the last six seasons.
As mentioned, each of the eight members of the current Falcon squad has reached double-digit win totals this season to date. Kintzel owns a team-high 18 victories, while Chiricosta has 17 and Menoff 16.
 Cameron Benjamin, shown here in a 2003 match at Keefe Courts, has been named the head coach at IUPUI (photo by Jonathan Willey)  |
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Following this weekend's matches, the Falcons will have a weekend off before returning to Shadow Valley. The Brown and Orange will continue the six-match homestand with a Feb. 9 match vs. UIC and a Feb. 10 meeting with Indiana State.
In other news, former Falcon standout Cameron Benjamin has been named the head women's tennis coach at IUPUI, the school announced Wednesday (Jan. 23). Benjamin, a native of Indianapolis, Ind., played four years under Penny Dean at BGSU, and was a co-captain for the Falcons in her senior season of 2004-05. Benjamin and the Jaguars open their spring schedule vs. Youngstown State on Feb. 2.
