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Chiricosta, Jakupcin Wrap Up Play at ITA Midwest Regional
October 25, 2008 | Women's Tennis
Oct. 25, 2008
EAST LANSING, Mich. (BGSUFalcons.com) - A pair of Bowling Green State University tennis standouts, senior Kelsey Jakupcin and sophomore Christine Chiricosta, saw their runs in the ITA Midwest Regional Championships come to an end Saturday (Oct. 25). Michigan State University is hosting the event, which is taking place at the MSU Indoor Facility.
Singles Main Draw (through Saturday afternoon)
Doubles Main Draw (through Saturday afternoon)
In doubles action, Chiricosta and Jakupcin advanced all the way to the third round before succumbing. On Friday, the duo had defeated a pair of Big Ten Conference tandems, starting with an opening-round win over the University of Minnesota duo of Jackie Sperling and Magdelena Wiecha, 8-4. Then, the Jakupcin/Chiricosta team topped Amy Allin and Annie McCarthy of the University of Illinois by an 8-5 outcome.
The BG duo's run came to an end in the third round, against a Notre Dame team of Kelcy Teftt and Kristy Frilling by an 8-1 final.
In singles action, Chiricosta was pitted against Kirsten Flower of Ohio State in a first-round match. Flower, ranked #41 in the nation in the most recent national singles rankings, picked up a win by scores of 6-3 and 6-0.
The regional, which concludes on Tuesday (Oct. 28), is the final fall action for head coach Penny Dean's Falcon squad.
