Hill Wins Singles Crown at WMU Super Challenge

Sunday, November 11

Kalamazoo, MI

9:00 AM

Bowling Green State University

WMU Super Challenge

November 11, 2012 | Women's Tennis

BGSU senior co-captain captures sixth-flight championship

By: KALAMAZOO, Mich. (BGSU Athletic Communications)

Senior co-captain Mary Hill won a singles title as the Bowling Green State University tennis team concluded play at the Western Michigan University Super Challenge on Sunday (Nov. 11). The three-day, nine-team tournament was held at the West Hills Athletic Club.

Final WMU Super Challenge Brackets - PDF

Hill captured three singles victories at the sixth flight on the weekend, and earned a flight title when her Sunday opponent, Penn State's Sarah Handerson, was forced to retire. Hill led by a 5-2 score in the opening set when the match was halted.

"We had a good tournament overall," said BGSU head coach Penny Dean. "The tough competition here at Western Michigan was a great test for us. We had some success, and we also learned a few things about what we need to work on between now and the start of dual-match play.

"Mary Hill played some great tennis this weekend. She was in a groove, and did a great job. She played some of her best tennis of the fall, and was really playing well today."

Hill's run to the title included wins over players from Marquette, Notre Dame and PSU.

Two of Hill's teammates won the back draw of their respective singles flights. Freshman Drew Fillis defeated her opponent, from host WMU, in a third-set super tiebreaker at the eighth flight.

"Drew lost her first set today, and was down, 4-3, in the second set," said Dean. "But she stayed calm and took over the match with some amazing play. It was a great comeback win for her."

Fillis also had teamed with senior Jade Johnson to advance through the back draw in doubles, as that duo dropped their opening-round match at the third flight before bouncing back for a pair of victories.

Junior Nikki Chiricosta also advanced through the consolation bracket in singles. After a first-round loss at the number-one flight, she posted a pair of wins, including a straight-sets victory by identical 6-3 scores over an Iowa State opponent on Sunday.

Johnson posted a singles win in non-flighted action on Sunday, losing just two total games in a sweep of an ISU foe.

On the weekend, BGSU players had a combined record of 11-13 in singles, as well as a 5-7 doubles mark. The Falcons were a perfect 5-0 against Penn State, and BG had records of 4-2 against Iowa State and 3-1 against MAC rival WMU.

The WMU Super Challenge was the final invite on the Falcons' fall schedule. BGSU is now idle until the dual-match season begins with a match at Notre Dame in just over two months (Jan. 18, 2013). The complete results of the WMU Super Challenge are available by clicking the PDF bracket near the top of the page, and BGSU's weekend results are below.

WMU SUPER CHALLENGE
BGSU'S RESULTS
SINGLES
#1 FLIGHT - Nikki Chiricosta
Lost to Kellner (Notre Dame) 6-0, 6-3
Def. Gebes (Marquette) 6-2, 7-6 (5)
Def. Cacciutolo (Iowa State) 6-3, 6-3 - won consolation final

#3 FLIGHT - Emily Reuland
Lost to Klyczek (Indiana) 7-5, 7-6 (4)
Def. Sandor (Penn State) 3-1, ret.
Lost to Pimienta (Marquette) 6-2, 4-6, 1-0 (3)

#4 FLIGHT - Maddy Eccleston
Lost to O'Koniewski (Notre Dame) 6-7 (5), 6-4, 1-0 (4)
Def. Cassens (Iowa State) 7-5, 2-6, 1-0 (9)
Lost to Brown (Louisville) 6-3, 6-2

#5 FLIGHT - Katie Brozovich
Lost to Mitrea (DePaul) 6-4, 6-1
Lost to White (Notre Dame) 5-7, 6-3, 1-0 (5)
Lost to Langhorst (Iowa State) 1-6, 6-4, 1-0 (8)

#6 FLIGHT - Mary Hill
Def. Foltinger (Marquette) 6-4, 7-6 (4)
Def. Manningham (Notre Dame) 7-6 (1), 6-2
Def. Henderson (Penn State), 5-2, Ret. - FLIGHT CHAMPION

#7 FLIGHT - Katie Grubb
Lost to Jaywickerema (Indiana) 6-3, 6-3
Def. Petruzillo (Penn State) 6-0, 6-0
Lost to Lawson (DePaul) 6-2, 6-2

#8 FLIGHT - Drew Fillis
Lost to Ortiz (Iowa State) 1-6, 6-4, 1-0 (7)
Def. Rivers (Penn State) 6-1, 6-0
Def. Aleck (Western Michigan) 1-6, 6-4, 1-0 (2) - won consolation final

Non-Flighted matches - Jade Johnson
Lost to Lawson (DePaul) 7-5, 6-4
Lost to L. Hernandez (Marquette) 6-4, 6-2
Def. Nixon (Iowa State) 6-1, 6-1

DOUBLES
#1 FLIGHT - Chiricosta/Reuland
Lost to Cutura/Kling (DePaul) 8-1
Lost to Gebes/Pimienta (Marquette) 8-3
Def. Hawkins/Sujashvili (WMU) 9-8 (4) *

#2 FLIGHT - Eccleston/Grubb
Lost to Chupa/Klyczek (Indiana) 8-6
Def. Diaz/A. Hernandez (Marquette) 8-5
Lost to Brown/Villajuan (Louisville) 9-7

#3 FLIGHT - Fillis/Johnson
Lost to Sufi/Vladutu (DePaul) 8-6
Def. Sujashvili/Aleck (Western Michigan) 8-5
Def. Cassens/Anderson (Iowa State) 8-5 - won consolation final

#4 FLIGHT - Brozovich/Hill
Lost to Shine/Tachovsky (Louisville) 8-6
Lost to Remynse/King (Western Michigan) 8-6
Def. Petruzillo/Rivers (Penn State) 8-1

* Non-flighted match