NETTERS OPEN SEASON AT BAYLOR
9/18/2006 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Sept. 18, 2006
WACO, Texas - UT Arlington freshman Sofya Lifanova (Moscow, Russia) began her collegiate career with a pair of victories, including a win over Rachel Cox of Oklahoma at the 2006 Baylor Women's Fall Invitational Saturday.
Playing in the white draw, Lifanova defeated the draw's third-seed, Cox, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 to advance to the semifinals before dropping a 6-3, 6-4 decision to second-seed Thalia Diaz-Barriga.
Playing in the top draw, the gold draw, senior Monika Peciulionyte defeated Kindsay Gimes of Tulsa, 2-6, 6-2, 1-0 (5) before dropping a 7-5, 6-2 decision to the draw's top seed, Zuzana Zemenova of Baylor, 6-0, 6-0.
In doubles play, the tandem of Daniela Novakova and Marissa Brown fell to Julie Westfall and Thalia Diaz-Barriga of Tulsa in the consolation semifinals. Earlier, Novakova and Brown lost to the fourth-seed, Natalie Laszkowski and Bianca Gorbea of Louisiana-Lafayette, 9-7 in the opening round.
Third-seed Peciulionyte and Simri van Rooyen had to withdraw from their match with Lamar's Andrea Martinez and Maria Gutierrez in the quarterfinals. Peciulionyte and van Rooyen defeated Holly Lindloff and Aina Rafolo of Abilene Christian 8-6 in the opening round.
Sara Pesic and Sofya Lifanova dropped an 8-4 decision to Tanya Roberts and Kaltrina Harbuzi of Lamar in the opening round.
Results from the Baylor 2006 Women's Fall Invitational
Sept. 15-17, at the Baylor, Tennis Center, Waco, Texas
UTA Singles:
(2) Zuzana Cerna, Baylor def. Simri van Rooyen, 6-0, 6-3
Karolina Rowinski, Wyoming def. Sara Pesic, 6-4, 6-4
Aina Rafolomanantsiatosika, Abilene Christian def. (1) Daniela Novakova def. 6-2, 7-6 (5)
Kuruc, Tulsa, def. Marissa Brown 6-3, 5-6, 1-0 (3)
Sofia Lifanova def. (3) Rachel Cox, Oklahoma 3-6, 6-3, 6-3
Lifanova def. Andrea House, Wyoming, 6-1, 6-0
(2) Thalia Diaz-Barriga, Tulsa, def. Lifanov 6-3, 6-4
Monika Peciulionyte def. Kindsay Gimes, Tulsa, 6-4, 6-2
(1) Zuzana Zemenova, Baylor def. Peciulionyte, 7-5, 6-2
Consolation bracket
van Rooyen def. Lata Assudani 1-6, 6-3, 1-0 (2)
Jana Bielikova, Baylor def. van Rooyen, 6-0, 6-4
Rebecca Lin, Rice def. Novakova 6-4, 6-3
Anne Sophie Frankam, Texas Tech def. Sara Pesic, 7-5, 7-5
Marissa Brown def. Sammi Gottlich, Baylor, 3-6, 6-1, 1-0 (4)
(4) Emily Braid, Rice, def. Brown, 6-1, 6-3
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