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University of Northern Iowa
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Panthers Lose in Fiery Match to Redbirds
4/8/2006 8:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
April 8, 2006
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For the second straight day the Panthers found themselves rallying after losing the doubles point. The Panthers only win in doubles came at the No. 3 spot where Meghana Paritala (Secunderabad, India) and Sara Kendall (Brisbane, Queensland) defeated the duo from ISU 8-7 (7-4) in a close, hard fought match.
In singles Paritala found herself in another fiery match against Katri Miller of ISU. Paritala sat out Friday's match due to a back injury and endured the pain to take a three set nail-biter Saturday 6-3, 6-7 (6-8), 6-4.
Agnese Pukse (Riga, Latvia) and Meredith Esbeck (West Des Moines, Iowa) also notched wins for the Panthers in singles. Pukse had a decisive victory at No. 2 winning 6-2, 6-4. Esbeck, down one set and two games in the second set, fought back to win 2-6, 6-2, 6-3, at the No. 6 spot.
The Panthers drop to 11-4 on the season and 1-3 in the conference. UNI will take on Bradley Sunday at the Black Hawk Tennis Club. The match is set to get underway at 11 a.m.
Illinois State University 4, Northern Iowa 3
Singles competition
1. Meghana Paritala (UNI) def. Miller, Katri (ILSU) 6-3, 6-7 (6-8), 6-4
2. Agnese Pukse (UNI) def. Park, Veronique (ILSU) 6-2, 6-4
3. Sechaud, Emilie (ILSU) def. Meredith Esbeck (UNI) def. Simovic, Matea (ILSU) 2-6, 6-2, 6-3
Doubles competition
1. Miller, Katri/Rabinovich, Michelle (ILSU) def. Pukse, Agnese/Moraes, Taynara (UNI) 8-2
2. Park, Veronique/Maxwell, Ashley (ILSU) def. Muraca, Mariana/Hannes, Carolina (UNI) 8-2
3. Paritala, Meghana/Kendall, Sara (UNI) def. Schneider, Nicole/Simovic, Matea (ILSU) 8-7 (7-4)
