University of Northern Iowa Athletics
University of Northern Iowa
MVC Individual Championships
Panthers Roll in First Round Play at MVC Tournament
9/28/2007 8:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Sept. 28, 2007
"It was great to get all these wins today, and hopefully we can come out with the same intensity in our semifinal matches tomorrow," said Head Coach Sachin Kirtane.
The Panthers ace Meghana Paritala led the way beating Veronika Leszayova of Drake 6-2, 2-6, 6-2 in the #1 singles flight. She will face the two-time defending #1 singles champion Jennifer Migan of
Sophomore Sampada Kanade beat Lauren Mastro of Creighton 6-3, 6-3 playing in the #2 singles flight. Kanade will face Katri Miller of
Junior Taynara Moraes, playing in the #3 singles flight, rolled past Sarah Cadwallader of Creighton 6-1, 6-0. Moraes teamed with Kanade in #1 doubles play and defeated Bradley's Kelly Donohue and Emily Regenold, 8-3.
Senior Carolina Hannes was also able to punch a ticket to the semifinals in the #5 singles flight with a convincing 6-1, 6-0 victory over Stephanie Mills of
Freshman Diana Mendez continued her success as a Panthers this fall with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Andrea Courtney of
Freshman Ashton Schwerin was the lone Panther to drop her first round contest after falling to Sarah Plowman of Drake 6-0, 7-5. The doubles duo of
The Panthers will start semifinal round play tomorrow at 9:00 a.m.
First Round Singles Results:
#1 Meghana Paritala (UNI) def. Veronika Leszayova (Drake) 6-2, 2-6, 6-2
#2 Sampada Kanade (UNI) def. Lauren Mastro (Creighton) 6-3, 6-3
#3 Taynara Moraes (UNI) def. Sarah Cadwallader (Creighton) 6-1, 6-0
#4 Sarah Plowman (Drake) def. Ashton
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#6 Diana Mendez (UNI) def. Andrea Courtney (
First Round Doubles Results:
#1 Kanade/Moraes (UNI) def. Donohue/Regenold (Bradley) 8-3
#2 Cruise/Ce (
#3 Paritala/Mendez def. Mills/Petty (
