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Women's Tennis
Panthers Roll Past Bradley, 6-1
April 5, 2008
"It was good to get a win today after losing yesterday and to get another victory in conference play," Kirtane said. "The girls played well today, and we need to be ready for a tough UNI senior Meghana Paritala won her 83rd career match as a Panther, cruising past Kelly Donohue in No. 2 singles, 6-1, 6-1, to snap her five-match losing streak. Paritala is now in a three-way tie for second place on the Panthers' all-time wins list. She needs two more victories to become the Panthers all-time wins leader. Nancy Land is the all-time leader with 84 career victories and has held the top spot for 13 years.
Fellow senior Carolina Hannes notched her 82nd career victory over Kim Braun, 6-0, 6-1 in No. 6 singles. Hannes is currently fifth on the all-time wins list. In doubles play, the Panthers won all three matches led by Paritala and junior Taynara Moraes in No. 1 doubles. The duo beat Jess Buterbaugh and Kelly Donohue, 8-4. Sophomore Sampada Kanade and freshman Diana Mendez held off Nicole Miller and Emily Regenold, 9-7 in No. 2 doubles, and Hannes and freshman Laia Gonzalez-Garrido completed the Panther doubles sweep with an 8-5 win over Krubeck and Braun. The Panthers will complete its home schedule tomorrow at 11 a.m. against Singles results: No. 1 Sampada Kanade (UNI) def. Emily Regenold (BU) 6-1, 3-0 (won by default) No. 2 Meghana Paritala (UNI) def. Kelly Donohue (BU) 6-1, 6-1 No. 3 Laia Garrido (UNI) def. Jessica Buterbaugh (BU) 6-1, 6-3 No. 4 Nicole Miller (BU) def. Taynara Moraes (UNI) 7-5, 7-5 No. 5 Diana Mendez (UNI) def. Erin Krubeck (BU) 6-2, 6-2 No. 6 Doubles results: No. 1 Meghana Paritala/Taynara Moraes (UNI) def. Jessica Buterbaugh/Kelly Donohue (BU) 8-4 No. 2 Sampada Kanade/Diana Mendez (UNI) def. Nicole Miller/Emily Regenold (BU) 9-7 No. 3 Laia Garrido/ |
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