April 18, 2009
Final Stats
WATERLOO, IOWA – The Wichita State Shockers (17-5, 7-0) swept the UNI Panthers (13-8, 2-5) in conference play Saturday, 7-0. The win secured the MVC regular season title for the Shockers, who have outscored conference competition by a score of 47-2 thus far.
The Panthers provided a pair of close matches for Wichita State, but the Shockers pulled out wins in each to earn the doubles point. Laia Gonzalez-Garrido and Phoebe Walker (No. 2) held only a 5-4 deficit at one point in their match, but WSU’s Stephanie Dalmacio and Florentine Hanisch generated a 3-1 run to win, 8-5. The Panthers’ Taynara Moraes and Jessica Kunzelmann (No. 3) were back and forth with Laryssa Ferreira and Lenore Lazaroiu, but the Shocker pair forced a tiebreaker where they earned an 8-7 (7-4) victory. Anna Egorova and Lutfiana Budiharto defeated Sampada Kanade and Diana Mendez at the No. 1 spot, 8-1, to sweep doubles competition.
Walker experienced her first loss at the No. 1 spot this season, falling to Egorova, 6-2, 6-3. Budiharto (No. 2) of Wichita State handled Gonzalez-Garrido, 6-0, 6-2. The Shockers’ Torrie Browning topped Kanade, 6-3, 6-0, at the No. 3 position. Kunzelmann (No. 4) won her first set, 7-6, but fell in the next two to Dalmacio, 7-5, (10-5). With the match decided, the No. 5 and No. 6 singles matches were limited to single sets. UNI’s Moraes (No. 5) fell to Lazaroui, 8-4, while WSU’s Hanisch (No. 6) defeated Mendez, 8-4.
The Panthers conclude the regular season tomorrow at the Black Hawk Tennis Club as they take on the Creighton Bluejays. Match time is set for 10 a.m.
FINAL RESULTS
Doubles
1) Anna Egorova/Lutfiana Budiharto (WSU) def. Sampada Kanade/Diana Mendez (UNI), 8-1
2) Stephanie Dalmacio/Florentine Hanisch (WSU) def. Laia Gonzalez-Garrido/Phoebe Walker (UNI), 8-5
3) Laryssa Ferreira/Lenore Lazaroiu (WSU) def. Taynara Moraes/Jessica Kunzelmann (UNI), 8-7 (7-4)
Singles
1) Anna Egorova (WSU) def. Phoebe Walker (UNI), 6-2, 6-3
2) Lutfiana Budiharto (WSU) def. Laia Gonzalez-Garrido (UNI), 6-0, 6-2
3) Torrie Browning (WSU) def. Sampada Kanade (UNI), 6-3, 6-0
4) Stephanie Dalmacio (WSU) Jessica Kunzelmann (UNI), 6-7, 7-5, (10-5)
5) Lenore Lazaroui (WSU) def. Taynara Moraes (UNI), 8-2
6) Florentine Hanisch (WSU) def. Diana Mendez (UNI), 8-4
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