North Carolina State University Athletics
No. 5 Miami Blanks Women's Tennis
4/3/2009 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
CORAL GABLES, Fla. - The NC State women's tennis team fell to No. 5 Miami on Friday, April 3, in Coral Gables, Fla. With the loss, the Pack is now 4-14 (1-7 ACC) and the Hurricanes improve to 19-3 (8-1 ACC).
The 15th-ranked doubles team of Michaela Kissell and Laura Vallverdu beat the 41st ranked pair of junior Berkeley Brock and sophomore Lenka Hojckova, 8-1, at No. 1. The 47th nationally ranked pair of Julia Cohen and Bianca Eichkorn defeated junior Daria Petrovic and freshman Diana Mortlock, 8-1, at No. 2. Sophomore Jackie Ussery and freshman Pender Sessoms lost to Gabriela Mejia and Claudia Wasilewski, 8-1, at No. 3.
The 4th-ranked singles player, Cohen defeated 104th-ranked Hojckova, 6-0, 6-1, at No. 2, and No. 22 Vallverdu beat No. 13 Berkeley Brock, 6-2, 6-2, at the second singles spot.
No. 51 Michaela Kissell defeated Petrovic, 6-0, 2-6, 1-0(10-4), at No. 3, and No. 27 Eichkorn took down Mortlock, 6-2, 6-0, at the fourth singles spot.
Sessoms lost to Mejia, 6-1, 6-0, at No. 5, and Ussery fell to Wasilewski, 6-0, 6-0, at No. 6.
The Pack will face Florida State next in Tallahassee, Fla. on Sunday, April 5.
No. 5 Miami d. NC State, 7-0
Doubles
1. No. 15 Kissell/Vallverdu (UM) d. No. 41 Brock/Hojckova, 8-1
2. No. 47 Cohen/Eichkorn (UM) d. Petrovic/Mortlock, 8-1
3. Mejia/Wasilewski (UM) d. Sessoms/Ussery, 8-1
Order of finish: 3,2,1
Singles
1. No. 4 Julia Cohen (UM) d. No. 104 Lenka Hojckova, 6-0, 6-1
2. No. 22 Laura Vallverdu (UM) d. No. 113 Berkeley Brock, 6-2, 6-2
3. No. 51 Michaela Kissell (UM) d. Daria Petrovic, 6-0, 2-6, 1-0(10-4)
4. No. 27 Bianca Eichkorn (UM) d. Diana Mortlock, 6-2, 6-0
5. Gabriela Mejia (UM) d. Pender Sessoms, 6-1, 6-0
6. Claudia Wasilewski (UM) d. Jackie Ussery, 6-0, 6-0
Order of finish: 6,1,5*,4,3,2
*Clinches the win
The 15th-ranked doubles team of Michaela Kissell and Laura Vallverdu beat the 41st ranked pair of junior Berkeley Brock and sophomore Lenka Hojckova, 8-1, at No. 1. The 47th nationally ranked pair of Julia Cohen and Bianca Eichkorn defeated junior Daria Petrovic and freshman Diana Mortlock, 8-1, at No. 2. Sophomore Jackie Ussery and freshman Pender Sessoms lost to Gabriela Mejia and Claudia Wasilewski, 8-1, at No. 3.
The 4th-ranked singles player, Cohen defeated 104th-ranked Hojckova, 6-0, 6-1, at No. 2, and No. 22 Vallverdu beat No. 13 Berkeley Brock, 6-2, 6-2, at the second singles spot.
No. 51 Michaela Kissell defeated Petrovic, 6-0, 2-6, 1-0(10-4), at No. 3, and No. 27 Eichkorn took down Mortlock, 6-2, 6-0, at the fourth singles spot.
Sessoms lost to Mejia, 6-1, 6-0, at No. 5, and Ussery fell to Wasilewski, 6-0, 6-0, at No. 6.
The Pack will face Florida State next in Tallahassee, Fla. on Sunday, April 5.
No. 5 Miami d. NC State, 7-0
Doubles
1. No. 15 Kissell/Vallverdu (UM) d. No. 41 Brock/Hojckova, 8-1
2. No. 47 Cohen/Eichkorn (UM) d. Petrovic/Mortlock, 8-1
3. Mejia/Wasilewski (UM) d. Sessoms/Ussery, 8-1
Order of finish: 3,2,1
Singles
1. No. 4 Julia Cohen (UM) d. No. 104 Lenka Hojckova, 6-0, 6-1
2. No. 22 Laura Vallverdu (UM) d. No. 113 Berkeley Brock, 6-2, 6-2
3. No. 51 Michaela Kissell (UM) d. Daria Petrovic, 6-0, 2-6, 1-0(10-4)
4. No. 27 Bianca Eichkorn (UM) d. Diana Mortlock, 6-2, 6-0
5. Gabriela Mejia (UM) d. Pender Sessoms, 6-1, 6-0
6. Claudia Wasilewski (UM) d. Jackie Ussery, 6-0, 6-0
Order of finish: 6,1,5*,4,3,2
*Clinches the win
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