Jan. 14, 2005
LAS VEGAS - Seven of the eight seeded singles players advanced to the quarterfinals of the Freeman Memorial Women's Tennis Championships, which kicked off at the Fertitta Tennis Complex on the campus of UNLV Friday.
UNLV freshman sensation Elena Gantcheva, ranked 21st in the nation and seeded fifth in this tournament, won twice to advance. She opened with a 6-1, 6-3 over Fallon Koon of South Carolina and then swept 100th-ranked Joslynn Burkett of Arizona State 6-1, 6-4. Gantcheva improved her record to 16-1 overall and 7-0 vs. ranked players. She will face 10th-ranked and third-seeded Shadisha Robinson of Georgia in Saturday's quarterfinal round.
In Flight Two, a pair of Lady Rebels advanced. Senior Anne Claire Ortiz-Luis enjoyed a first round bye and then rallied past Grace Blakely of South Carolina 2-6, 6-3, 6-4. Next up for Ortiz-Luis is Joanna Kao of Stanford. Also, after a first-round bye, UNLV sophomore transfer Linda Tempelfelde came from way back to outlast Justine Walsh of South Carolina 1-6, 7-5, 7-6 in what was her first match at the Division One level. She will now take on Jessica Leitch of Arizona State.
"Today we were fortunate enough to see some outstanding tennis played up and down our courts," UNLV head coach Kevin Cory said. "Elena stepped up once again against national competition and now has an extremely tough test in the next round. I am happy that Anne Claire came through to earn a big win over a player from the powerful Southeastern Conference. Also, Linda showed a lot of heart in her debut by winning a third-set tiebreaker over a quality opponent."
In doubles action, UNLV's lone entry in Flight One also won. Gantcheva and fellow-freshman Sharon Marin edged Kao and Theresa Logar of Stanford 8-6 to move into the quarterfinals. In Flight Two, the Lady Rebel duo of Ortiz-Luis and Tempelfelde downed Blakely and Justine Walsh 8-6. The tournament, which is free and open to the public, will hold its singles quarterfinals and semifinals Saturday after the doubles quarterfinals open the day at 9:30 a.m. PST.
2005 FREEMAN MEMORIAL TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPSAt Fertitta Tennis Complex, Las Vegas, NVTEAM KEY & CURRENT NATIONAL RANKINGStanford STAN 1Florida UF 2UCLA UCLA 5Southern California SCAL 7Georgia UGA 13California CAL 15Tennessee UT 18South Carolina SCAR 36Arizona State ASU 38UNLV UNLV 46
FLIGHT ONE SINGLESROUND ONE Jan. 14(SEED) #National Ranking(1) #3 Suzi Babos BYE#50 Sabita Majaraj (UT) def. Sharon Marin (UNLV) 6-2, 6-2(7) #39 Natalie Frazier (UGA) def. Miranda Gutierrez (SCAR) 7-5, 6-0Lejla Hodzic (STAN) def. #74 Lolita Frangulyan (UF) 6-2, 6-3(4) #20 Daniela Bercek (UCLA) BYESabrina Capannolo (ASU) def. Whitney Benik (UF) 7-5, 6-4(6) #35 Theresa Logar (STAN) def. Chrystyn Lucas (SCAR) 6-1, 6-1#62 Anca Anastasiu (SCAL) def. Caroline Basu (UGA) 6-1, 6-1#100 Joslynn Burkett (ASU) def. #107 Victoria Jones (UT) 6-3, 6-1(5) #21 Elena Gantcheva (UNLV) def. Fallon Koon (SCAR) 6-1, 6-3Cristina Visico (CAL) BYE(3) #10 Shadisha Robinson (UGA) BYE#101 Nina Suvak (UF) def. Marion Ravelojaona (CAL) 6-4, 6-0(8) #41 Whitney Deason (STAN) def. Kelly Hyndman (UGA) 4-6, 6-2, 6-0Laura Ganzer (SCAR) def. Gyorgyi Zsiros (UNLV) 7-6 6-1(2) #9 Riza Zalameda (UCLA) BYE
ROUND TWO Jan. 14(1) #3 Suzi Babos def. #50 Sabita Majaraj (UT) 6-2, 7-6Lejla Hodzic (STAN) def. (7) #39 Natalie Frazier (UGA) 6-4, 7-5(4) #20 Daniela Bercek (UCLA) def. Sabrina Capannolo (ASU) 7-6, 6-2(6) #35 Theresa Logar (STAN) def. #62 Anca Anastasiu (SCAL) 6-4, 6-4(5) #21 Elena Gantcheva (UNLV) def. #100 Joslynn Burkett (ASU) 6-1, 6-4(3) #10 Shadisha Robinson (UGA) def. Cristina Visico (CAL) 6-1, 6-4(8) #41 Whitney Deason (STAN) def. #101 Nina Suvak (UF) 7-6 (5), 6-4(2) #9 Riza Zalameda (UCLA) def. Laura Ganzer (SCAR) 6-3, 6-4
FLIGHT TWO SINGLESROUND ONE Jan. 14Stephanie Kusano (CAL) BYEMagda Wojdylo (SCAR) def. Claire Smith (UNLV) 6-2, 6-2Bryce Marable (UT) BYERebecca Rankin (ASU) BYEAnne Claire Ortiz-Luis (UNLV) BYEGrace Blakely (SCAR) BYEJoanna Kao (STAN) def. Stephanie Serrano (UNLV) 6-1, 6-1Tiffany Lee (CAL) BYEJessica Leitch (ASU) BYEGhizela Schutte (UT) def. Lisa Lester (UNLV) 6-2, 6-1Linda Tempelfelde (UNLV) BYEJustine Walsh (SCAR) BYEMegan McGavock (SCAR) BYEJessica Shu (CAL) def. Cindy Treber (UNLV) 6-0, 6-1Blakeley Griffith (UT) BYEJudy DeVera (SCAL) BYE
ROUND TWO Jan. 14Stephanie Kusano (CAL) def. Magda Wojdylo (SCAR) 6-4, 6-2Rebecca Rankin (ASU) def. Bryce Marable (UT) 6-2, 7-6Anne Claire Ortiz-Luis (UNLV) def. Grace Blakely (SCAR) 2-6, 6-3, 6-4Joanna Kao (STAN) def. Tiffany Lee (CAL) 6-4, 6-2Jessica Leitch (ASU) def. Ghizela Schutte (UT) 6-2, 6-2Linda Tempelfelde (UNLV) def. Justine Walsh (SCAR) 1-6, 7-5, 7-6Megan McGavock (SCAR) def. Jessica Shu (CAL) 4-6, 7-5, 6-2Blakeley Griffith (UT) def. Judy DeVera (SCAL) 0-6, 6-2, 7-6
FLIGHT ONE DOUBLESROUND ONE Jan. 14#3 Whitney Benik/Lolita Frangulyan (UF) BYEKelley Hyndman/Natalie Frazier (UGA) def. Jessica Shu/Cristina Visico (CAL) 8-4#41 Lejla Hodzic/Whitney Deason (STAN) def. Christyn Lucas/Mangda Wojdylo (SCAR) 8-4Anca Anastasiu/Judy DeVera (SCAL) def. Sabita Maharaj/Ghizela Schutte (UT) 8-6Elena Gantcheva/Sharon Marin (UNLV) def. Theresa Logar/Joanna Kao (STAN) 8-6Shadisha Robinson/Caroline Basu (UGA) def. Joslynn Burkett/Jessica Leitch (ASU) 8-4Susanna Babos/Marion Ravelojaona (CAL) def. Liles/Suvak (UF) 8-5#5 Daniela Bercek/Riza Zalameda (UCLA) def. Fallon Koon/Miranda Gutierrez (SCAR) 8-4
FLIGHT TWO DOUBLESROUND ONE Jan. 14Laura Ganzer/Megan McGavock (SCAR) def. Gyorgyi Zsiros/Claire Smith (UNLV) 8-3Melissa Schaub/Bryce Marable (UT) def. Sabrina Capannolo/Rebecca Rankin (ASU) 8-6Anne Claire Ortiz/Luis/Linda Tempelfelde (UNLV) def. Grace Blakely/Justine Walsh (SCAR) 8-6Blakeley Griffith/Ashley Robards (UT) def. Stephanie Kusano/Tiffany Lee (CAL) 8-2
FLIGHT ONE SINGLES CONSOLATIONROUND ONE Jan. 14Sharon Marin (UNLV) BYE#74 Lolita Frangulyan (UF) def. Miranda Gutierrez (SCAR) 6-4, 7-6Whitney Benik (UF) BYEChrystyn Lucas (SCAR) def. Caroline Basu (UGA) 6-4, 7-5Victoria Jones (UT) def. Fallon Koon (SCAR) 6-2, 6-1Cristina Visico (CAL) BYEMarion Ravelojaona (CAL) def. Kelly Hyndman (UGA) by injury defaultGyorgyi Zsiros (UNLV) BYE
