Tennis_W (99-00) 11/28/00 2:33 PM Page 516 51 6 DIVISION I Ten n i s DIVISION I 2000 Championships Hi g h l i g h t s Giant-Killer Georgia: Second-ranked Georgia stopped previously unbeaten and No. 1-ranked Stanford to capture the program’s second national title with a 5-4 win at the Division I Women’s Tennis Championships. Defending champion Stanford, 30-1, had its 46-match winning streak snapped and was denied its 11th NCAA crown. After splitting the singles, 3-3, Georgia took the lead when the duo of Esther Knox and Aarthi Venkatesan captured a quick 8-3 win at No. 2 doubles. Stanford’s Lauren Kalvaria and Gabriela Lastra returned the favor and evened the match by scoring a comfortable 8-2 decision at No. 3. In the deciding doubles finale, Georgia’s second-ranked duo of Marissa Catlin and Lori Grey bolt- ed to a 6-1 advantage, only to find themselves suddenly down, 7-6, to Stanford’s fourth-ranked Teryn Ashley and Marissa Irvin. Catlin-Grey battled for an 8-8 tie, fell behind 2-0 in the tiebreak- er, then rallied for a 7-3 triumph to garner the title. Individual doubles play produced the first three-time NCAA champion as California’s Amy Jensen teamed with Claire Curran to defeat Catlin-Grey in the final. Jensen also won for the Bears in 1998 and 1999 with former teammate Amanda Augustus. Lori Grey (pictured) of Georgia teamed with In singles competition, Stanford freshman Laura Granville became the ninth Cardinal player to win Marissa Catlin to win the deciding doubles match the women’s singles title by defeating teammate Irvin, 6-0, 6-4. that gave Georgia the national championship. Minnesota, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2; No. 2-Aleksandra Durska, Tulsa Kaysie Smashey, Texas def. Barbara Huijgen, Texas- Team Results def. Sandra Olsen, Minnesota, 7-6, 6-2; No. 3-Kim Arlington, 6-2, 6-3; No. 6-suspended. Simonsen, Minnesota def. Monica Poveda, Tulsa, 6-1, 6- Doubles: suspended. 4; No. 4-Jana Sedivec, Tulsa def. Amy Thomas, Baylor 5, Indiana 1 Minnesota, 1-6, 7-5, 6-1; No. 5-Jennifer DeSpain, Tulsa Singles: No. 1-Jahnavi Parekh, Baylor def. Jessica FIRST ROUND-MAY 12 def. Michaela Havelkova, Minnesota, 7-5, 6-2; No. 6- Anderson, Indiana, 6-3, 6-2; No. 2-Katja Kovac, Baylor Stanford 6, Weber St. 0 Tammy Wang, Minnesota def. Marjolein van Dongen, def. Kelly Blanch, Indiana, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4; No. 3-Vida Singles: No. 1-Marissa Irvin, Stanford def. Lenka Tulsa, 6-3, 6-2. Mulec, Baylor def. Amanda Field, Indiana, 6-1, 6-2; No. Zacaharova, Weber St., 6-4, 6-2; No. 2-Laura Granville, Doubles: No. 1-Olsen-Havelkova, Minnesota def. 4-Karin Andersson, Baylor def. Becky Wallihan, Indiana, Stanford def. Therina Steenkamp, Weber St., 6-3, 6-2; DeSpain/Sedivec, Tulsa, 8-2; No. 2-Poveda/van 6-2, 1-6, 6-3; No. 5-Zahra Ahamed, Indiana def. Frida No. 3-Teryn Ashley, Stanford def. Summer Marshall, Dongen, Tulsa def. Simonsen/Wang, Minnesota, 8-2; Borjesson, Baylor, 6-2, 6-1; No. 6-Claudia Aguilar, Weber St., 6-0, 6-0; No. 4-Lauren Kalvaria, Stanford def. No. 3-susended. Baylor def. Jennifer Hsia, Indiana, 6-7 (2), 6-3, 6-2. Dana Delancey, Weber St, 6-0, 6-0; No. 5-Gabriela UCLA 6, Boston U. 0 Doubles: suspended. Lastra, Stanford def. Veronica Reynosa, Weber St., 6-1, Singles: No. 1- Sara Walker, UCLA def. Selin Nassi, Wake Forest 5, Virginia Tech 0 6-0; No. 6-Jennifer Heiser, Stanford def. Tara Rosenweig, Boston U., 6-0, 6-2; No. 2-Annica Cooper, UCLA def. Singles: No. 1-Adria Engel, Wake Forest def. Ines Khelifi, Weber St., 6-0, 6-0. Christina Causway, Boston U., 6-3, 6-1; No. 3-Amanda Virginia Tech, 6-2, 6-1; No. 2-Bea Bielik, Wake Forest Doubles: Suspended. Basica, UCLA def. Karina Shostakovsky, Boston U., 6-0, def. Michele Martaus, Virginia Tech, 6-1, 6-0; No. 3- Fresno St. 5, Clemson 3 6-1; No. 4-Abigail Spears, UCLA def. Carrie Rose, Janet Bergman, Wake Forest def. Kristin Stubbs, Virginia Singles: No. 1-Kim Niggemeyer, Fresno St. def. Carmina Boston U., 6-4, 6-0; No. 5-Elizabeth Schmidt, UCLA def. Tech, 6-3, 6-2; No. 4-Maren Haus, Wake Forest def. Giraldo, Clemson, 6-1, 6-1; No. 2-Kandiss Creighton, Chrissy Cerretani, Boston U., 6-1, 6-0; No. 6-Catherine Antonella Pozzi, Virginia Tech, 6-2, 6-0; No. 5-Jackie Fresno St. def. Catherine Galvin, Clemson, 2-6, 6-1, 6-1; Hawley, UCLA def. Alana Marcu, Boston U., 6-1, 6-0. Houston, Wake Forest def. Kristin Lanio, Virginia Tech, 6- No. 3-Renata Brito, Clemson def. Renee Kops-Jones, Doubles: Suspended. 0, 6-1; No. 6-suspended. Fresno St., 7-5, 6-3; No. 4-Liesl Fichtbauer, Fresno St. def. Georgia Tech 5, Washington 3 Doubles: suspended. Laurence Jayet, Clemson, 6-0, 6-0; No. 5-Anke Beier, Singles: No. 1-Kristina Kraszewski, Washington def. San Diego St. 5, South Fla. 4 Fresno St. def. Christina Oldock, Clemson, 0-6, 6-4, 6-3; Sabrina Pardo, Georgia Tech, 6-2, 6-2; No. 2-Mysti Singles: No. 1-Katherine Tessier, South Fla. def. Whitney No. 6-Anna Savitskaya, Clemson def. Ewa Grusiecka, 6- Morris, Georgia Tech def. Ilona Kordonskaya, Wells, San Diego St., 6-4, 6-1; No. 2-Genevieve Houle, 1, 7-5. Washington, 6-3, 6-4; No. 3-Bobbi Guthrie, Georgia South Fla. def. Laura Aguero, San Diego St., 4-6, 6-2, 6- Doubles: No. 1-suspended; No. 2-Giraldo-Galvin, Tech def. Colleen Gray, Washington, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (4); 1; No. 3-Katja Karrento, San Diego St. def. Tina Clemson def. Creighton-Beier, Fresno St., 8-2; No. 3- No. 4-Jaime Wong, Georgia Tech def. Zuzana Stunova, Harrison, South Fla., 2-6,7-6,6-4; No. 4-Lindsey Fichtbauer-Kelly Ramirez, Fresno St. def. Savitskaya-Cinny Washington, 7-5, 6-1; No. 5-Zeta Wagner, Washington Hedberg, San Diego St. def. Natalie Schwartz, South Clausen, Clemson, 8-1. def. Laura Ozolins, Georgia Tech, 6-1, ret.; No. 6- Fla., 7-6 (5), 6-2; No. 5-Katey Becker, San Diego St. def. Northwestern 5, Oral Roberts 0 Charlotte Pernet, Georgia Tech def. Peggy Wu, Jackie Spicijaric, South Fla., 6-3, 6-1; No. 5-Ildiko Zubor, Singles: No. 1-Suspended; No. 2-Shannon Duffy, Washington, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2. South Fla. def. Julie Chidley, San Diego St., 6-2, 6-0. Northwestern def. Carrie Pretorius, Oral Roberts, 6-0, 6- Doubles: No. 1-suspended; No. 2-Morris-Wong, Georgia Doubles: No. 1-Tessier-Harrison, South Fla. def. Wells- 0; No. 3-Colleen Cheng, Northwesten def. Barbara Tech def. Gray-Wu, Washington, 8-4; No. 3-Kraszewski- Aguero, San Diego St., 8-6; No. 2-Lisa Papi-Karrento, Urbaniak, Oral Roberts, 6-0, 6-0; No. 4-Lia Jackson, Stunova, Washington def. Pernet-Ozolins, Georgia Tech, San Diego St. def. Houle-Spicijaric, South Fla., 9-8 (9); Northwestern def. Jandu Meens, Oral Roberts, 6-0, 6-0; De f a u l t . No. 3-Chidley-Hedberg, San Diego St. def. Schwartz- No. 5-Marina Piriou, Northwestern def. Lindsay Patterson, Texas 5, Texas-Arlington 0 Zubor, South Fla., 8-2. Oral Roberts, 6-0, 6-0; No. 6-Jennifer Lutcert, Singles: No. 1- Janet Walker, Texas def. Lisa Jackson, William & Mary 5, Loyola (Md.) 0 Northwestern def. Elizabeth Middleton, Oral Roberts, 6- Texas-Arlington, 6-4, 7-5; No. 2-Michelle Faucher, Texas Singles: No. 1-C.J. Buis, William & Mary def. Nancy 0, 6-0. def. Marie Stepanova, Texas-Arlington, 6-1, 6-3; No. 3- Turnblacer, Loyola (Md.), 6-0, 6-1; No. 2-Delphine Troch, Doubles: Suspended. Vladka Uhlirova, Texas def. Noline Van Den Berg, Texas- William & Mary def. Jennifer Steele, Loyola (Md.), 6-0, 6- Tulsa 5, Minnesota 3 Arlington, 6-2, 6-2; No. 4-Joanne Masongsong, Texas 2; No. 3-Carolijn van Rossum, William & Mary def. Singles: No.1-Bianca Posada, Tulsa def. Nora Sauska, def. Marketa Cizova, Texas-Arlington, 6-3, 6-3; No. 5- Camille Khan, Loyola (Md.), 6-2, 6-2; No. 4-Jessyca Tennis_W (99-00) 11/28/00 2:33 PM Page 517 DIVISION I 51 7 Arthur, William & Mary def. Holly Martin, Loyola (Md.), LSU 5, Iowa 3 def. Lillian Lien, Army, 6-0, 6-0. 6-0, 6-0; No. 5-suspended; No. 6-Andrea Coulter, Singles: No. 1-Bruna Colosio, LSU def. Shera Wiegler, Doubles: suspended. William & Mary def. Colleen Ruane, Loyola (Md.), 6-0, 6- Iowa, 6-1, 7-6; No. 2-Ana Paula Mores, LSU def. Toni Arkansas 5, North Carolina 2 0. Neykova, Iowa, 7-5, 6-3; No. 3-Natalya Dawaf, Iowa Singles: No. 1-Chin Bee Khoo, Arkansas def. Marlene Doubles: suspended. def. Fernanda Tsucamoto, LSU, 6-2, 6-2; No. 4-Tami Mejia, North Carolina, 6-2, 6-3; No. 2-Andrea Ho, Tennessee 5, Princeton 1 Botts, LSU def. Megan Kearney, Iowa, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2; No. Arkansas def. Jessica Zaganczyk, North Carolina, 6-3, 6- Singles: No. 1-Alsion Ojeda, Tennessee def. Kavitha 5-Erica Johnson, Iowa def. Lauren Haddix, LSU, 6-4, 7-6; 2; No. 3-Brenda Vlasak, Arkansas def. Kendrick Bunn, Krishnamurthy; Princeton, 7-5, 6-1; No. 2-Agnes Wiski, No. 6-Steffi Hoch, Iowa def.