UNT Tennis Wins 5 Titles In San Diego
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (9/30/12) – Today marked the conclusion of the SDSU Fall Classic I where the North Texas tennis team won two draw championship titles as well as three singles consolation championship titles.
The Mean Green went 15-12 in singles play and 8-4 in doubles play for the weekend. On the final day of competition, the squad went 7-2 in singles and 3-1 in doubles.
“We finished strong today and that was important because we have a few weeks before regionals,” head coach Sujay Lama said. “We are learning and improving with each match.”
Sophomore Franziska Sprinkmeyer defeated Dora Somoracz of SDSU 6-1; 7-6 to capture the singles “white” flight championship Sunday afternoon. Sprinkmeyer defeated Lisa Roslanova of New Mexico State 6-2; 6-4 to advance to the finals match. Friday, Sprinkmeyer defeated Leslie Chang of CSUN 6-3; 6-2 in the quarterfinal.
“It was great to see Franziska come up big in singles this weekend. She is one of the hardest workers on our team. This performance should give her a lot of confidence.”
Barbora Vykydalova paired with Valentina Starkova defeated Stephanie Hoffpauir – Cora Brown of San Diego 8-4 to take the doubles “black” flight championship. The pair defeated Somoracz – Nguyen of SDSU 8-3 in the semifinals. In the quarterfinals, Vykydalova – Starkova defeated Depanau – Haciriafoglu of San Diego.
“Bara and Val played great doubles. They had great energy and chemistry and were deserving of the flight A title.”
Vykydalova was one of three players to win singles consolation championship title. Vykydalova defeated Marta Stojanovic of San Diego 4-6; 6-2 (10-2) for the sinlges “black” consolation title. Agustine Valenzuela defeated Tara Panu of Pepperdine 6-1; 6-4 for the singles “white” consolation title. Emelia Box defeated Lorraine Cheung of CSUN 6-2; 6-0 to win the singles “grey” consolation title.
Ksenyia Bardabush defeated No. 90 nationally ranked Julia Wais of SDSU 6-4; 6-4 to take third-place in the singles “red” flight.
North Texas travels to Waco, Texas for the ITA Texas Regional at the Hurd Tennis Center on October 19-23.
