'Winds host Summit cluster to decide playoff fate
Issue date: 4/17/09 Section: Sports
The Western Illinois women's tennis team will host the final Summit League cluster as it looks to qualify for its third-straight Summit League championship, with four matches scheduled for April 17-19 at the varsity courts next to Western Hall.
The cluster will feature six different Summit League teams (Western, Oakland, UMKC, Centenary, South Dakota State and Oral Roberts), with a pair of matches to be played at 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. on each of the three days. The Westerwinds (10-10, 3-1 Summit League) are scheduled to play four matches with a doubleheader set for Saturday, April 18.
Western kicks off cluster play with a 9 a.m. match against South Dakota State Friday, April 17. The Jackrabbits are currently two matches below .500 at 6-8 on the season and are sitting at 1-3 in league play. Their lone Summit League win came against IUPUI, 6-1, in Kansas City, Mo.
The two teams met up in a cluster in Fort Wayne, Ind., last season with the Westerwinds taking a 4-0 decision. After winning the doubles point, sophomore Kate Kennedy and junior Stephanie Baumer each blanked their respective opponents a year ago, picking up 6-0, 6-0 wins. Junior Courtney Brooks also picked up a singles win at the No. 6 position.
Saturday's matches will feature a doubleheader for Western, with the first match to be played against defending regular season and tournament champions Oral Roberts at 9 a.m. The Golden Eagles enter the cluster with a league record equal to the Westerwinds at 3-1, their lone loss coming to IPFW, 4-2, who has finished league play unblemished at 8-0. Western faced off against Oral Roberts twice last season, falling 4-2 in regular season play.
The two points came from junior Yana Meinert at No. 6 singles, defeating Mollee Carpenter, 6-1, 6-2 and from senior Zi Wang at No. 3 singles over Stacy Lish, 6-3, 6-1. The two teams also met in the semifinal round of last year's Summit League championship with the Golden Eagles escaping with a 4-1 win, the lone point coming from taking two out of three doubles matches.
The cluster will feature six different Summit League teams (Western, Oakland, UMKC, Centenary, South Dakota State and Oral Roberts), with a pair of matches to be played at 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. on each of the three days. The Westerwinds (10-10, 3-1 Summit League) are scheduled to play four matches with a doubleheader set for Saturday, April 18.
Western kicks off cluster play with a 9 a.m. match against South Dakota State Friday, April 17. The Jackrabbits are currently two matches below .500 at 6-8 on the season and are sitting at 1-3 in league play. Their lone Summit League win came against IUPUI, 6-1, in Kansas City, Mo.
The two teams met up in a cluster in Fort Wayne, Ind., last season with the Westerwinds taking a 4-0 decision. After winning the doubles point, sophomore Kate Kennedy and junior Stephanie Baumer each blanked their respective opponents a year ago, picking up 6-0, 6-0 wins. Junior Courtney Brooks also picked up a singles win at the No. 6 position.
Saturday's matches will feature a doubleheader for Western, with the first match to be played against defending regular season and tournament champions Oral Roberts at 9 a.m. The Golden Eagles enter the cluster with a league record equal to the Westerwinds at 3-1, their lone loss coming to IPFW, 4-2, who has finished league play unblemished at 8-0. Western faced off against Oral Roberts twice last season, falling 4-2 in regular season play.
The two points came from junior Yana Meinert at No. 6 singles, defeating Mollee Carpenter, 6-1, 6-2 and from senior Zi Wang at No. 3 singles over Stacy Lish, 6-3, 6-1. The two teams also met in the semifinal round of last year's Summit League championship with the Golden Eagles escaping with a 4-1 win, the lone point coming from taking two out of three doubles matches.
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