LAS VEGAS -- The IUPUI women's tennis team recorded a 6-0 win over Centenary at the Bally's Tennis Center in Las Vegas on Friday afternoon. In their first Summit League cluster of the season, the Jaguars dropped matches to Oral Roberts and Oakland in the cluster as well.
IUPUI (1-16) fell to Oral Roberts in their first match in Las Vegas, 4-0. The Golden Eagles were able to take the early doubles point to move ahead, 2-0, as the Jaguars forfeited their match at No. 6 singles. From there, wins at No. 3 and No. 5 singles did in the Jags.
However, IUPUI rallied for a 6-1 win over Centenary in the afternoon session.
Emily Holsapple rallied from a first set defeat to win her remaining two sets, picking up the win at No. 1, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4.
Karlee Rush recorded her first career win, defeating Centenary's Polly Henderson, 6-3, 6-2.
Sondra Caputo matched Rush in winning her first career match, picking up the victory at No. 4, 6-2, 6-3.
Kristi Henderson also tallied her first career win at No. 5 singles, winning at love versus Arielle Schulman.
Vanessa Carna also won her match at No. 2 at love, 6-0, 6-0.
The Jaguars were unable to build on their momentum on Saturday, however, falling to Oakland, 6-0. Holsapple led her match at No. 1 singles, but Oakland's Lindsay Grimmer rallied to defeat Holsapple, 3-6, 6-2, 10-6.
IUPUI will play their final non-conference match of the season when they host Indiana Wesleyan on Saturday, March 28. The matches will begin from the Indianapolis Tennis Center at 1 p.m..
Summit League Cluster Results:
IUPUI vs. Oral Roberts | Friday, March 20, 2009
Bally's Tennis Center | Las Vegas
Oral Roberts 4, IUPUI 0
Singles:
No. 1 - Hayden Rush (ORU) vs.
Emily Holsapple (IUPUI) 6-4, 2-3 DNF
No. 2 - Rafael Souza (ORU) vs.
Vanessa Carna (IUPUI) 6-5, DNF
No. 3 - Taylor Pippin (ORU) def.
Karlee Rush (IUPUI) 6-0, 6-0
No. 4 - Ana Costa (ORU) vs.
Sondra Caputo (IUPUI) DNP
No. 5 - Corinne Langston (ORU) def.
Kristi Henderson (IUPUI) 6-0, 6-0
No. 6 - Ekaterina Kondrushova (ORU) wins by default
Doubles:
No. 1 - Carna/Holsapple (IUPUI) vs. Rush/Souza (ORU) 6-1 DNF
No. 2 - Pippin/Costa (ORU) def. Caputo/Rush (IUPUI) 8-1
No. 3 - Langston/Kondrashova (ORU) win by default
IUPUI vs. Centenary | Friday, March 20, 2009
Bally's Tennis Center | Las Vegas
IUPUI 6, Centenary 0
Singles:
No. 1 -
Emily Holsapple (IUPUI) def. Courtney Myers (CC) 2-6, 6-4, 6-4
No. 2 -
Vanessa Carna (IUPUI) def. Kate Buchanan (CC) 6-0, 6-0
No. 3 -
Karlee Rush (IUPUI) def. Polly Henderson (CC) 6-3, 6-2
No. 4 -
Sondra Caputo (IUPUI) def. Stephnie Canady (CC) 6-2, 6-3
No. 5 -
Kristi Henderson (IUPUI) def. Arielle Schulman (CC) 6-0, 6-0
Doubles:
No. 1 - Carna/Holsapple (IUPUI) def. Myers/Buchana (CC) 8-0
No. 2 - Caputo/Rush (CC) def. Henderson/Schulman (CC) 8-0
IUPUI vs. Oakland | Saturday, March 21, 2009
Bally's Tennis Center | Las Vegas
Oakland 7, IUPUI 0
Singles:
No. 1 - Lindsay Grimmer (OU) def.
Emily Holsapple (IUPUI) 3-6, 6-2, 10-6
No. 2 - Gabrielle Gogas (OU) def.
Vanessa Carna (IUPUI) 6-3, 6-1
No. 3 - Karen Karoub (OU) def.
Karlee Rush (IUPUI) 6-1, 6-0
No. 4 - Caitlin Young (OU) def.
Sondra Caputo (IUPUI) 6-2, 6-2
No. 5 - Michelle Maxfield (OU) def.
Kristi Henderson (IUPUI) 6-1, 6-0
No. 6 - Jackie Dinicu (OU) wins by default
Doubles:
No. 1 - Grimmer/Karoub (OU) def. Carna/Holsapple (IUPUI) 8-4
No. 2 - Maxfield/Gogas (OU) def. Caputo/Rush (IUPUI) 8-1
No. 3 - Oakland wins by default