April 11, 2003

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Mike Harris April 11, 2003 (513) 529-4329

Miami Tennis Gets Bucked by Broncos, 6-1 RedHawks drop to 3-3 in MAC and travel to Northern Illinois tomorrow

KALAMAZOO, Mich. - The Miami women's tennis team lost its second consecutive Mid-American Conference match this afternoon losing to Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, 6-1 and dropping to 3-3 in conference play.

For just the second time in its last six matches, Miami lost the double point, losing all three matches, coming close in the first two flights. The No. 2 tandem of sophomore Nancy Wiegand and senior Ilze Meyer came the closest to winning, losing 8-5.

In singles actions, freshman Maura Trauernicht won for the first time in three matches, helping the RedHawks avoid being swept with a 6-1, 7-5 two-set victory. Trauernicht is now 10-6 overall this season.

Miami, now 8-10 overall and 3-3 in the MAC, closes out its weekend with another MAC match versus Northern Illinois tomorrow in Dekalb, Ill., at 1 p.m. CST

Western Michigan 6, Miami 1:

SINGLES:
1. Frederika Girsang (WMU) def. Megan Zimpfer (MU) 6-1, 6-2
2. Melanie Peters (WMU) def. Grace Cascarilla (MU) 6-1, 6-3
3. Malena Remynse (WMU) def. Nancy Wiegand (MU) 6-1, 6-4
4. Val Stoilova (WMU) def. Remy Swain (MU) 6-1, 6-0
5. Rattiya Hiranrat (WMU) def. Ilze Meyer (MU) 6-0, 6-0
6. Maura Trauernicht (MU) def. Maelynn Bernosky (WMU) 6-1, 7-5
DOUBLES:
1. Girsang/Peters (WMU) def. Zimpfer/Swain (MU) 8-4
2. Hiranrat/Stoilova (WMU) def. Wiegand/Meyer (MU) 8-5
3. Bernosky/Remynse (WMU) def. Tauernicht/Cascarilla (MU) 8-0