April 12, 2003

DEKALB, Ill. -- The Miami women's tennis team dropped its third straight Mid-American Conference match today losing at Northern Illinois, 5-2.

Sophomore Nancy Wiegand and freshman Maura Trauernicht captured Miami's two points, winning their singles matches 6-4, 6-1 and 6-2, 6-1, respectively. In doubles, the RedHawks managed just eight points, with the No. 1 tandem of freshman Remy Swain and senior Megan Zimpfer scoring half of the points in an 8-4 defeat.

Miami is now 8-11 on the season and 3-4 in MAC play. The RedHawks close out the regular season next weekend with a road trip to Eastern Michigan on Friday and Toledo on Saturday. Both matches are slated to begin at 1 p.m.

NORTHERN ILLINOIS 5, Miami (OH) 2

SINGLES
1. Branka Savic (NIU) def. Megan Zimpfer (MU) 6-2, 6-4
2. Cassie Drake (NIU) def. Grace Cascarilla (MU) 6-3, 6-0
3. Nancy Weigand (MU) def. Tanja Sukovic (NIU) 6-4, 6-1
4. Karrie Tyioran (NIU) def. Remy Swain (MU) 6-2, 6-0
5. Erica Heshelman (NIU) def. Ilze Meyer (MU) 6-1, 6-0
6. Maura Trauernicht (MU) def. Kristi McIntyre (NIU) 6-2, 6-1

DOUBLES
1. Heshelman/Drake (NIU) def. Swain/Zimpfer (MU) 8-4
2. Sukovic/Tyioran (NIU) def. Weigand/Meyer (MU) 8-3
3. Savic/McIntyre (NIU) def. Trauernicht/Cascarilla (MU) 8-1