Feb. 1, 2004

HAMILTON, Ohio - The Miami women's tennis team got back on track Sunday afternoon as it completed a clean sweep of Butler, 7-0, at the Riverside Raquet Club in Hamilton, Ohio.

The RedHawks took the doubles point 9-7, 8-6, 8-3, and won all six singles matches, with three needing tie-breakers to decide a winner.

Winning in straight sets for the RedHawks were the No. 4, No. 5 and No. 6 singles competitors, respectively, of junior Megan Wiegand and sophomores Remy Swain and Maura Trauernicht. Wiegand defeated Laurel Clements of Butler, 6-4 and 6-2, while Swain and Trauernicht won their matches over Butler's Annie Gantz and Shaden Dowiatt by 6-2 and 6-1, and 6-1 and 6-4 decisions, respectively.

The freshmen duo of Linda Jirouskova and Katrina Lomidze had a strong showing at No. 1 and No. singles also. Jirouskova battled Butler's Christina Laun to a tiebreaker for a 6-4, 5-7, (10-6), win. Lomidze won in straight sets but needed a tiebreaker in the second set to defeat Alaina Griffin from Butler. Also notching a singles' win for the Red and White was senior Megan Zimpfer against Tayo Bailey by a 7-6, 2-6, (10-5) count.

The win ups Miami's record to 2-2 on the season. The Red and White plays next when it hosts Dayton next weekend, Feb. 8, at the Hamilton courts.

Miami 7, Butler 0

Singles1.  Jirouskova (MIA) def. Laun (BUTLER); 6-4, 5-7 (10-6)2.  Lomidze (MIA) def. Griffin (BUTLER); 6-3, 7-6 (7-4)3.  Zimpfer (MIA) def. Bailey (BUTLER); 7-6, 2-6 (10-5)4.  Wiegand (MIA) def. Clements (BUTLER); 6-4, 6-25.  Swain (MIA) def. Gantz (BUTLER); 6-2, 6-16.  Trauernicht (MIA) def. Dowiatt (BUTLER); 6-1, 6-4
Doubles1.  Jirouskova/Lomidze (MIA) def. Laun/Griffin (BUTLER); 9-72.  Zimpfer/Swain (MIA) def. Bailey/Clements (BUTLER); 8-63.  Wiegand/Trauernicht (MIA) def. Gantz/Elliot (BUTLER); 8-3