RedHawk Tennis Team Drops First Home Event To Michigan State

Saturday, February 14

Hamilton, Ohio

4:00 PM

Miami University

Michigan State

RedHawk Tennis Team Drops First Home Event To Michigan State

2/15/2004 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis

Feb. 15, 2004

HAMILTON, Ohio - A two-match win streak came to an end on Saturday for the RedHawks as Michigan State took 5-of-6 singles' matches to win the dual meet, 5-2. Winning Miami's lone singles' match was senior Megan Zimpfer.

Zimpfer dominated her Spartans' opponent at No. 3 singles, winning both sets by 6-1 counts. Nearly collecting a third point for the Red and White was sophomore Maura Trauernicht at No. 6 singles, taking her competition to a third set before finally bowing out, (4-6, 6-1, 2-6).

All three of the double tandems for the Red and White recorded wins.

The loss drops Miami's record to 3-3 on the season.

Michigan State 5, Miami 2

Singles1.  Thompson (MSU) def. Jirouskova (MIA); 7-6-, 6-12.  Lay (MSU) def. Lomidze (MIA); 7-6, retired3.  Zimpfer (MIA) def. Brady (MSU); 6-1, 6-14.  Andrews (MSU) def. Wiegand (MIA); 6-4, 6-35.  Schnitzer (MSU) def. Swain (MIA); 6-1, 6-06.  Baron (MSU) def. Trauernicht (MIA); 6-4, 1-6, 6-2
Doubles1.  Jirouskova/Lomidze (MIA) def. Lay/Thompson (MSU); 8-32.  Zimpfer/Swain (MIA) def. Brady/Andrews (MSU); 8-43.  Wiegand/Trauernicht (MIA) def. Schnitzer/Baron (MSU); 8-4