April 17, 2004
OXFORD, Ohio - The Miami women's tennis team narrowly missed winning its sixth-straight Mid-American Conference match on Saturday afternoon as it fell, 4-3, to a tough visting Western Michigan Broncos squad. The RedHawks have earned the No. 4 seed for next weekend's MAC Tournament being held at Northern Illinois.
The RedHawks received two huge single's victories from freshman Linda Jirouskova and senior Megan Zimpfer at No. 2 and No. 3 singles, respectively. Jirouskova knocked off WMU's Carrie Jeanmaire in three sets after dropping the first frame, 6-0, but came back with two 6-4 set wins to take the match. Continuing her solid play at No. 3 singles was Zimpfer who toppled Reedhina Parekh in three sets, 4-6, 6-2 and 6-4.
Winning Miami's final point of the afternoon was sophomore Remy Swain at No. 5 singles. Swain played a spectacular match to defeat Western Michigan's Malena Remynse in straight sets, 6-2 and 6-4.
The RedHawks play next on Friday, April 22, against the No. 5 seed in the conference tourney, Ball State.
Western Michigan 4, Miami 3
Singles
1. Frederika Girsang (WMU) def. Katrina Lomidze (MU) 6-4, 6-4
2. Linda Jirouskova (MU) def. Carrie Jeanmaire (WMU) 0-6, 6-4, 6-4
3. Megan Zimpfer (MU) def. Reedhina Parekh (WMU) 4-6, 6-2, 6-4
4. Valeria Stoilova (WMU) def. Nancy Wiegand (MU) 6-1, 3-6, 6-2
5. Remy Swain (MU) def. Malena Remynse (WMU) 6-2, 6-4
6. Rattiya Hiranrat (WMU) def. Ilze Meyer (MU) 6-0, 6-1
Doubles
1. Girsang/Stoilova (WMU) def. Lomidze/Jirouskova (MU) 8-6
2. Zimpfer/Swain (MU) def. Remynse/Hiranrat (WMU) 8-1
3. Jeanmaire/Parekh (WMU) def. Wiegand/Trauernicht (MU) 8-3
