Jan. 18, 2009

Box Score vs. Eastern Illinois
Box Score vs. Indiana

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Miami dominated Eastern Illinois 7-0 Sunday morning, but had to settle for a split after a heartbreaking 4-3 decision to host Indiana in the afternoon.

The rare doubleheader left the Redhawks with a 2-1 record on the young season.

Indiana, ranked No. 30 in the country, needed every point to earn the victory as the outcome went down to the last match. The Hoosiers started the encounter by winning the doubles point, 2-1. Stephanie Danesis and Megan Martzolf earned an 8-3 victory at No. 1 doubles before Monica Gorny and Anastasia Dracheva and Brintney Larson and Riekie Honiball each lost 8-5.

In singles, Dracheva and Gorny posted 6-2, 6-2 wins at Nos. 1 and 3, respectively, to put Miami up 2-1. Indiana tied the score at 2-2 when Charlotte Martin eeked out a 6-4, 3-6, 10-8 decision over Danesis at No. 2. The Hoosiers went back up by a point by winning at No. 4, but Larson earned a 6-3, 6-1 victory at No. 5.

The deciding match was a 6-3, 7-5 No. 6 victory by Indiana's Megan Matter over Honiball.

"We are super disappointed," Head Coach Howard Joffe admitted. "It (the indiana match) was a narrow loss and it hurts. It is obvious that we are talented and hopefully, as we go forward, the luck will change. In the opening match, we were just significantly better than Eastern Illinois. It really wasn't close."

In the opener, Miami won all 9 matches in deciding fashion, including 6-0, 6-0 sweeps at No. 2 (Danesis) and No. 4 (Martzolf). Drachova (6-0, 6-1 at No. 1), Gorny (6-1, 6-2 at No. 3), Larson (6-1, 6-3 at No. 5) and Honiball (6-3, 6-1 at No. 6) were also winners. The doubles matches were decided by 8-1, 8-5 and 8-1 margins.

Miami returns to the courts on Friday, when it hosts 33rd-ranked South Carolina in Hamilton. The match at the Riverside Racquet Club begins at noon.

Miami vs Eastern Illinois

Jan. 18, 2009 at IU Indoor Tennis Center (Bloomington, Ind.)

No. 1 Doubles
Megan Martzolf/Stephanie Danesis (MIAMI) def. Cara Huck/Hayley Homburg (EIU) 8-1

No. 2 Doubles
Monica Gorny/Anastasia Drachova (MIAMI) def. Amanda Dibbs/Abby Allgire (EIU) 8-5

No. 3 Doubles
Brintney Larson/Riekie Honiball (MIAMI) def. Juliana Frey/Annie Egan (EIU) 8-1

No. 1 Singles
Anastasia Drachova (MIAMI) def. Amanda Dibbs (EIU) 6-0, 6-1

No. 2 Singles
Stephanie Danesis (MIAMI) def. Cara Huck (EIU) 6-0, 6-0

No. 3 Singles
Monica Gorny (MIAMI) def. Hayley Homburg (EIU) 6-1, 6-2

No. 4 Singles
Megan Martzolf (MIAMI) def. Abby Allgire (EIU) 6-0, 6-0

No. 5 Singles
Brintney Larson (MIAMI) def. Juliana Frey (EIU) 6-1, 6-3

No. 6 Singles
Riekie Honiball (MIAMI) def. Annie Egan (EIU) 6-3, 6-1

Miami vs No. 30 Indiana

Jan. 18, 2009 at IU Indoor Tennis Center (Bloomington, Ind.)

No. 1 Doubles
Stephanie Danesis/Megan Martzolf (Miami) def. Katya Zapadalova/Sigrid Fischer (Indiana), 8-3

No. 2 Doubles
Myriam Sopel/Lindsey Stuckey (Indiana) def. Monica Gorny/A. Dracheva (Miami), 8-5

No. 3 Doubles
Megan Matter/Alba Berdala (Indiana) def. Brintney Larson/Riekie Honiball (Miami), 8-5

No. 1 Singles
Anastasia Dracheva (Miami) def. Katya Zapadalova (Indiana), 6-2, 6-2

No. 3 Singles
Monica Gorny (Miami) def. Alba Berdala (Indiana), 6-2, 6-2

No. 2 Singles
Charlotte Martin (Indiana) def. Stephanie Danesis (Miami), 6-4, 3-6, 10-8

No. 4 Singles
Sigrid Fischer (Indiana) def. Megan Martzolf (Miami), 6-2, 6-4

No. 5 Singles
Brintney Larson (Miami) def. Lindsey Stuckey (Indiana), 6-3, 6-1

No. 6 Singles
Megan Matter (Indiana) def. Riekie Honiball (Miami), 6-3, 7-5