Sept. 17, 2004
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Senior Shawna Zuccarini and freshmen Brooke Beier and Stephanie Wooten won singles matches on the first day of competition at the Tennessee St. Mary's Women's Fall Tennis Classic on Friday in Knoxville. Each player advanced to the semifinals of her respective flight.
Zuccarini defeated Danielle Stadelmann of N.C. State 6-4, 7-6 in Flight Four. Wooten rallied for a 6-4, 4-6, 6-0 win against Lady Vol Daron Moore in Flight Five. She potentially could face fellow rookie Beier, who beat Lauren Osborne of Furman 6-4, 6-4 in the bottom half of the fifth flight. Wooten and Beier will meet if they both win their semifinal matches Saturday.
In doubles, Zuccarini and Beier advanced to the championship match by beating Stadelman and Elin Stahl Johansson 8-6 in the first round, and upsetting 52nd-ranked Katie Martzolf and Jenna Loeb of Wake Forest 8-5 in the second. They will play the Tennessee pair of Melissa Schaub and Bryce Marable for the Flight Two title.
In Flight One of doubles, senior Lara Burgarello and sophomore Alyssa Rodriguez won their first-round match against Mary Neill Hagood and Marti Morris of Furman before losing to Sabita Maharaj and Ashley Robards of Tennessee in the semifinals. Wooten and sophomore Hala Sufi, the nation's 93rd-ranked singles player, also won their first match in Flight Two against Ana Marie Cibils and Jacqui Williams of Middle Tennessee State before losing in the semis to Schaub and Marable.
In Flight Three of doubles, senior Amy Walgenbach and junior Brittany Minna lost their opener to Liis Sober and Caroline Winebrenner before rebounding for an 8-6 victory over Lauren Barry and Alison Barry of N.C. State.
The St. Mary's Women's Fall Tennis Classic will continue through Sunday. Complete results can be found at www.utladyvols.com
Purdue's First-Round Results from St. Mary's Fall Tennis Classic
Singles Flight One: #63 Jennifer Klaschka (MTSU) def. #93 Hala Sufi (PU) 6-1, 6-2
Singles Flight Two: Kristin Lam (NCSU) def. Alyssa Rodriguez (PU) 6-4, 6-3
Singles Flight Three: Lindsay Bryan (OSU) def. Amy Walgenbach (PU) 6-2, 6-3
Singles Flight Four: Shawna Zuccarini (PU) def. Danielle Stadelmann (NCSU) 6-4, 7-6
Singles Flight Five: Stephanie Wooten (PU) def. Daron Moore (UT) 6-4, 4-6, 6-0
Singles Flight Five: Brooke Beier (PU) def. Lauren Osborne (FUR) 6-4, 6-4
Singles Flight Six: Elin Stahl Johansson (NCSU) def. Brittany Minna (PU) 6-3, 6-1
Doubles Flight One: Burgarello/Rodriguez (PU) def. Hagood/Morris (FUR) 8-4; Maharaj Robards (UT) def. Burgarello/Rodriguez (PU) 8-5
Doubles Flight Two: Zuccarini/Beier (PU) def. Stadelmann/Johansson (NCSU) 8-6; Zuccarini/Beier (PU) def. #52 Martzolf/Loeb (WFU) 8-5
Doubles Flight Two: Sufi/Wooten (PU) def. Cibils/Williams (MTSU) 8-3; Schaub/Marable (UT) def. Sufi/Wooten (PU) 8-2
Doubles Flight Three: Sober/Winebrenner (UK) def. Walgenbach/Minna (PU) 8-3; Walgenbach/Minna (PU) def. Barry/Barry (NCSU) 8-6
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