Sept. 19, 2004
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue women's tennis freshmen Stephanie Wooten and Brooke Beier battled Sunday for the Flight Five title at the Tennessee St. Mary's Fall Tennis Classic in Knoxville. Wooten came out on top, outlasting her classmate 6-2, 4-6, 6-1.
Wooten and Beier finished 1-2 in the flight, collecting the highest finishes of all seven Boilermakers competing in singles in the tournament.
In addition to Wooten, three other Boilermakers were victorious on the final day of the three-day tournament. Junior Shawna Zuccarini defeated Marti Morris of Furman 6-4, 6-4 to finish third in Flight Four. Sophomore Hala Sufi, ranked 93rd nationally, upset 69th-ranked Barbara Orlay of N.C. State 7-5, 3-6, 6-0 in Flight One to finish fifth. Also finishing fifth was senior Amy Walgenbach, who beat Virginia Romero of the Wolfpack 6-4, 6-4 in Flight Three.
Purdue head coach Mat Iandolo thought the Boilermakers' first tournament of the fall proved to be a good starting point.
"The weekend was very positive," Iandolo said. "It was great to see Stephanie and Brooke come out of the gates strong, and Hala bounced back well after losing in the first round. All in all we are very happy with what we saw, especially since this was our first competition of the year."
Purdue will have next weekend off before heading south once again to compete in the UK Fall Invitational in Lexington, Ky., on Oct. 1 to 3.
Complete results from the St. Mary's Women's Fall Tennis Classic can be found at www.utladyvols.com
Purdue's Third-Day Results from St. Mary's Fall Tennis Classic
Singles Flight One: #93 Hala Sufi (PU) def. #69 Barbara Orlay (NCSU) 7-5, 3-6, 6-0 - 5th place
Singles Flight Two: Lindsey Adams (OSU) def. Alyssa Rodriguez (PU) 6-4, ret. (inj.) - 8th place
Singles Flight Three: Amy Walgenbach (PU) def. Virginia Romero (NCSU) 6-4, 6-4 - 5th place
Singles Flight Four: Shawna Zuccarini (PU) def. Marti Morris (FUR) 6-4, 6-4 - 3rd place
Singles Flight Five: Stephanie Wooten (PU) def. Brooke Beier (PU) 6-2, 4-6, 6-1 - 1st place; 2nd place
Singles Flight Six: Carmen Torres (NCSU) def. Brittany Minna (PU) 6-3, 7-5 - 5th place
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