Gambrell and Salkovic Advance at Wilson/ITA Regional
10/19/2007 12:00:00 AM | WOMEN'S TENNIS
ANN ARBOR, Mich. Sophomore Kirsten Gambrell and freshman Selma Salkovic each posted two wins on Thursday as the DePaul women’s tennis team began qualifying play at the Wilson/ITA Midwest Regional. Both Blue Demons stand one victory away from the main singles draw at the University of Michigan Varsity Tennis Center.
Salkovic posted a 6-2, 6-0 victory over Melissa Holzinger of Cleveland State in the first round before knocking off Illinois State’s Veronique Park-Bedard, 6-3, 0-6, 6-2, in the second round. Gambrell defeated Michigan’s Tanvi Dudhela, 6-4, 6-0 in the first round and topped Julie Voss of Ohio State, 6-4, 6-1, in the second round.
Friday’s qualifying round of 16 pits Salkovic against Michigan’s Lindsey Howard, while Gambrell faces Marisa Lambropoulos of Illinois. The top eight players from the qualifying draw enter the main singles draw on Saturday. Senior Gergana Ganeva, junior Dunja Antunovic and freshman Katarina Milinkovic hold automatic bids for the main singles draw.
Doubles play opens on Friday with three Blue Demon pairs among the 64-team main draw. Senior Gergana Ganeva and freshman Katarina Milinkovic hold the No. 11 seed and face Iowa’s Kelcie Klockenga and Jessica Young in the first round. Senior Bojana Murisic and Salkovic play Iowa’s No. 4 seeded pair, Alexis Dorr and Jacqueline Lee, while junior Dunja Antunovic and Gambrell take on Irina Kalashnikova and Veronika Leszayova of Drake.