Women's Tennis Heads to Indiana University
11/6/2008 12:00:00 AM | WOMEN'S TENNIS
CHICAGO The DePaul women’s tennis team travel to Bloomington, Ind. to compete in the IU Invitational this weekend. The round-robin style tournament, held at the IU Tennis Center, kicks off on Friday at 11 a.m. (CST).
The Blue Demons square off against Indiana, Wisconsin, and Western Michigan in three rounds of singles, as well as three rounds of doubles matches.
On day one, a select member of the squad goes up against a candidate from Western Michigan, while the Blue Demons play Wisconsin in the doubles match up. Specific players are to be decided by the coaches at the beginning of each day to ensure each competitor faces someone they have not seen earlier in the season.
Complete Schedule of the tournament is as follows:
Friday
12/1:30 p.m. (Singles Round #1)
Indiana vs. Wisconsin & DePaul vs. Western Michigan
4 p.m. (Doubles Round #1)
Indiana vs. Western Michigan & DePaul vs. Wisconsin
Saturday
10:30 a.m. (Doubles Round #2
Indiana vs. DePaul & Western Michigan vs. Wisconsin
12/1:30 p.m. (Singles Round #2)
Indiana vs. Western Michigan & DePaul vs. Wisconsin
3:30 p.m. (Doubles Round #3)
Indiana vs. Wisconsin & DePaul vs. Western Michigan
Sunday
9:30/11 a.m. (Singles Round #3)
Indiana vs. DePaul & Western Michigan vs. Wisconsin.
Be sure to check www.depaulbluedemons.com for complete match results.
Noting the Demons: Freshman Gia McKnight boasts a team-high eight singles victories... McKnight won a flight championship at the Bronco Invitational... Junior Sandra Zmak won a singles-bracket flight at the Bronco Invitational... Senior Dunja Antunovic is 3-1 against ranked opponents... Junior Kirsten Gambrell and Antunovic accumulated six doubles victories during the fall season... Blue Demon duo of Gambrell and Antunovic advanced to the ITA Midwest Regional championship finals for the first time in program history.