DePaul University Athletics
Blue Demons Complete Day One of Wildcat Invitational
10/10/2009 12:00:00 AM | WOMEN'S TENNIS
EVANSTON, Ill. - The DePaul women's tennis team finished day one of the rained soaked Wildcat Invitational with five doubles victories while singles action is scheduled to begin on Saturday. The tournament was scheduled to be played at the outdoor Vandy Christie Tennis Center but was moved to the Combe Indoor Tennis Center after steady rain and below normal temperatures forced the venue change.
Two DePaul pairs played in Flight A while Katarina Milinkovic and Selma Salkovic advanced to the semifinals with two early wins.
In their first match of the day Salkovic and Milinkovic nipped Akron's Angelika Jogasuria and Anya Baronayte 9-7. The pair dominated their second round opponent with an 8-2 victory over Marie-Pier Huet and Katelyn Connelly from Oklahoma.
Playing in the semifinals, Milinkovic and Salkovic stumbled when South Carolina's Ana Marija Zubori and Dijana Stojic handed the pair an 8-6 loss.
On the other side of the flight A bracket Anna Redecsi and Gia McKnight dropped a hard fought 8-6 match to Anya Morgina and Maeleina Saari-Bystrom from South Carolina. On the consolation side of the bracket Redecsi and McKnight regrouped and topped Alessandra Ferrazzi and Alexa Palen from Minnesota 8-3, but lost to Akron's Prangs Pantusart and Angelina Jogasuria 8-4.
In flight B doubles action, Kirsten Gambrell and Cali Gustafson played three matches. In their first match, the duo dominated the mixed pair of Oklahoma's Brittany Parks and Christine Milliken from Michigan State 8-1. In their second match the Blue Demon pair was unable to sustain its momentum as Gambrell and Gustafson fell to the Northwestern's Kate Turvy and Stacey Lee 8-2. In their final match of the day, the DePaul pair defeated Akron's Carolina Castro Cota and Jeremie Benjamin 8-5
Singles play begins on Saturday at 10 a.m.
Flight A Doubles
Katarina Milinkovic/Selma Salkovic (DePaul) def. Angelika Jogasuria/ Anya Baronayte 9-7
Milinkovic/Salkovic (DePaul) def. Marie-Pier Huet/ Katelyn Connelly (Oklahoma) 8-2
Ana Marija Zubori/Dijana Stojic (South Carolina) def. Milinkovic/Salkovic (DePaul) 8-5
Anya Morgina/Maeleina Saari-Bystron (South Carolina) def. Anna Redecsi/Gia McKnight (DePaul) 8-6
Redecsi/McKnight (DePaul) def. Alessandra Ferrazzi/Alexa Palen (Minnesota) 8-3
Prangs Pantusart/Angelina Jogasuria (Akron) def. Redecsi/McKnight (DePaul 8-4
Flight B Doubles
Kirsten Gambrell/Cali Gustafson (DePaul) def. Brittany Parks (Oklahoma)/Christine Miliken (Michigan State) 8-1
Kate Turvy/Stacey Lee (Northwestern) def. Gambrell/Gustafson (DePaul) 8-2
Gambrell/Gustafson (DePaul) def Carolina Castro Cota/Jeremie Benjamin 8-5
