Feb. 9, 2008
Chicago Defeats Kalamazoo

CHICAGO -- The 19th-ranked University of Chicago women's tennis team defeated Central Region rival Kalamazoo College 5-4 Saturday afternoon.

Sophomore Marissa Lin (Irvine, Calif./ Tustin) and junior Vindya Dayananda (Kathmandu, Nepal/ Lincoln School) won at first and second singles, respectively, and combined to win at first doubles.

Chicago improved to 4-1 on the season. Kalamazoo fell to 0-1.


Chicago 5, Kalamazoo 4

Singles
1. Marissa Lin (UCW) def. Beau Wangtrakuldee (KZOO) 5-7, 6-2, 6-3
2. Vindya Dayananda (UCW) def. Ayano Nakamura (KZOO) 6-2, 6-1
3. Chrissy Hu (UCW) def. Mary Atallah (KZOO) 6-2, 6-3
4. Geneva Garcia (KZOO) def. Justine Kentla (UCW) 7-5, 6-3
5. Kari Larson (KZOO) def. Cristina Simpetru (UCW) 6-0, 6-0
6. Jennifer Walters (UCW) def. Ashley Cherniawski (KZOO) 3-6, 6-3, 6-2

Doubles
1. Dayananda/ Lin (UCW) def. Larson/ Wangtrakuldee (KZOO) 8-0
2. Atallah/ Garcia (KZOO) def. Hu/ Kentla (UCW) 9-8 (7-2)
3. Megan Barnes/ Nakamura (KZOO) def. Simpetru/ Walters (UCW) 8-5



 


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