May 8, 2007

All six Lady Tiger tennis players advance to quarterfinals

The No. 4-ranked Cowley College women’s tennis team is off to a tremendous start at the NJCAA Women’s Tennis National Championships in Tucson, Ariz.

All six Lady Tiger tennis players won the first two rounds and have advanced to the quarterfinals of the tournament. No Cowley player has lost a set through the first two rounds, and the team’s top-five singles players did not lose more than one game in any set.

“Everybody has played really well and won convincingly,” Cowley head coach Brad Louderback said. “However, today will be a big day for us. There will be a lot of tough matchups.”

Cowley is currently tied for fifth place with 18 points, just four points behind current leader North Central Texas. Singles play resumed at 7:30 this morning, while all three Cowley doubles teams received a bye in the first round and will take part in second round matches today at noon.

Results:
SINGLES
•No. 1 — Kasia Siwosz (CC) bye; defeated Amina Abdullah (Arkansas Fort Smith) 6-0, 6-0.
•No. 2 — Hanane Toumi (CC) bye; defeated Katelyn McCreary (Seward) 6-1, 6-1.
•No. 3 — Karolina Porizkova (CC) bye; defeated Rachel Lockey (Central Florida) 6-1, 6-1.
•No. 4 — Juliana Franco (CC) bye; defeated Emily Blackwood (MS Gulf Coast) 6-0, 6-0.
•No. 5 — Monica Medina (CC) defeated Sanja Milidrag (Waubonsee) 6-1, 6-0; defeated Jessica Ray (Rend Lake) 6-0, 6-0.
•No. 6 — Katie McKee (CC) bye; defeated Courtney Daniels (Temple) 6-3, 6-2.
Top-five team scores: (1) North Central Texas, 22; (2) Collin County, 21; (3) Central Florida, 19; (4) Itawamba, 18.5; (5tie) Cowley, 18; (5tie) Tyler, 18; (5tie) Hillsborough, 18; (5tie) Lee College, 18.