May 6, 2008

Siwosz advances to quarterfinals, doubles team wins first match

Attempting to repeat as the No. 1 singles champion, Cowley College sophomore Kasia Siwosz has won her first two matches at the NJCAA Division I National Championships in Tucson, AZ.

Siwosz has yet to drop a game at the tournament in singles play as she defeated Temple College’s Anna Lobnitz and Johnson County’s Claudia Voicu 6-0, 6-0.

“Kasia is playing her best tennis of the year,” Cowley head coach Josh Cobble said. “She always plays her best against good competition.”

Siwosz and teammate Karolina Porizkova opened defense of its No. 1 doubles title by defeating the doubles tandem of Christine Curren and Maria Mendes from Arkansas Fort Smith, 6-1, 6-1.

“They have a tough draw, but it is still very winnable,” Cobble said.

Porizkova lost her first singles match of the tournament against top-seeded Jessica Mezo from Laredo Community College, 6-0, 6-1. However, Porizkova bounced back to defeat Seward County’s Jessica Mezo 6-0, 6-0, and then knocked off Mississippi Gulf Coast’s Katrina Little 6-0, 6-0.

Thanks to the efforts of Siwosz and Porizkova, Cowley is currently in 23rd place in the team standings.