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Early doubles win keys Cardinal championship in women's tennis final


Jun 10, 2002 2:08:54 PM


The NCAA News

Stanford found itself in familiar territory at the Division I Women's Tennis Championships -- on its home court and at the top of the trophy podium. The second-ranked Cardinal and championships host defeated the favored Florida Gators, 4-1, for its second consecutive title and 12th overall.

A three-hour rain delay postponed the start of the May 19 championship match. When competition finally began, Stanford went on a tear, claiming the doubles point and three of four completed singles matches. The No. 1 doubles spot determined the winner of the doubles point, with Lauren Kalvaria and Gabriela Lastra earning an 8-6 victory over Florida's Lindsay Dawaf and Jessica Lehnhoff.

"It's make or break at that point," Kalvaria said. "Having to come back after losing the doubles point is really tough. Our team really feeds off of winning the doubles point."

Though Florida picked up a point at No. 3 singles, Stanford pushed back with wins at the bottom three spots of the lineup to secure the match. Stanford's Keiko Tokuda, Emilia Anderson and Erin Burdette clinched the victory.

"This has just been an incredible season from start to finish," said Stanford coach Lele Forood. "I think being able to play at home was helpful; we received some great doubles play today and were equally solid in singles. Overall, it was just a tremendous victory for our team."

Stanford added another title in the doubles championship with Kalvaria and Lastra defeating UCLA's Megan Bradley and Lauren Fisher, 6-2, 6-3. It was the Cardinal's first such title since 1990.

"This is incredible and just a dream come true. I wanted this so badly," Lastra said.

In singles, Wake Forest's Bea Bielik used her powerful serve to overwhelm Florida's Lehnhoff, 6-2, 6-0, for the championship. The top-seeded Bielik lost just 21 games in six matches -- a championship record -- to become the first Wake Forest player to win an NCAA tennis title.

TEAM RESULTS

Round of 16

North Carolina 4, Arizona St. 1; Stanford 5, Kentucky 1; UCLA 5, Southern California 1; Georgia 4, California 1; Tennessee 4, Vanderbilt 2; Va. Commonwealth 4, Duke 3; Florida 4, Northwestern 1; Wake Forest 4, Texas 2.

Quarterfinals

Georgia 4, UCLA 2; Stanford 4, North Carolina 1; Florida 4, Wake Forest 0; Tennessee 4, Va. Commonwealth 3.

Semifinals

Stanford 4, Georgia 0; Florida 4, Tennessee 1.

Championship

Stanford 4, Florida 1

Doubles: No. 1 -- Lauren Kalvaria-Gabriela Lastra, Stanford, def. Lindsay Dawaf-Jessica Lehnhoff, Florida, 8-6; No. 2 -- Alexis Gordon-Julia Scaringe, Florida, def. Lauren Barnikow-Erin Burdette, Stanford, 8-5; No. 3 -- Keiko Tokuda-Story Tweedie-Yates, Stanford, def. Annika Bengtsson-Zerene Reyes, 8-4.

Singles: No. 1 -- Suspended; No. 2 -- Suspended; No. 3 -- Reyes, Florida, def. Barnikow, Stanford, 6-0, 6-2; No. 4 -- Burdette, Stanford, def. Gordon, Florida, 7-6, 6-2; No. 5 -- Tokuda, Stanford, def. Bengtsson, Florida, 6-3, 6-1; No. 6 -- Emilia Anderson, Stanford, def. Scaringe, Florida, 6-4, 6-4.

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

Singles

First round: Bea Bielik, Wake Forest, def. Susanna Lingman, Harvard, 6-4, 6-2; Kim Niggemeyer, Fresno St., def. Delia Causevic, Maryland, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1; Megan Bradley, UCLA, def. Toni Neykova, Iowa, 6-2, 7-5; Alix Lacelarie, Clemson, def. Christina Fusano, California, 7-5, 1-6, 6-3; Lauren Kalvaria, Stanford, def. Jamie Wong, Georgia Tech, 6-0, 6-3; Luana Magnani, Southern California, def. Jessyca Arthur, William & Mary, 6-1, 6-1; Maja Mlakar, Arizona, def. Mira Radu, Mississippi, 6-1, 6-3; Kate Pinchbeck, North Carolina, def. Katja Kovac, Baylor, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3; Nataly Cahana, Old Dominion, def. Linda Faltynkova, Oklahoma St., 6-4, 6-0; Lindsay Dawaf, Florida, def. Julie DeRoo, Duke, 7-6 (3), 6-1; Erin Burdette, Stanford, def. Alison Ojeda, Tennessee, 6-2, 6-2; Julie Rotondi, North Carolina, def. Darija Klaic, Washington, 6-3, 7-5; Andrea Ondrisova, Va. Commonwealth, def. Jennifer McGaffigan, Illinois, 6-3, 6-4; Megan Dunigan, Furman, def. Sarah Witten, Kentucky, 5-7, 6-4, 7-6 (8); Bruna Colosio, LSU, def. Sarah Riske, Vanderbilt, 6-3, 6-3; Adria Engel, Arizona St., def. Jennifer Radman, South Carolina, 6-3, 6-2; Carolina Mayorga, Kentucky, def. Lauren Barnikow, Stanford, 6-1, 6-2; Sara Walker, UCLA, def. Courtney Bergman, Harvard, 1-6, 6-0, 6-3; Janet Bergman, Wake Forest, def. Kavitha Krishnamurthy, Princeton, 6-4, 6-2; Jewel Peterson, Southern California, def. Monica Rincon, Ohio St., 6-2, 6-4; Alena Jecminkova, Kansas St., def. Raquel Kops-Jones, California, 1-6, 6-3, 7-6 (3); Alice Pirsu, Pennsylvania, def. Marlene Mejia, North Carolina, 6-3, 6-2; Marine Piriou, Northwestern, def. Alesya Ignatieva, Mississippi, 6-0, 6-4; Jessica Lehnhoff, Florida, def. Anda Perianu, Oklahoma, 4-6, 6-2, 6-4; Vladka Uhlirova, Texas, def. Martina Nedelkova, Va. Commonwealth, 6-4, 6-2; Gabriela Lastra, Stanford, def. Debbie Larocque, Arizona, 6-4, 6-1; Alicia Pillay, Tulsa, def. Erica Perkins, Washington St., 6-3, 6-2; Agata Cioroch, Georgia, def. Anca Dumitrescu, Florida St., 6-2, 6-2; Sarah Borwell, Houston, def. Victoria Stoklasova, South Ala., 6-2, 6-1; Vilmarie Castellvi, Tennessee, def. Jenny Miller, Vanderbilt, 6-2, 6-3; Chloe Carlotti, Fresno St., def. Manon Kruse, Middle Tenn., 7-6, 3-6, 6-2; Katarina Markovski, South Carolina, def. Kelly McCain, Duke, 6-1, 5-7, 7-5.

Second round: Bielik, Wake Forest, def. Niggemeyer, Fresno St., 6-3, 6-2; Bradley, UCLA def. Lacelarie, Clemson,6-0, 6-1; Kalvaria, Stanford, def. Magnani, Southern California, 6-3, 6-1; Pinchbeck, North Carolina, def. Mlakar, Arizona, 3-6, 7-5, 7-5; Dawaf, Florida, def. Cahana, Old Dominion, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3; Burdette, Stanford, def. Rotondi, North Carolina, 7-5, 6-2; Ondrisova, Va. Commonwealth, def. Dunigan, Furman, 7-5, 6-4; Engel, Arizona St., def. Colosio, LSU 2-6, 6-2, 6-2; Walker, UCLA, def. Mayorga, Kentucky, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4; Peterson, Southern California, def. Bergman, Wake Forest, 6-4, 7-5; Pirsu, Pennsylvania, def. Jecminkova, Kansas St., 6-3, 6-2; Lehnhoff, Florida, def. Piriou, Northwestern, 7-5, 6-1; Lastra, Stanford, def. Uhlirova, 6-0, 6-2; Cioroch, Georgia, def. Pillay, Tulsa, 6-0, 6-1; Castellvi, Tennessee, def. Borwell, Houston, 6-4, 6-1; Carlotti, Fresno St., def. Markovski, South Carolina, 6-4, 6-4.

Third round: Bielik, Wake Forest, def. Bradley, UCLA, 6-1, 6-0; Pinchbeck, North Carolina def. Kalvaria, Stanford, 7-5, 6-3; Burdette, Stanford, def. Dawaf, Florida, 6-2, 6-3; Engel, Arizona St., def. Ondrisova, Va. Commonwealth, 1-6, 7-6 (4), 6-1; Peterson, Southern California, def. Walker, UCLA, 6-3, 2-6, 6-2; Lehnhoff, Florida, def. Pirsu, Pennsylvania, 6-1, 6-2; Lastra, Stanford, def. Cioroch, Georgia, 6-0, 6-4; Castellvi, Tennessee, def. Carlotti, Fresno St., 6-2, 6-0.

Quarterfinals: Bielik, Wake Forest, def. Pinchbeck, North Carolina, 6-1, 6-0; Burdette, Stanford, def. Engel, Arizona St., 6-4, 5-7, 6-3; Lehnhoff, Florida, def. Peterson, Southern California, 2-6, 6-4, 7-5; Lastra, Stanford, def. Castellvi, Tennessee, 6-2, 7-5.

Semifinals: Bielik, Wake Forest, def. Burdette, Stanford, 6-1, 6-0; Lehnhoff, Florida, def. Lastra, Stanford, 6-4, 6-2.

Championship: Bielik, Wake Forest, def. Lehnhoff, Florida, 6-2, 6-0.

Doubles

First round: Lauren Kalvaria-Gabriela Lastra, Stanford, def. Stacy McKenna-Erica Perkins, Washington St., 4-6, 6-4, 6-0; Simone Jardim-Kim Niggemeyer, Fresno St., def. Ashley Hedberg-Jessica Roland, Texas A&M, 7-5, 7-6 (6); Tiffany Brymer-Jewel Peterson, Southern California, def. Katia Illarinova-Carolina Maurer, Auburn, 6-3, 5-7, 6-1; Claire Carter-Darija Klaic, Washington, def. Ziva Grasic-Vladka Uhlirova, Texas, 7-6 (3), 6-2; Lindsay Dawaf-Jessica Lehnhoff, Florida, def. Millie Begovic-Weyli Chang, Alabama, 6-2, 6-1; Kathy Boyanovich-Jennifer Radman, South Carolina, def. Agata Cioroch-Lori Grey, Georgia, 7-5, 6-3; Vilmarie Castellvi-Agnes Wiski, Tennessee, def. Petya Marinova-Sara Walker, UCLA, 6-3, 6-7, 6-2 (4); Sarah Riske-Aleke Tsoubanos, Vanderbilt, def. Jessyca Arthur-Candace Fuchs, William & Mary, 6-4, 6-3; Lauren Barnikow-Erin Burdette, Stanford, def. Linda Faltynkova-Katarzyna Kolodynska, Oklahoma St., 6-4, 6-3; Manon Kruse-Stacy Varnell, Middle Tenn., def. Debbie Larocque-Maja Mlakar, Arizona, 6-1, 2-1, retired; Karie Schlukebir-Linda Tran, Indiana, def. Raquel Kops-Jones-Jody Scheldt, California, 6-1, 7-6 (4); Carolina Mayorga-Sarah Witten, Kentucky, def. Marine Piriou-Jessica Rush, Northwestern, 6-1, 6-4.

Second round: Kalvaria-Lastra, Stanford, def. Jardim-Niggemeyer, Fresno St., 6-4, 1-6, 6-2; Carter-Klaic, Washington, def. Brymer-Peterson, Southern California, 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (4); Dawaf-Lehnhoff, Florida, def. Boyanovich-Radman, South Carolina, 3-6, 6-0, 6-0; Riske-Tsoubanos, Vanderbilt, def. Castellvi-Wiski, Tennessee, 5-7, 7-5, 6-3; Barnikow-Burdette, Stanford, def. Kruse-Varnell, Middle Tenn., 6-4, 5-7, 6-2; Mayorga-Witten, Kentucky, def. Schlukebir-Tran, Indiana, 3-6, 7-5, 6-4; Bradley-Fisher, UCLA, def. Engel-Krstulovic, Arizona St., 6-3, 7-5; Adams-McCain, Duke, def. Bergman-Bielik, Wake Forest, 6-4, 6-3; Bradley-Fisher, UCLA, def. Colosio-Fantilli, LSU, 6-3, 7-5; Engel-Krstulovic, Arizona St., def. Loyola-Magnani, Southern California, 6-2, 7-6 (3); Adams-McCain, Duke, def. Mikalayeva-Suurvarik, Illinois St., 6-4, 5-7, 6-3; Bergman-Bielik, Wake Forest, def. Cunha-Green, Notre Dame, 6-3, 6-2.

Quarterfinals: Kalvaria-Lastra, Stanford, def. Carter-Klaic, Washington, 6-4, 6-7 (7), 6-2; Dawaf-Lehnhoff, Florida, def. Riske-Tsoubanos, Vanderbilt, 6-4, 6-3; Mayorga-Witten, Kentucky, def. Barnikow-Burdette, Stanford, 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-4; Bradley-Fisher, UCLA, def. Adams-McCain, Duke, 7-6 (3), 4-6, 6-2.

Semifinals: Kalvaria-Lastra, Stanford, def. Dawaf-Lehnhoff, Florida, 6-2, 6-4; Bradley-Fisher, UCLA, def. Mayorga-Witten, Kentucky, 7-6 (2), 6-2.

Championship: Kalvaria-Lastra, Stanford, def. Bradley-Fisher, UCLA, 6-2, 6-3.


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