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TENNIS BATTLES IN NEW YORK
2/11/2002
The UMBC men's and women's tennis teams got into action this weekend, with five matches in New York. The women won two of three, besting Colgate, 6-1, and Bloomsburg, 6-1, but falling to Columbia, 5-2. In the Columbia match, UMBC lost two tough singles matches, as #1 Anita Pushpanathan dropped a 5-7, 6-3, 6-3 decision and #5 Aimee Lim fell, 7-6, 6-3. #2 Jana Karaskora (6-3, 6-3) and #6 Kathryn Wheatley (6-4, 7-6) earned victories for the Retrievers. Karaskora completed a perfect weekend, winning all three singles matches in straight sets.The men split two matches, defeating Bloomsburg, 7-0, and falling at Colgate, 4-3. #1 Josef Novotny, #3 Mikhail Kouznetsov, #5 Luis Baraldi, and #6 Albert Hardja all won both matches. #1 Josef Novotny won his singles match over Colgate's Reed Hagmann, who was ranked #17 in the region. Novotny is currently ranked #18.Scores/Results-WomenddFeb. 7--UMBC 6, Colgate 1Singles#1 Alikpala, CU, def. Anita Pushpanathan, UMBC, 6-1, 6-7, 7-5#2 Jana Karaskova, UMBC def. Erickson, CU, 6-3, 6-0#3 Tia Kaasalainen, UMBC def. Suffredini, CU, 6-2, 6-0#4 Lana Khavalina, UMBC def. Maldoni, CU, 6-2, 7-5#5 Aimee Lim, UMBC def. Fede, CU, 6-3, 4-6, 10-5#6 Kathryn Wheatley, UMBC def. Sine, CU, 6-1, 6-2 Doubles#1 Pushpanathan/Karaskova def. Wenink/Suffredini, 8-4#2 Kaasalainen/Khavalina def. Maldoni/Alikpala, 8-1#3 Sine/Erickson def. Lim/Wheatley, 8-6Feb. 8--Columbia 5, UMBC 2Singles#1 Mittal, CU def. Pushpanathan, UMBC, 5-7, 6-3, 6-3#2 Karaskova, UMBC def. Krishnasuany, CU, 6-3, 6-3#3 Rahali, CU, def. Kaasalainne, UMBC, 6-1, 6-2#4 Martinez, CU, def. Khvalina, UMBC, 6-4, 6-0#5 Nguyen, CU def. Lim, UMBC, 7-6 (4), 6-3#6 Wheatley, UMBC def. Konka, CU, 6-4, 7-6 (9-7)Doubles#1 Martinez/Rahali def. Pushpanathan/Karaskova, 9-7#2 Mittal/Weintraub def. Kaasalainen/Khavalina, 9-7#3 Krishnasuany/Nguyen def. Lim/Wheatley, 8-1Feb. 9--UMBC 6, Bloomsburg 1Singles#1 Pushpanathan, UMBC def. Bartsch, BU, 6-3, 6-4#2 Karaskova, UMBC def. Fulton, BU, 6-0, 6-0#3 Kaasalainen, UMBC def. Kochora, BU, 6-2, 6-3#4 Khvalina, UMBC def. Campbell, 6-1, 6-0#5 Lim, UMBC def. Bramante, BU, 6-4, 6-1#6 Bench, BU def. Carolyn Vamasiri, UMBC, 6-0, 6-3Doubles#1 Pushpanathan/Karaskova def. Bartsch/Kochera, 8-6#2 Kaasalainen/Khvalina def. Campbell/Fulton, 8-3#3 Lim/Vamasiri def. Bench/Bramante, 8-3MEN'SFeb. 9--UMBC 7, Bloomsburg 0Singles#1 Josef Novotny, UMBC, def. Shumway, BU, 6-2, 6-3#2 Eric Nudo, UMBC, def. McGrath, BU, 7-5, 6-2#3 Mikhail Kouznetsov, UMBC def. Caster, BU, 6-1, 6-0#4 Chris Cetateanu, UMBC def. Vellek, BU, 7-5, 7-5#5 Luis Baraldi, UMBC, def. Miller, BU, 6-3, 6-2#6 Albert Hardja, UMBC, def. Wenck, BU, 6-1, 6-2Doubles#1 Novotny/Brandon Ferguson, UMBC def. Shumway/McGrath, 9-8 (8)#2 Nudo/Cetateanu, UMBC, def. Caster/Vellek, BU, 8-3#3 Kouznetsov/Baraldi, UMBC def. Millen/Siegfried, BU, 8-2Feb. 10--Colgate 4, UMBC 3Singles#1 Novotny, UMBC, def. Hagmann, CU, 6-1, 6-3#2 Paushter, CU, def. Nudo, UMBC, 6-4, 6-4#3 Kouznetsov, UMBC def. Saccullo, CU, 6-4, 6-3#4 Johnson, CU def. Cetateanu, UMBC, 6-4, 6-2#5 Baraldi, UMBC def. Ambrose, CU, 5-7, 6-1, 10-4#6 Lowe, CU, def. Hardja, UMBC, 6-1, 6-1Doubles#1 Paushter/Saccullo, CU def. Novotny/Ferguson, UMBC, 8-5#2 Johnson/Hagmann, CU def. Nudo/Cetateanu, UMBC, 8-0#3 Ambrose/Lowe, CU def. Kouznetsov/Baraldi, UMBC, 8-6