March 19, 2010
AMES, Iowa - The Cleveland State women's tennis team completed its spring break trip with a 6-0 victory over South Dakota on Thursday afternoon at Iowa State.
The six singles matches were played first due to time constraints on the court and the doubles matches were not played as a result of the match already being decided.
The Vikings moved everyone up in the order as Catrine Bjerrehus, CSU's normal No. 1 player, sat out the match. All six players won their matches in straight sets, including a 6-3, 7-5 win by Maria Lazaris at No. 1 singles. It was her second win at the No. 1 position in as many attempts.
Nicole Janek won 6-2, 6-2 at No. 2 singles, while Charlotte Gibbons picked up a 6-0, 6-0 win at No. 3. Sanda Bjelan (No. 4) and Mengdi Liu (No. 5) both won 6-1, 6-1 and Molly Drake scored a 6-2, 6-2 win at No. 6 singles.
The Vikings are back in action on Saturday (March 27) when CSU hosts Green Bay at 9:00 a.m. at River Oaks Racquet Club.
Cleveland State 6, South Dakota 0
Singles
No. 1 � Maria Lazaris (CSU) def. Shadi Soleymani 6-3, 7-5
NO. 2 � Nicole Janek (CSU) def. Melanie Rockne, 6-2, 6-2
No. 3 � Charlotte Gibbons (CSU) def. Marina Kiefer, 6-0, 6-0
No. 4 � Sanda Bjelan (CSU) def. Rijalda Zejnic, 6-1, 6-1
No. 5 � Mengdi Liu (CSU) def. Isabel Nunez, 6-1, 6-1
No. 6 � Molly Drake (CSU) def. Kelsi Foster, 6-2, 6-2
Note: Singles were played first because of time constraints on the courts, and doubles were not played as a result of the team match being decided.
