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Steve Baras Memorial College Classic (UT-Chattanooga)
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Women's Tennis Makes Three Finals Appearances, Wins One Title
9/25/2006 5:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Freshman Angela McGahee knocked off the No. 1 seed in the “A” Singles tournament and advanced to the semifinals. Another freshman, Lyndsay Ottosen played her way into the quarterfinals of the “B” Singles bracket.
After a first round bye, Anna and Rachael Lask beat Jemma Evers and Lucia Vojtkova of
In the championship match,
Alvarez and Ottosen also received a first round bye in the “B” Doubles tournament. In round number two, MSU beat Adriana Borda and Kimberly Ferris of
Alvarez and Ottosen saw their run come to an end in the title match. Nischa Maier-Knapp and Samrin Tanzeem, also from Alabama-Birmingham, won by an 8-5 score.
In addition to playing two doubles matches on Sunday, Alvarez played a pair of singles matches on her way to the finals of the “C” Singles draw. The sophomore defeated Tennessee-Martin's Ernestine Koornhof, 7-5 and 6-3, in the opening round. In round two, Alvarez beat April Bradley (BU), 6-3 and 6-3. It took a little overtime for Alvarez to get through the semifinals. After losing the first set 7-6 to
Her fourth match of the day came against the top seed Seden Soyalp of Alabama-Birmingham. Soyalp won in straight sets, 6-1 and 6-2, to claim the title.
