Oct. 1, 2001
Bowling Green, Ohio - The five-time league champion UIC women's tennis team proved to be in midseason form over the weekend as they kicked off their 2001-02 campaign at the Bowling Green Invitational.
All in all, the Flames captured four of the five singles flight titles while finishing the event with an overall record of 19-5 in individual singles action. UIC, under the guidance of first-year head coach Shannon Tully, was also successful in doubles play, posting a 6-6 mark at the BGSU Invite.
Sophomore Ayca Gumuscu picked up where she left off last season en route to winning the No. 1 singles flight title. Gumuscu was a perfect 3-0 on the weekend, tallying victories over Melissa Dunham-Freer of Wright State and Devon Bissinger of Bowling Green before claiming the championship with a three-set triumph over Carolina Salinas of Indiana State.
In the No. 2 singles flight, senior newcomer Britta Dohmann had an impressive collegiate debut, going 3-0 including a third set tie-breaker win over Kristina Bothova of Northern Illinois, 7-6(4), 4-6, (10-8).
Seniors Alyson Stalzer and Kim Harris then wrapped things up for the Flames, bringing home the No. 4 and No. 5 flight titles.
Stalzer tallied straight set wins over Korkoi Quaye of Northern Illinois, Logan Baker of Indiana State and Marie Craig of Wright State en route to the No. 4 flight championship while Harris also went 3-0 with straight set wins over Ashley Topper (Wright State), Jessica Johnson (Bowling Green) and Maggie Jacobs (Wright State).
In other singles action, junior Nicole Derouin (2-1) placed third in the No. 1 singles flight. Zvjezdana (2-1/No. 3 singles) and Zorica (2-1/No. 4 singles) Malesevic both placed fifth for the weekend.
Derouin and Gumuscu led the way in doubles action for UIC, placing third in the No. 1 flight with a 2-1 record.
2001 Bowling Green Invitational
(Final Results)
SINGLES
Flight #1
Nicole Derouin (2-1)
Def. Kylene Wong (NIU) 6-3, 6-2
Lost to Carolina Salinas (Ind. St.) 7-5, 3-6, 7-5
Def. Devon Bissinger (BGSU) 6-0, 6-2 - Third Place
Ayca Gumuscu (3-0)
Def. Melissa Dunham-Freer (Wright State) 6-4, 7-6(4)
Def. Devon Bissinger (BGSU) 6-1, 6-2
Def. Carolina Salinas (Ind. St.) 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 - First Place
Flight #2
Karen Liwanpo (1-2)
Def. Debbie Campbell (Wright State) 6-0, 6-2
Lost to Kristina Bothova (NIU) 6-0, 6-3
Lost to Magda Narcezewska (Ind. St.) 6-3, 6-0 - Fourth Place
Britta Dohmann (3-0)
Def. Jessica Landes (NIU) 6-0, 6-2
Def. Magda Narcezewska (Ind. St.) 6-2, 7-5
Def. Kristina Bothova (NIU) 7-6(4), 4-6, (10-8) - First Place
Flight #3
Zvjezdana Malesevic (2-1)
Lost to Alyson Gabel (BGSU) 2-6, 4-6
Def. Laura Whitney (Ind. St.) 6-0, 6-0
Def. Cameron Benjamin (BGSU) 2-6, 6-2, 6-2 - Fifth Place
Flight #4
Alyson Stalzer (3-0)
Def. Korkoi Quaye (NIU) 6-0, 6-2
Def. Logan Baker (Ind. St.) 6-2, 6-1
Def. Marie Craig (Wright State) 7-5, 6-2 - First Place
Zorica Malesevic (2-1)
Lost to Laura Kokinda (BGSU) 7-6(2), 6-2
Def. Kelly Maifield (NIU) 6-3, 6-3
Def. Gloria Montero (Wright State) 3-6, 7-5, 6-4 - Fifth Place
Flight #5
Kim Harris (3-0)
Def. Ashley Topper (Wright State) 6-0, 6-0
Def. Jessica Johnson (Bowling Green) 6-4, 6-2
Def. Maggie Jacobs (Wright State) 6-2, 6-3 - First Place
DOUBLES
Flight #1
Derouin/Gumuscu (2-1)
Def. Wong/Reddy (NIU) 8-6
Lost to Salinas/Earl (Ind. St.) 9-8(2)
Def. Bissinger/Schoenberger (BGSU) 8-4 - Third Place
Dohmann/Liwanpo (1-2)
Lost to Landes/Bothova (NIU) 8-5
Def. Narczewska/Becker (Ind. St.) 8-3
Lost to Wong/Reddy (NIU) 9-7 - Sixth Place
Flight #2
Zvjezdana/Stalzer
Lost to Herndon/Whitney (Ind. St.) 9-7
Def. Montero/Dunham-Freer (Wright State) 8-4
Def. (unknown) 9-8(5) - Fifth Place
Zorica/Harris
Def. Amsbaugh/Mayfield (NIU) 9-7
Lost to Dunbar/Craig (Wright State) 8-6
Lost to Herndon/Whitney (Ind. St.) 8-1 - Fourth Place
