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April 23, 2001

Viking Women Finish Seventh in NCC Tennis Tournament

SIOUX FALLS - Augustana finished seventh in the seven-team North Central Conference women’s tennis tournament hosted by the University of Nebraska-Omaha April 26-28 at Hanscom Park in Omaha.

The University of Northern Colorado won the title with 60 points. The University of North Dakota was second with 48, host UNO was third with 42, St. Cloud State University was fourth with 40, Minnesota State University, Mankato fifth with 29, South Dakota State University sixth with 20, and Augustana seventh with 13.

Augustana results:

Singles

• No. 1 - Marie-Ange Komie, MSU, defeated Melanie Feehan, AC, 6-0, 6-0, in the first round. Berit Merril, SCSU, defeated Feehan, 6-2, 6-2, in the consolation semifinals.
• No. 2 - Sara Eull, SCSU, defeated Jen Bonebright, AC, 6-0, 6-1, in the first round. Melanie Hoffrogge, MSU, defeated Bonebright, 6-0, 6-0, in the consolation semifinals.
• No. 3 - Nicole Lechner, SCSU, defeated Ashleigh McBeth, AC, 6-1, 6-0, in the first round. Sara Huls, UNO, defeated McBeth, 6-0, 6-0, in the consolation semifinals.
• No. 4 - Laura Klinkhammer, SDSU, defeated Elizabeth Zawanda, AC, 6-1, 6-0, in the first round. Zawanda drew a bye in the consolation semifinals. Jessica Conway, SCSU, defeated Zawanda, 6-1, 6-0, for fifth place.
• No. 5 - Amber Alley, UNC, defeated Jen Lovik, AC, 6-0, 6-0, in the first round. Lovik defeated Kate Vander Wal, SDSU, 6-0, 6-1, in consolation semifinals. Elizabeth Hansen, MSU, defeated Lovik, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1, for fifth place.
• No. 6 - Jodi Pease, SCSU, defeated Katie Peterson, AC, 6-0, 6-1, in the first round. Peterson drew a bye in the consolation semifinals. Heather Schroeder, MSU, defeated Peterson, 6-0, 6-1, for fifth place.

Doubles

• No. 1 - Komasincki/Spalding, UNO, defeated Feehan/Bonebright, AC, 8-1, in the first round. Everding/Vander Wal, SDSU, defeated Feehan/Bonebright, 9-7, in the consolation semifinals.
• No. 2 - Tidwell/Lambertz, SDSU, defeated McBeth/Lovik, AC, 8-1, in the first round. McBeth/Lovin drew a bye in the consolation semifinals. Eull/Conway, SCSU, defeated McBeth/Lovik, 8-2, for fifth place.
• No. 3 - Wass/Differding, UND, defeated Peterson/Carissa Butterfield, AC, 8-1, in the first round. Klinkhammer/Darling, SDSU, defeated Peterson/Butterfield, 8-4, in the consolation semifinals.