Oct. 4, 2009
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Anastasia Dracheva, ranked No. 122 in the ITA Preseason Poll, finished fourth Sunday in the Maize Draw at the Wolverine Invitational, hosted by Michigan. The junior had a chance at third place, but fell to an opponent from Purdue, 6-3, 6-2 in her final match.
Stephanie Danesis and Brintney Larson both won consolation matches by identical 6-2, 7-5 scores on Sunday. Danesis topped an opponent from Marquette, while Larson defeated a Mid-American Conference rival from Western Michigan.
All three players also added wins during doubles play. Danesis and Larson combined for an 8-3 victory over Purdue, while Dracheva teamed with Megan Martzolf for an 8-1 win over Marquette.
Miami returns to action Oct. 21-26 at the ITA Midwest Regional. The event, hosted by Cincinnati, features some of the best players in the Midwest.
Maize Draw
Third Place: Rabot (PUR) def. Dracheva (MIA), 6-3, 6-2Consolation Matches
Sulahian (U-M) def. Martzolf (MIA), 6-3, 6-2Danesis (MIA) def. Fischer (MARQ), 6-2, 7-5
R. Hush (MARQ) def. Wald (MIA), 7-5, 2-6, 1-0 (10-3)
Martin (PUR) def. Honiball (MIA), 6-1, 6-3
Larson (MIA) def. Dudzik (WMU), 6-2, 7-5
Pastunink (WMU) def. Parr (MIA), 6-0, 6-1
Nivia (WMU) def. Bridger (MIA), 6-3, 6-3
Doubles Matches
Danesis/Larson (Miami) def. Sammons/Rabot (Purdue) - 8-3Martzolf/Dracheva (Miami) def. Fischer/Barry (Marquette) - 8-1
Denny/Moccia (WMU) def. Honiball/Wald (Miami) - 8-3
Matsuto/Pastunink (WMU) def. Parr/Bridger (Miami) - 8-1
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