Women's Tennis Back On Winning Track

Tuesday, February 29

Salt Lake City

5:00 PM MT

University of Utah

Weber St

2/29/2000 12:00 AM | Women's Tennis

Feb. 29, 2000

SALT LAKE CITY - The University of Utah women's tennis team got back on the winning track in impressive fashion, drubbing Weber State 9-0 after a five-match losing streak.

Utah won every match in straight-sets.

Megan Payne-Dorny upset No. 51 Lenka Zacharova at No.1 singles, 6-4, 7-5. Her teammates were equally impressive. At No.2, Irini Kotoglou, hobbled by a knee injury, won a first-set tie-breaker in upending Therina Steenkamp, 7-6, 6-4, while Frida Kareld battled through a first-set tie-breaker at No. 4, in disposing Dana Delancey, 7-6, 6-2. Cassie Kasteler cruised, 6-1, 6-4, at No. 3 over Summer Marshall. Linn Ronnberg and Anna Stechert beat Veronica Reynosa and Tara Rosenweig, respectively, 6-4, 6-1, and 6-1, 6-0 in the final two positions.

The Utes snowballed into doubles, where Kasteler and Brooke Wilkinson defeated Zacharova-Steenkamp, 8-6 at No. 1. Kotoglou-Kareld posted a 9-7 win at No. 3 over Marshall-Rosenweig, while Payne-Dorny/Ronnberg went 5-3 against Delancey -Reynosa, before the Wildcat tandem retired due to injury.

Utah heads to Big Ten country Sat. and Sun. to face No. 64 Purdue and No. 18 Northwestern.

"This is a big win for us. Weber State has been playing great," said Coach John Tsumas. "We were dominant in winning our close sets tonight."

"Megan [Payne-Dorny] served awesome. Her serve was only broke once. Frida [Kareld] and Irini [Kotoglou] were able to pull out tie-breakers with precise execution," Tsumas said. "I feel we can upset Purdue and we are excited for the road trip."

MATCH RESULTS

SINGLES:
No. 1, Megan Payne-Dorny (UU) d. No. 51 Lenka Zacharova (WSU), 6-4, 7-5
No. 2, Irini Kotoglou (UU) d. Therina Steenkamp (WSU), 7-6, 6-4
No. 3, Cassie Kasteler (UU) d. Summer Marshall (WSU), 6-1, 6-4
No. 4, Frida Kareld (UU) d. Dana Delancey (WSU), 7-6, 6-2
No. 5, Linn Ronnberg (UU) d. Veronica Reynosa (WSU), 6-4, 6-1
No. 6, Anna Stechert (UU) d. Tara Rosenweig (WSU), 6-1, 6-0

DOUBLES:
No. 1, Wilkinson-Kasteler (UU) d. Zacharova-Steenkamp (WSU), 8-6
No. 2, Payne-Dorny/Ronnberg (UU) d. Delancey-Reynosa (WSU), 5-3 (ret. inj.)
No. 3, Kareld-Kotoglou (UU) d. Marshall-Rosenweig (WSU), 9-7