Oct. 10, 1997
ASU/Miss Karen's Fall Tennis Classic
TEMPE, Ariz. -- Six of the top eight-seeded players advanced to the quarterfinals in day one of the Miss Karen's/ASU Fall Classic Friday at the Whiteman Tennis Center.
The biggest upset of the day came when fourth-seeded Karolina Bakalarova of USC fell to unranked Anja Tragardh of San Diego (3-6, 6-3, 6-4) in the round of 32 singles. Bakalarova is ranked 55th in the preseason collegiate tennis rankings.
The top-seeded individual, ASU senior Reka Cseresnyes, defeated Erin Miller of Grand Canyon (6-0, 6-1) and Cal's Stephanie Tibbits (6-1, 2-6, 6-4) to reach Saturday's quarterfinals, which begin at 10 a.m.
The ASU/Miss Karen's Fall Classic continues Saturday with singles consolation quarterfinals beginning at 8:30 a.m. Singles quarterfinals begin at 10 a.m., with the semifinals slated for a 1 p.m. start. The doubles quarterfinals begin at 4 p.m. Here are complete singles and doubles results from day one:
SINGLES (Round of 32): (1)Reka Cseresnyes (ASU) def. Zerin Miller (Grand Canyon) 6-0, 6-1 Stephanie Tibbits (California) def. Joanna Buczkowska (Arizona) 6-2, 6-0 (5)Jing Chen (Long Beach State) def. Torey Pratt (ASU) 6-4, 6-1 Eva Novotna (Kansas State) def. Yael Tobi (Pepperdine) 5-7, 6-1, 6-3 Anja Tragardh (Univ. of San Diego) def. (4)Karolina Bakalarova (USC) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 Claire Curren (California) def. Natalie Exon (UC Irvine) 6-1, 6-3 Simone Bock (New Mexico State) def. (8)Angela Lawrence (Pepperdine) 1-6, 6-3, 7-5 Alison Nash (ASU) def. Anna Pampoulova (Kansas State) 6-4, 6-4 Yana Dorodnova (Kansas State) def. Vanessa Abel (Arizona) 6-4, 6-3 (7)Mirja Wallmark (Univ. of San Diego) def. Kerry Giardino (ASU) 2-6, 7-5, 6-0 Nadine Rastetter (Pepperdine) def. Simone Bremicker (New Mexico State) 7-5, 6-2 (3)Stephanie Lansdorp (ASU) def. Sara Arquilla (Long Beach State) 6-1, 6-3 Annabel Rognon (Pepperdine) 6-1, 6-3 def. Faye DeVera (ASU) 2-6, 6-1, 6-3 (6)Veronika Safarova (USC) def. Darian Chappell (UC Irvine) 6-3, 6-3 Celena McCoury (ASU) def. Lena Piliptchak (Kansas State) 7-5, 6-0 (2)Esther Knox (California) def. Tiffany Bartolacci (Pepperdine) 6-1, 6-2 SINGLES (Round of 16): (1)Reka Cseresnyes (ASU) def. Stephanie Tibbits (California) 6-1, 2-6, 6-4 (5)Jing Chen (Long Beach State) def. Eva Novotna (Kansas State) 6-3, 4-6, 6-1 Natalie Curren (California) def. Anja Tragardh (Univ. of San Diego) 6-4, 4-0 ret. Alison Nash (ASU) def. Simone Bock (New Mexico State) 6-3, 7-6 (4) Yana Dorodnova (Kansas State) def. (7)Mirja Wallmark (Univ. of San Diego) 2-6, 7-5, 6-0 (3)Stephanie Lansdorp (AS) def. Nadine Rastetter (Pepperdine) 6-0, 6-1 (6)Veronika Safarova (USC) def. Annabel Rognon (Pepperdine) 6-1, 6-4 (2)Esther Knox (California) def. Celena McCoury (ASU) 6-4, 6-0 DOUBLES: (1)Knox/Curren (California) BYE Pampoulova/Piliptchak (KSU) def. Rastetter/Bartolacci 8-5 McCoury/Cseresnyes (ASU) def. Chen/Arquilla (Long Beach State) 8-4 Allegre/Buczkowska (Arizona) def. Wallmark/Tragardh (Univ. of San Diego) -- default Dorodnova/Novotna (Kansas State) def. Tobi/Rognon (Pepperdine) 8-2 Bock/Bremicker (New Mexico State) def. DeVera/Giardino (ASU) 9-8 Bakalarova/Safarova (USC) def. Pratt(ASU)/Abel(Arizona) 8-3 (2)Lansdorp/Nash (ASU) def. Exon/Chappell (UC Irvine) 8-2