Nov. 16, 1997
Cseresnyes Defeated In ITA/Rolex Championships
TEMPE, Ariz. -- Reka Cseresnyes lost her semifinal match at the ITA Rolex Intercollegiate Tennis Championships today. The three-time All-American advanced to the semifinals after a win over teammate Kerry Giardino in the quarterfinals, but was defeated by Zsofia Csapo of Pepperdine in their semifinals match-up, 6-3, 6-1.
Amanda Basica of UCLA won the championship match in three sets, 2-6, 6-2, 6-2.
Both Cseresnyes and Csapo rein from Budapest, Hungary and both are ranked in the top-40. Cseresnyes (14th) and Csapo (36th) will face each other again when Pepperdine comes to Tempe to battle the Sun Devils in a dual match, January 23.
That concludes fall play for the Sun Devils. They will be in action next, January 6-10 when they travel to Milwaukee for the Milwaukee Classic.