Women's Tennis Falls to Ohio State, 7-0

April 22, 2000

EAST LANSING, Mich. - The Michigan State women's tennis team was shut out by Ohio State, 7-0, Saturday afternoon at the MSU Outdoor Courts. The loss drops MSU to 2-13 overall, 0-9 in the Big Ten, while OSU improves to 15-6, 8-1.

Ohio State won all six singles matches, including defaults at No. 5 and No. 6 singles, and won the doubles point with two victories and a default at No. 3 doubles.

The Spartans host Penn State Sunday morning, April 23, at 11 a.m. in their final dual match of the season. Michigan State will then head to Ann Arbor, Mich. for the Big Ten Championships, April 27-30, at the University of Michigan.

Singles Matches
No. 1 - Monica Rincon (OSU) def. Brooke Townsend (MSU) 6-2, 6-3
No. 2 - Michelle Matko (OSU) def. Natasha Skogerboe (MSU) 4-6, 6-4, 7-5
No. 3 - Sadhaf Pervez (OSU) def. Kathryn Figenshau (MSU) 6-0, 6-0
No. 4 - Laura Maloney (OSU) def. Joi McQueen (MSU) 6-4, 6-1
No. 5 - OSU win by default
No. 6 - OSU win by default


Doubles Matches
No. 1 - Kristy Dascoli/Rincon (OSU) def. Townsend/Skogerboe (MSU) 8-1
No. 2 - Pervez/Maloney (OSU) def. Figenshau/McQueen
No. 3 - OSU win by default

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