Marianne Barau defeated Carnegie Mellon's Alexandra Tapak 6-0, 6-3 in the match.
The Gustavus women’s tennis team fell 7-2 to Carnegie Mellon University in the first round of the 2011 ITA Indoor Championship being held March 4-6 in the Swanson Tennis Center. Marianne Barau and Mary Roop recorded Gustavus’ two wins in the match. Following a sweep of the doubles competition, Carnegie Mellon got wins from Laura Chen and Courtney Chin to give the Tartans the decision and first round victory.
The Gusties fall to 3-3 overall on the season. They will face DePauw University in the consolation semifinals at 8:30 a.m. tomorrow morning. Carnegie Mellon moves on to play Emory University in the semifinals at 2:00 p.m. tomorrow afternoon.
Singles competition
1. Laura Chen (CMUW) def. Sam Frank (GAC) 6-1, 6-0
2. Courtney Chin (CMUW) def. Megan Gaard (GAC) 3-6, 6-3, 6-3
3. Marianne Barau (GAC) def. Alexandra Tapak (CMUW) 6-0, 6-3
4. Cze-Ja Tam (CMUW) def. Alex Erickson (GAC) 6-3, 6-4
5. Jennifer Chui (CMUW) def. Julie Bardenwerper (GAC) 7-5, 6-2
6. Mary Roop (GAC) def. Madison Rabson (CMUW) 6-1, 7-5
Doubles competition
1. Laura Chen/Courtney Chin (CMUW) def. Marianne Barau/Megan Gaard (GAC) 8-3
2. Jennifer Chui/Alexandra Tapak (CMUW) def. Megan Born/Sam Frank (GAC) 9-7
3. Ashley Herrick/Cze-Ja Tam (CMUW) def. Alex Erickson/Julie Bardenwerper (GAC) 9-8 (8-6)