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09.22.07 -
The #1 doubles team of Stephanie
Strong and Raelyn Althoff brought home the women's doubles title from
the Wilson/ITA NAIA Regional Championships held at Cedarville
University. It is the first
time in school history that a Forester individual or doubles' team has
won one of the events.
Strong and Althoff knocked off Eva
Delk and Laura Helm of Indiana Wesleyan 8-4 in the championship match.
The win qualifies the pair for the National Tournament which will take
place in Mobile, Alabama October 11-14.
HU's other doubles
team of Kendra Ganz and Jessica Deter were eliminated in the first
round 9-8.
Only one of the
four Foresters participating in the competition survived the first
round. Jessica Deter downed Taylor's Kaiti Marsh 6-4, 6-2 in
opening round action, but then fell 6-4, 6-1 to Emily Sampsel of Ohio
Dominican.
In the consolation
bracket, Strong fought her way back to the championship game before
falling 6-3, 7-5 to Taylor's Kaiti Marsh.
"We really had a good tournament," said Coach
Turner. "All of our matches were close and we had our chances. I am
very proud of their efforts." |
