Feb. 8, 2008

Results

MADISON, Wis. - The ninth-ranked University of Miami women's tennis team suffered its first loss of the season Friday night to undefeated and top-ranked Stanford, 4-3, in quarterfinal action at the ITA National Women's Team Indoor Championships at Nielsen Tennis Stadium.

After falling behind 2-0, Miami (4-1) would win two of the next three points to cut the Cardinal lead to one behind wins from Claudia Wasilewski in the No. 6 position and No. 29 Laura Vallverdu in the No. 1 spot but UM's comeback effort would fall short as No. 58 Carolyn McVeigh defeated Caren Seenauth, 6-2, 6-3, in the No. 5 position to advance Stanford (3-0) in the semifinal round.

The Cardinal earned the first point of the match after winning all three doubles matches. Stanford won by a count of 8-3 in both the No. 1 and No. 2 positions while also taking the No. 3 spot by a score of 8-4. Up 1-0, Stanford opened singles play with No. 21 Jessica Nguyen defeating Romy Farah in the No. 2 position, 6-3, 6-3, to put the Cardinal up by two.

Wasilewski would give UM its first point of the night with a 2-6, 7-6 (4), 6-3 victory over Leyla Hodzic but Whitney Deason was able to get the point back for Stanford with a 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 win over Bianca Eichkorn in the fourth position.

Vallverdu brought Miami within one at 3-2 with an exciting, 1-6, 6-2, 7-5 win over No. 39 Lindsay Burdette but the Hurricanes' comeback bid would ultimately come up short with McVeigh's win at No. 5.

"Stanford played a great match," Yaroshuk-Tews said. "They were the better team tonight." 

Michaela Kissell and Hilary Barte went back and forth in the No. 3 spot before Kissell claimed a 1-6, 6-3, 7-6 (3) win to give UM its third and final point.

The Hurricanes' will now take on No. 7 California in Saturday's quarterfinal consolation bracket. The Bears also dropped their quarterfinal match with a 4-0 loss to No. 3 Northwestern Friday night. Saturday's match between UM and Cal is tentatively scheduled for 4:30 p.m. ET.

For complete results and Saturday's schedule, visit the ITA's tournament website.

Stanford 4, Miami 3

Singles

1. No. 29 Laura Vallverdu (UM) def. No. 39 Lindsay Burdette (Stanford), 1-6, 6-2, 7-5

2. No. 21 Jessica Nguyen (Stanford) def. Romy Farah (UM), 6-3, 6-3

3. Michaela Kissell (UM) def. Hilary Barte (Stanford), 1-6, 6-3, 7-6 (3)

4. Whitney Deason (Stanford) def. Bianca Eichkorn (UM), 3-6, 7-5, 6-3

5. No. 58 Carolyn McVeigh (Stanford) def. Caren Seenauth (UM), 6-2, 6-3

6. Claudia Wasilewski (UM) def. Leyla Hodzic def. 2-6, 7-6 (4), 6-3

Order of finish: 2, 6, 4, 1, 5*, 3

Doubles

1. Lindsay Burdette/Hilary Barte (Stanford) def. Laura Vallverdu/Romy Farah (UM), 8-3  

2. Whitney Deason/Jessica Nguyen (Stanford) def. Michaela Kissell/Gina Sabatino (UM), 8-3

3. Celia Durkin/Carolyn McVeigh (Stanford) def. Caren Seenauth/Bianca Eichkorn (UM), 8-4

Quarterfinal Results

#1 Stanford 4, #8 Miami 3

#4 Georgia Tech 7, #5 Georgia 0

#3 Northwestern 4, #6 California 0

North Carolina 4, #7 Southern California 3

Consolation Results

Fresno State 5, Clemson 1

#2 UCLA 4, Arkansas 3

Notre Dame 4, William & Mary 3

Baylor 7, Wisconsin 0