Brook Buck clinched the match for the Irish with a thrilling three set victory, 2-6, 6-2, 6-3

Three Reach ITA Midwest Regional Singles Round of 16

Oct. 21, 2007

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – The Notre Dame women’s tennis team advanced three players into the round of 16 of the ITA Midwest Regional Championships at the Varsity Tennis Center on Saturday.

Junior #125 Kelcy Tefft (Enid, OK) recorded a pair of straight-set victories. Tefft defeated Stephanie Wooten of Purdue, 6-2, 6-1, and Katri Miller of Illinois State, 6-4, 6-1. She now stands 4-1 on the season.

Sophomore #45 Cosmina Ciobanu (Brea, CA) also registered a pair of straight-set victories. Ciobanu had little trouble with Kari Wig from Michigan, 6-2, 6-2. She then got past Karina Chiarelli of Minnesota, 7-6 (5), 6-0. Ciobanu improved to 5-1 on the year.

Senior #91 Brook Buck (Yukon, OK) nearly dropped her opening round match, but rallied to victory. She dropped the opening set to Whitney Taney of Michigan, 6-3, but narrowly pulled out a 7-6 (6) victory in the second set and rode the momentum to a 6-0 drubbing in the third set. Buck then cruised past Momei Qu of Illinois, 6-2, 6-2. Buck now stands 3-1 on the season.

Sophomore #110 Colleen Rielley (Overland Park, KS) and freshman Kristen Rafael (Grand Prairie, TX) each lost in the first round.

#9 Buck and Tefft, as well as sophomore Kali Krisik (Arkansas City, KS) and Rielley each moved into the quarterfinals of the doubles’ draw.

Buck and Tefft breezed past Lindsey Howard and Rika Tatsuno of Michigan, 8-2, while Krisik and Rielley knocked off Jennifer Migan and Joanne Schickerling of Indiana State, 8-5.

NCAA Women’s Tennis
ITA Midwest Region IV Women’s Tournament
Oct. 18-22, 2007
University of Michigan Varsity Tennis Center
Ann Arbor, Mich.

Singles
#125 Kelcy Tefft (ND) def. Stephanie Wooten (Purdue); 6-2, 6-1
#125 Kelcy Tefft (ND) def. Katri Miller (Illinois State); 6-4, 6-1
#45 Cosmina Ciobanu (ND) def. Kari Wig (UM); 6-2, 6-2
#45 Cosmina Ciobanu (ND) def. Karina Chiarelli (Minn); 7-6 (5), 6-0
T. Mahtani (UM) def. #110 Colleen Rielley (ND); 6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-2
M. Mosolova (NW) def. Kristen Rafael (ND); 6-3, 6-2
#91 Brook Buck (ND) def. Whitney Taney (UM); 3-6, 7-6 (6), 6-0
#91 Brook Buck (ND) def. Momei Qu (Ill.); 6-2, 6-2

Doubles
#9 Buck/Tefft (ND) def. Howard/Tatsuno (UM); 8-2
Kali Krisik/Rielley (ND) def. Migan/Schickerling; 8-5

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