Rice University
Wake Forest Deacon Classic
Owls Wrap Up Demon Classic
10/2/2005 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Oct. 2, 2005
Women's Tennis: Owls Wrap Up Demon Classic
For Immediate Use Oct. 2, 2005 Contact: Patty Barnes (713-348-5637)
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- Tiffany Lee and Amy Cao helped Rice wrap up a solid showing at the Wake Forest Deacon Classic with a pair of victories on Sunday in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Lee swept Tennessee Tech's Marin Tasheva 6-4, 6-1 to finish the tournament with a 3-1 record in flight A singles. Cao rebounded from a pair of early losses in flight C singles to sweep her final two matches. First she posted a 6-0, 6-2 win against Richmond's Jelena Zivnovic late Saturday, then she downed Tennessee Tech's Evgenia Yartseva 6-2, 6-0 on Sunday.
Also on Saturday, Christine Dao posted a big rally in flight A singles for a 0-6, 6-0, 6-1 victory against Tasheva to advance to the semifinals, where she was swept by Jenna Loeb of Wake Forest.
After a first-round loss on Friday, Melissa Kavanagh-Patel rebounded to win a pair on Saturday and advance to Sunday's back-draw finals. She defeated Yartseva 7-5, 6-1 and Pearly Leung of Syracuse 6-2, 6-3, before the Orange's Wei Ming Leong won the back draw in a 6-1, 6-3 decision.
Complete Deacon Classic results are available here
Rice senior Blair DiSesa competes in the qualification tournament of the Riviera/ITA All-American Championships in Pacific Palisades, Calif., starting on Tuesday. Teammates Kimberley Patenaude and Dominique Karas received bids to the pre-qualifying tournament, but lost in Saturday's first round action. Complete ITA tournament results are available here.
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