Michigan State University
Illinois
Women's Tennis Shut Out In Big Ten Opener
2/26/2000 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Feb. 26, 2000
EAST LANSING, Mich. - The MSU women's tennis team dropped its Big Ten opener Saturday afternoon, losing 7-0 to Illinois. The Spartans fall to 1-5 on the season, 0-1 in the conference, while the Illini improve to 3-5 overall, 1-0 in the Big Ten.
Illinois won all nine matches of the dual, including forfeits by Michigan State at No. 6 singles and No. 3 doubles.
Freshman Joi McQueen (Carmel, Ind./Carmel) played the best match of the day for MSU, losing 7-6 (7-2), 7-5 to Natalia Manasova at No. 5 singles.
The Spartans return to action Sunday morning at 11 a.m., hosting Big Ten foe Northwestern. The match will be played at the MSU Indoor Tennis Facility.
Singles Matches 1.Eldina Falzic (UI) def. Brooke Townsend (MSU) 6-4, 6-2 2.Simone Kung (UI) def. Natasha Skogerboe (MSU) 6-3, 6-3 3. Natasha Loebnitz (UI) def. Kelli Hayes (MSU) 6-2, 6-2 4. Carla Rosenberg (UI) def. Kerry Pastein (MSU) 6-0, 6-0 5. Natalia Manasova (UI) def. Joi McQueen (MSU) 7-6 (7-2), 7-5 6. Michele Webb (UI) won by defaultDoubles Matches 1. Loebnitz/Brooke Ferny (UI) def. Townsend/Skogerboe (MSU) 8-5 2. Kung/Webb (UI) def. Hayes/Pastein (MSU) 8-5 3. Rosenberg/Manasova (UI) won by default
