Feb. 9, 2001

Oak Park, Ill. - Despite Northern Iowa showing up to Friday's match almost an hour late and being penalized by starting down 4-0 in every singles match, UNI rallied back to down the UIC women's tennis team 4-3 at the Oak Park Tennis and Fitness Club.

Northern Iowa was able to rally back in four of the six singles affairs with three going to a three-set 10-point tiebreaker. For UIC, Alyson Stalzer posted her third straight singles win while freshman Ayca Gumuscu tallied her first singles win of the spring season with a 6-0, 6-3 victory over Amie Crowley at the No. 3 position.

The Flames did take the doubles point as the tandem of Nicole Derouin and Karen Liwanpo defeated Kylene Wong and Crowley, 9-8 (10-2) in the No. 2 doubles' match while the duo of Stalzer and Zvjezdana Malesevic won after Fleur Muysson and Carrie Amsbaugh retired with the contest tied 1-1.

With the loss, UIC falls to 2-3 on the year while Northern Iowa improved to 2-3 with the win. The Flames are back in action tomorrow afternoon as they battle Alabama at Northerwestern's Indoor Tennis Facility.

Friday, February 09, 2001 Final Results

Northern Iowa 4 UIC 3

Singles Results

No. 1 - Kylene Wong (UNI) def. Nicole Derouin (UIC) 3-6, 6-2, 1-0 (10-6)

No. 2 - Jessica Landes (UNI) def. Jacki Farr (UIC) 1-6, 75, 1-0 (10-8)

No. 3 - Ayca Gumuscu (UIC) def. Amie Crowley (UNI) 6-0, 6-3

No. 4 - Kendra Lindeman (UNI) def. Zvjezdana Malesevic (UIC) 0-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-6)

No. 5 - Alyson Stalzer (UIC) def. Fleur Muysson (UNI) 6-0, 7-5

No. 6 - Carrie Amsbaugh (UNI) def. Zorica Malesevic (UIC) 7-5, 6-4

Doubles Results

No. 1 - Landes/Lindeman (UNI) def. Farr/Gumuscu (UIC) 9-7

No. 2 - Derouin/Liwanpo (UIC) def. Wong/Crowley (UNI) 9-8 (10-2)

No. 3 - Zvjezdana/Stalzer (UIC) def. Muysson/Amsbaugh (UNI) 1-1 retired