Jan. 23, 2010
NOTRE DAME, Ind. – The sixth-ranked Irish women’s tennis team started the 2010 dual-match season off on a high note Saturday, cruising past Iowa 6-1.
Notre Dame swept the doubles matches to claim a 1-0 lead. No. 12 Kristy Frilling and Kali Krisik topped Sonja Molnar and Lynne Poggensee-Wei, 8-1, at No. 1 doubles, while Cosmina Ciobanu and Chrissie McGaffigan defeated Merel Beelen and Zuzi Chmelarova, 8-7, at second doubles. Shannon Mathews and Colleen Rielley downed Jessica Young and Kelcie Klockenga, 8-5, at No. 3 doubles to complete the sweep.
No. 30 Frilling handed No. 65 Molnar a 6-0, 6-3 loss at No. 1 singles. Mathews battled Poggensee-Wei to a third-set tiebreaker, winning the match 6-4, 2-6, 1-0 (10-5). McGaffigan took down Chmelarova, 6-2, 6-1, at No. 3 singles, while Krisik toppled Merel Beelen, 6-4, 6-1 at No. 4. Ciobanu defeated Klockenga, 6-1, 6-2, at No. 5 singles.
Notre Dame’s only loss of the day came at No. 6 singles as Iowa’s Alexis Dorr edged Kristen Rafael, 7-6, 5-7, 1-0 (10-4).
The 1-0 Irish will head to Wisconsin for a noon (CT) matchup on Sunday.
#6 Notre Dame 6, Iowa 1
Singles
1. #30 Kristy Frilling (ND) def. #65 Sonja Molnar (Iowa) 6-0, 6-3
2. Shannon Mathews (ND) def. Lynne Poggensee-Wei (Iowa) 6-4, 2-6, 1-0 (10-5)
3. Chrissie McGaffigan (ND) def. Zuzi Chmelarova (Iowa) 6-2, 6-1
4. Kali Krisk (ND) def. Merel Beelen (Iowa) 6-4, 6-1
5. Cosmina Ciobanu (ND) def. Kelcie Klockenga (Iowa) 6-1, 6-2
6. Alexis Dorr (Iowa) def. Kristen Rafael (ND) 7-6, 5-7, 1-0 (10-4)
Doubles
1. #12 Frilling/Krisk (ND) def. Molnar/Poggensee-Wei 8-1
2. Ciobanu/Mathews (ND) def. Beelen/Chmelarova 8-7
3. Mathews/Rielley (ND) def. Young/Klockenga 8-5
–ND–