Sept. 19, 2007

Women's Tennis: Volkova Takes 2nd Place in Flight Match 1 of BGSU Invitational

    Bowling Green, Ohio. -- The Youngstown State women's tennis team opened its 2007 fall season at the Bowling Green Invitational. Other teams competing included  Akron, Bradley, Toledo and Xavier along with Horizon League opponents Cleveland State and Detroit. No team scores were kept in the two day event.

    For YSU, Marshall transfer Anna Volkova won second place in the Flight Match 1. Volkova defeated BGSU'S Kelsey Jakupcin 6-7 (9-11), 6-1, 1-0 (11-9) and Bradley's Emily Regenold 6-0, 6-3. Volkova dropped the championship match to Martina Wodzinski  of Toledo finishing second place in the flight match.

   In other singles action, Tanisha Welch and Irena Lanc each finished fourth place in their singles matches. Welch played in the Flight Match No.3 while Lance competed in the No. 4 flight spot.

    The women's tennis team will play the next fall invitational at Toledo on October 13-14.