Sept. 21, 2008

Volkova Finishes Second in Flight 2 of Bowling Green Invitational

   Bowling Green, Ohio -- The YSU women's tennis team opened the fall season at the Bowling Green Invitational. A total of nine teams, including YSU, participated in the weekend long event.  No team scores were kept. Junior Anna Volkova claimed second-place in Flight 2 while freshman Anna Lynch finished third-place in Flight 1.

    Lynch defeated Detroit's Annie Moore 6-2, 6-2 before falling to Safiyya Ismail from Cincinnati by a score of 6-3, 6-1. Lynch came back in the third round to beat Xavier's Kara Courtney, 6-4, 4-6(9)

    Volkova won the first round of her flight against IUPUI's Vanessa Carna, 7-6 (3), 6-1 and then in the second round against Ksenia Slycko from Cincinnati 6-4, 7-5. Volkova fell in the third round 6-1, 6-0 to finish second.

    In doubles action, Hannah Patten and Irena Lanc placed third in Flight 4. Patten and Lanc teamed up to beat IUPUI's Karlee Rush and Kelly Davis, 8-1. The pair lost 8-2 in the second round to Akron and then beat Cleveland State's Denisa Muntean and Molly Drake by a score of 9-8 (6) to finish third.

    The women's team will be back in action on October 3-5 at the Ball State Invitational.