Vikings Conclude Day One Action at Rocket Invitational

CSU Continues Play at Toledo on Saturday

Catrine Bjerrehus

Oct. 9, 2009

TOLEDO, Ohio - The Cleveland State women's tennis team had several solid performances in day one of the Toledo Rocket Invitational on Friday at the Laurel Hill Tennis Club.

"I thought we had a pretty soild day on the court," head coach Brian Etzkin said. "We had not played in a competition in two weeks, but I felt we competed well and hung tough mentally and physically. We may have been a little tired because we had players that played two doubles matches and a singles match, but that was a testament to them hanging in there and battling through."

Catrine Bjerrehus earned a 6-0, 6-1 victory over Monique Burton of West Virginia in singles play, while Nicole Janek defeated WVU's Stephanie LaFortune, 6-4, 6-3, in singles.

Janek also teamed with Sanda Bjelan to earn a tough 9-7 doubles win, while Bjerrehus and Gibbons also picked up a doubles win, 8-5, over a West Virginia duo.

Action is slated to continue at the Rocket Invitational on Saturday at 10:30 a.m.

BLUE DRAW SINGLES
Bjerrehus (CSU) def. Burton (WVU), 6-0, 6-1
Janek (CSU) def. LaFortune (WVU), 6-4, 6-3
Mathis (WVU) def. Lazaris (CSU), 6-2, 6-1

GOLD DRAW SINGLES
Cardenas (WVU) def. Gibbons (CSU), 6-4, 6-0 Haught (WVU) def. Bjelan (CSU), 7-6 (8), 3-6, 10-6

DOUBLES
Kovaleva/McPhillips (UIC) def. Bjerrehus/Gibbons (CSU), 8-6
Bjelan/Janek (CSU) def. Cristescu/Petrova (UIC), 9-7
Bjerrehus/Gibbons (CSU) def. LaFortune/Burton (WVU), 8-5
Cardenas/Mathis (WVU) def. Bjelan/Janek (CSU), 8-5