Feb. 13, 2010
WICHITA, Kan.; - Sophomore Michaela Stracar (Jericho, N.Y.) picked up her fourth singles win of the spring season today as the Penn State women's tennis team fell to Wichita State on the road, 6-1.
The Shockers jumped out to an early 1-0 lead with a sweep in the doubles competition. The Wichita State duo of Florentina Hanish and Lenore Lazaroui bested freshman Petra Januskova (Ottawa, Canada) and sophomore Maria Prishlyak (Kiev, Ukraine) in second doubles, 8-4. On the No. 3 court, freshman Sarah Henderson (Auckland, New Zealand) and Stracar hung with Lily Wakim and Della Damaschin, but fell by a narrow 8-6 margin.
With the doubles point clinched, Shockers Lutfiana Budiharto and Stephanie Dlamacio completed the doubles sweep for Wichita State with an 8-4 win over seniors Sarah Lotto (Toronto, Ontario) and Lauren McCarthy (Danbury, Conn.)
Budiharto bumped the Shockers ahead to a 2-0 lead with a 6-1, 6-0 win over Januskova. Following on the No. 2 court, Prishlyak fell to Dalmacio, 6-0, 6-4. Lazaroiu clinched the match victory for Wichita State with a straight-set 6-1, 6-4 victory over Lotto in third singles. Following in fifth singles, Hansich extended Wichita State's lead as she defeated Henderson, 6-4, 6-2.
With the Shockers ahead 5-0, Stracar put Penn State on the board as she shut Lily Wakin out in sixth singles, 6-0, 6-0. McCarthy fell in the first set of No. 4 singles to Damaschin, 6-4, but forced a third-set tiebreaker with a 7-5 win in the second. Damaschin came away with the win after edged McCarthy in the tiebreaker, 10-8.
Tomorrow, the Nittany Lions travel to Oklahoma play the Sooners at 11 a.m. Penn State's next home match is Friday, Feb. 19 at 5 p.m. when it hosts Marshall at the Indoor Tennis Center. Admission to all Penn State home matches is free.
Wichita State 6, Penn State 1
Singles Results
1. Lutfiana Budiharto (WSU) def. Petra Januskova (PSU), 6-1, 6-0
2. Stephanie Dalmacio (WSU) def. Maria Prishlyak (PSU), 6-0, 6-4
3. Lenore Lazaroiu (WSU) def. Sarah Lotto (PSU), 6-1, 6-4
4. Delia Damaschin (WSU) def. Lauren McCarthy (PSU), 6-4, 5-7, 10-8
5. Florentina Hansich (WSU) def. Sarah Henderson (PSU), 6-4, 6-2
6. Michaela Stracar (PSU) def. Lily Wakim (WSU), 6-0, 6-0
Order of Finish: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 4
Doubles Results
1. Budiharto/Dalmacio (WSU) def. Lotto/McCarthy (PSU), 8-4
2. Hanisch/Lazaroiu (WSU) def. Januskova/Prishlyak (PSU), 8-4
3. Wakim/Damaschin (WSU) def. Henderson/Stracar (PSU), 8-6
Order of Finish: 2, 3, 1