No. 15 Florida State blanks Tech, 7-0
Hokies fall to 12-6
March 22, 2008
BLACKSBURG, Va. - The Virginia Tech women's tennis team dropped a 7-0 decision Saturday afternoon to the Florida State Seminoles in a match played at the Burrows-Burleson Tennis Center on the Virginia Tech campus. Florida State, ranked No. 15 nationally, improved to 12-2 overall and 2-1 in the ACC with the win, while the Hokies, ranked No. 47 nationally, fell to 12-6, 0-4.
Florida State swept the doubles competition for the first point then captured all six singles matches for the victory.
In singles, Inga Beermann (Jr., Bad Salzflen, Germany) lost her No. 1 match, 6-2, 6-2, against No. 68 Lauren MacFarlane and Yasmin Hamza (Fr., Cairo, Egypt) lost 7-6, 6-2, to 33rd-ranked Katie Rybakova at No. 2. Elsewhere, Jessica Long (Sr., Elizabethtown, Pa.) fell 6-4, 6-0, in her No. 3 match versus No. 100 Carolin Walter, J.J. Larson (Sr., Orchard Park, N.Y.) lost 6-0, 6-2, at No. 4 to Jessica Wente, Jessica Brouwer (Jr., Maarssen, Netherlands) lost her No. 5 match against Ania Rynarzewska, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 and Holly Johnson (Fr. Tallahassee, Fla.) dropped her No. 6 contest, 6-2, 6-0, versus Frederica Suess.
The match opened with the Seminoles sweeping the doubles competition. Tech's Brower/Larson lost 8-4 at No. 1 against 53rd-ranked Rybakova/Rynerzewska, Hamza/Long fell, 8-2, at No. 2 versus Suess/Walter and Beermann/Johnson dropped the No. 3 match, 8-2, to McFarlane/Wente.
Tech will host No. 12 Miami at noon on Sunday with the first 75 fans to receive Virginia Tech tennis shirts.
#15 Florida State 7, #47 Virginia Tech 0
Singles
1. #68 Lauren MacFarlane (FSU) def. Inga Beermann (VT) 6-2, 6-2
2. #33 Katie Rybakova (FSU) def. Yasmin Hamza (VT) 7-6, 6-2
3. #100 Carolin Walter (FSU) def. Jessica Long (VT) 6-4, 6-0
4. Jessica Wente (FSU) def. J.J. Larson (VT) 6-0, 6-2
5. Ania Rynarzewska (FSU) def. Jessica Brouwer (VT) 4-6, 6-2, 6-3
6. Frederica Suess (FSU) def. Holly Johnson (VT) 6-2, 6-0
Finishing Order: 4, 6, 3*, 1, 2, 5
Doubles
1. #53 Rybakova/Rynerzewska (FSU) def. Brouwer/Larson (VT) 8-4
2. Suess/Walter (FSU) def. Hamza/Long (VT) 8-2
3. MacFarlane/Wente (FSU) def. Beermann/Johnson (VT) 8-2
Finishing Order: 1, 2*, 3
*clinching point
Singles
1. #68 Lauren MacFarlane (FSU) def. Inga Beermann (VT) 6-2, 6-2
2. #33 Katie Rybakova (FSU) def. Yasmin Hamza (VT) 7-6, 6-2
3. #100 Carolin Walter (FSU) def. Jessica Long (VT) 6-4, 6-0
4. Jessica Wente (FSU) def. J.J. Larson (VT) 6-0, 6-2
5. Ania Rynarzewska (FSU) def. Jessica Brouwer (VT) 4-6, 6-2, 6-3
6. Frederica Suess (FSU) def. Holly Johnson (VT) 6-2, 6-0
Finishing Order: 4, 6, 3*, 1, 2, 5
Doubles
1. #53 Rybakova/Rynerzewska (FSU) def. Brouwer/Larson (VT) 8-4
2. Suess/Walter (FSU) def. Hamza/Long (VT) 8-2
3. MacFarlane/Wente (FSU) def. Beermann/Johnson (VT) 8-2
Finishing Order: 1, 2*, 3
*clinching point












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