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MVC Individual Championships Concludes, Drake Leaves Its Mark

MVC Individual Championships Concludes, Drake Leaves Its Mark

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Bradley University Women's Tennis 10/1/2006 5:00:00 AM

Omaha, Neb. ? The Bradley Braves wrapped up play at the 2006 State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Individual Championships on Sunday with rival Drake taking four titles and two runner-ups.

 

Senior Teri Chan (Gunree, Ill./Warren) powered her way past Evansville's Beth Peyton for a seventh-place in #3 singles. After taking the first set 6-0, Peyton made the second set harder for Chan, edging Peyton 7-5 in the second set for the match and seventh-place. She also recorded her 62nd career victory, adding to an impressive singles career. In doubles, Chan and partner Kim Braun lost a heart-breaker to Creighton's Thurston/Erickson combo, 9-7. The duo walks away with an eighth-place finish for #2 doubles.

 

Sophomores Kim Braun (Racine, Wisc./The Prairie School) and Erin Krubeck (Boulder, Colo. /Fairview) took home fourth-place finishes in their respective flights. Braun took Drake's Sarah Plowman to a first set tie break, only to fall 7-6 (1). Braun could not regain momentum, losing 6-4 in the second set, for a fourth-place in #6 singles. Krubeck was beaten in the first set by UNI's Samantha Schnobel, 6-2. Krubeck was determined to take the second set, but faltered 7-5 in a tight match, giving her a fourth-place in #7 singles.

 

Freshmen Emily Regenold (Cincinnati, Ohio /Princeton), Jessica Buterbaugh (Paradise Valley, Ariz./Chaparral) and Kelly Donohue (Louisville, Ky. /Sacred Heart Academy) took sixth-place finishes in their respective flights. Regenold fell to Wichita State's Anna Egorova, 6-1, 6-1 in #2 singles. Buterbaugh dropped a 6-3, 6-4 decision to UNI's Caroline Hannes in #5 singles. Donohue dropped the first set 6-0 to Illinois State's Carolyne Parent in #4 singles. Donohue fought back taking the second set to a tie-break, but came up short, falling 7-6 (3).

 

In #3 doubles, teammates Erin Krubeck and Emily Regenold powered past Creighton's Yanagida/Yoneshige combo, 8-3 giving them a fifth-place finish in #3 doubles.

 

Senior Elise Montrose (Portland, Ore. /Sunset) was defeated by Drake's Veronika Lesayova, 6-3, 6-4. Montrose ended taking eighth-place in #1 singles. Montrose and teammate Kelly Donohue loss to UNI's Pukse/Kanade duo, 8-3, giving them an eighth-place finish in #1 doubles.

 

The Braves will take a few weeks off to prepare for the ITA Regionals in East Lansing, Mich. on Oct. 19-23.

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Players Mentioned

Teri Chan

Teri Chan

Freshman
Elise Montrose

Elise Montrose

Freshman
Kim Braun

Kim Braun

5' 8"
Freshman
Erin Krubeck

Erin Krubeck

5' 6"
Freshman
Jessica Buterbaugh

Jessica Buterbaugh

5' 8"
Freshman
Kelly Donohue

Kelly Donohue

5' 6"
Freshman
Emily Regenold

Emily Regenold

5' 5"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Teri Chan

Teri Chan

Freshman
Elise Montrose

Elise Montrose

Freshman
Kim Braun

Kim Braun

5' 8"
Freshman
Erin Krubeck

Erin Krubeck

5' 6"
Freshman
Jessica Buterbaugh

Jessica Buterbaugh

5' 8"
Freshman
Kelly Donohue

Kelly Donohue

5' 6"
Freshman
Emily Regenold

Emily Regenold

5' 5"
Freshman