Oct. 14, 2003
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -
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The University of Memphis women's tennis team released the bracket for the University of Memphis/Varsity Pro Shop Invitational that takes place Friday and Saturday. Participants for the 2003 tournament include Conference USA foe Saint Louis along with Southeast Missouri State, Southwest Missouri State, Southern Illinois-Carbondale, Murray State University and Tennessee Tech University in addition to the Lady Tigers of Memphis.
Unlike other fall tournaments where there are just three or four draws, the Varsity Pro Shop tournament will allow players to play in positions similar to where they will play in the spring during the dual season.
Junior Victoria Gruber is coming off a solid run in A singles and doubles at the Middle Tennessee tournament, and will be in the No. 1 singles bracket at the home tournament, beginning with a 9 a.m. match, Friday, against Adrienne Bland from Southeast Missouri State.
Senior Marlene Dirnstorfer will open her No. 2 singles match with a first-round bye, then will face the winner of the Jaclyn Leeper (MSU)/Katarina Lozanova (SLU) match at noon, Friday.
Sophomore Andrea Feichtinger will play in the No. 3 singles draw, and will begin her schedule Friday at 9 a.m. against Kay Ehlke from Southeast Missouri State.
Fellow sophomore Kristin Noble will look to capture her second Varsity Pro Shop tournament championship, but this time in the No. 4 singles draw. Noble, who won the No. 6 singles title at last year's tournament, will open her schedule Friday at 10:30 against Saint Louis' Melissa Cutler.
Freshman Alex Tjioe, already a consolation round finalist once this year, will look to make another run in a tournament, this time starting at No. 5 singles, where she will face Tennessee Tech's Alicia Kutyla, at 10:30 a.m., Friday.
The final draw contains two Lady Tigers. Senior Rebecca Garner will be making her final home appearance of her Lady Tiger career, as she is slated to graduate in December before returning home to England. Garner will start her final homestand with a first-round bye and will face the winner of the Amy O'Handley (SLU)/Liz Garza (SWMO) match at 1 p.m., Friday.
Also in the No. 6 singles draw with Garner will be freshman Christina Wieser. Wieser drew a first-round opponent from Conference USA, and will play Saint Louis' Lindsay Winninger at 10:30 a.m., Friday.
There will be three doubles draws for this weekend's tournament. The team of Gruber and Dirnstorfer, finalists in A doubles at last weekend's tournament, will play in the No. 1 doubles draw and will face Tennessee Tech's Carter and Cansado. Doubles times have not been set, but will be played as the singles portion of the tournament is completed for the day on Friday.
The Lady Tiger duo of Feichtinger and Tjioe will play No. 2 doubles this weekend, and will face the SEMO duo of Hoebing and Hoering in the first round.
The final all-Lady Tiger duo will be Noble and Garner. The two returnees will play in No. 3 doubles, and will face Saint Louis' Cutler and Steer. Lady Tiger freshman Christina Wieser will team with Saint Louis' Siminuic as a doubles duo. The duo received a first-round bye and will play the winner of the McQueen/Hall (MSU) and Garza/Stanojevic (SWMO) match.
The Varsity Pro Shop Classic will take place at the University of Memphis recreation center courts, located at the corner of Echles and Spottswood on the campus of the University of Memphis, across from the Student Recreation Center. Tournament action is scheduled for both Friday and Saturday, cutting the length of the tournament to two days after being three days in previous years.
