Panthers Finish at 2006 Womens Collegiate Doubles Fall Championships

admin October 7, 2006

SATELLITE BEACH, Fla. (women’s tennis) — The Florida Tech women’s program finished their fall season hosting the 2006 Doubles Championships at DeSoto Park
today. Three institutions participated in the event including Rollins College , Flagler College and Florida Tech.

Because of the small turn-out of teams that originally committed to attend, the event was shortened to a one day round robin format. Rollins College
prevailed on the day after sweeping every one of their flights.

Panthers’ number one tandem of junior Michaela Horvathova (Bratislava, Slovakia) and Natalia Ramos (San Juan, Puerto Rico) took medalists honors after
succumbing to the Tars’ #9 ranked duo of Tasi Purcell and Marnie Mahler 7-5, 6-2 and came back in the final match shutting down the Saints’ Chelci DeCuba
and Chelsea Maratta 6-0, 6-0.

Tech’s number two pair of sophomore Nicole David (Fort Pierce, Fla.) and junior Amanda Rohrbach (Jefferson City, Mo.) fell in both matches grabbing one
point in their second set against Rollins 6-0, 6-1, while they faired better against Flagler only falling 6-1, 6-4.

Seniors’ Aya Nakatsuji (Sakura, Chiba, Japan) and senior Tania Gay (Melbourne, Fla.) made up the Panthers #3 flight. Nakatsuji and newcomer Gray lost 6-0,
6-1 to the Tars and 6-2, 6-2 to the Saints.

2006 Women’s Collegiate Doubles Fall Championships
Saturday, October 07, 2006 ~ DeSoto Park ~ Satellite Beach, Florida
Hosted by Florida Tech

9:00 a.m.
Flight 1 Tasi Purcell/Marnie Mahler (#9 nationally) (RC) def. Chelci DeCuba/Chelsea Maratta (FC) 6-1, 6-2
Flight 2 Silvia Frandji/Anastasiya Shevchenko (RC) def.. Leigh Ann Moss/Fernanda Ospina (FC) 6-2, 6-4
Flight 3 Soni Bernal/Allison Arof (RC) def. Monica Berbelo/Allison Hess (FC) 7-6 (5), 6-4

Noon
Flight 1 Tasi Purcell/Marnie Mahler (RC) def. Michaela Horvathova/Natalia Ramos (FT) 7-5, 6-2
Flight 2 Silvia Frandji/Anastasiya Shevchenko (RC) def. Nicki David/Amanda Rohrbach (FT) 6-0, 6-1
Flight 3 Soni Bernal/Allison Arof (RC) def. Tania Gay/Aya Nakatsuji (FT) 6-1, 6-0

2:30 p.m.
Flight 1 Michaela Horvathova/Natalia Ramos (FT) def. Chelci DeCuba/Chelsea Maratta (FC) 6-0, 6-0
Flight 2 Leigh Ann Moss/Fernanda Ospina (FC) def. Nicki David/Amanda Rohrbach (FT) 6-1, 6-4
Flight 3 Monica Berbelo/Allison Hess (FC) def. Tania Gay/Aya Nakatsuji (FT) 6-2, 6-2

Flight
Champions

Tasi Purcell/Marnie Mahler (#9 nationally) (RC)
Silvia Frandji/Anastasiya Shevchenko (RC)
Soni Bernal/Allison Arof (RC)

Flight Finalists
Michaela Horvathova/Natalia Ramos (FT)
Leigh Ann Moss/Fernanda Ospina (FC)
Monica Berbelo/Allison Hess (FC)

* Note: Because their was no single play all doubles matches were scored using the two set scoring instead of one set