UMKC Enters Summit League Championships As No. 3 Seed
4/26/2012 1:50:00 PM | Women's Tennis
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The UMKC women's tennis team (13-11, 6-2 SL) enters the 2012 Summit League Championship as the No. 3 seed where it will face No. 2 seed IPFW (18-10, 7-1 SL) in the opening round at the Plaza Tennis Center starting at 10 a.m. on Friday. With a win, the Kangaroos will square-off with the winner of the match between No. 1 seed Oral Roberts (11-5, 8-0 SL) and No. 4 seed Southern Utah (9-9, 5-3 SL) at 10 a.m. on Saturday for the Summit League Championship and a trip to the NCAA Championships.
THE OPPONENTS
» UMKC vs. IPFW » Apr. 27, 2012 » 10 a.m. (CT)
IPFW enters the match with an 18-10 record overall and a 7-1 mark in Summit League play after knocking off Oakland, UMKC, and SDSU in its last three league matches. The Mastodons are led by Anita Henestrosa's 16 wins from the No. 1 line, while Raquel Vescovi has added 17 from the Nos. 1-3 spots. In the first meeting, IPFW won 4-1 in Fort Wayne, Ind., on Mar. 31, with Bouet notching the 'Roos lone point.
» UMKC vs. Oral Roberts » Apr. 28, 2012 » 10 a.m. (CT)
Oral Roberts enters the tournament as the No. 1 seed, posting an 11-5 record overall and an 8-0 mark in The Summit League after winning its last eight matches against league foes. This season, the Golden Eagles are led by Ekaterina Kondrashova's 11 singles wins from No. 1, while Tori Dollar has added nine wins. In the first meeting this season, ORU picked up a 4-0 win on Mar. 30 in Fort Wayne, Ind.
» UMKC vs. Southern Utah » Apr. 28, 2012 » 10 a.m. (CT)
Southern Utah enters the tournament with a 9-9 record overall and a 5-3 mark in league play, falling only to the top three seeds. On the season, Olia Tatarchenk leads the Thunderbirds with 14 wins from the Nos. 2-4 positions, while Ksusha Johnson has 12 playing Nos. 1-2. In the first meeting between the teams, UMKC won 4-3 on Mar. 17 in Las Vegas, with Schulte, Bouet and Yakominich all nabbing wins.
RECORD WATCH
UMKC's current roster boasts the top four all-time winners in school history in Laura Bouet, Jillian Yakominich, Eva Dalvai, and Suzan Lisenby. The group includes three juniors and a senior (Yakominich).
The roster also has six of the top nine doubles players in school history, with the four mentioned players, along with senior Jessica Ball and sophomore Gabriela Pintos.
As a team, the 'Roos now have a school record 13 victories.
HEAD COACH KENDELL HALE
Kendell Hale is in his fifth season as the head coach of the UMKC women's tennis program. Overall, the 2011-12 season is Hale's 18th as a collegiate head coach, and compiled a 317-214 overall combined record coming into 2012. He has a current 41-60 mark with the women. Hale has coached seven all-league selections and was selected at the 2010 USPTA National Coach of the Year for his turnaround effort at UMKC.
In 2011, Hale guided the 'Roos to a school record 12 victories and a 6-2 mark in Summit League play. UMKC finished third in the regular season standings to qualify for the league tournament for the second straight year, and made it to the championship match for the first time in school history.
Before joining the UMKC coaching staff, Hale spent 11 years as the head coach at Rockhurst University, where he led the Hawks to nine NCAA Tournament appearances.
The UMKC women's tennis team (13-11, 6-2 SL) enters the 2012 Summit League Championship as the No. 3 seed where it will face No. 2 seed IPFW (18-10, 7-1 SL) in the opening round at the Plaza Tennis Center starting at 10 a.m. on Friday. With a win, the Kangaroos will square-off with the winner of the match between No. 1 seed Oral Roberts (11-5, 8-0 SL) and No. 4 seed Southern Utah (9-9, 5-3 SL) at 10 a.m. on Saturday for the Summit League Championship and a trip to the NCAA Championships.
THE OPPONENTS
» UMKC vs. IPFW » Apr. 27, 2012 » 10 a.m. (CT)
IPFW enters the match with an 18-10 record overall and a 7-1 mark in Summit League play after knocking off Oakland, UMKC, and SDSU in its last three league matches. The Mastodons are led by Anita Henestrosa's 16 wins from the No. 1 line, while Raquel Vescovi has added 17 from the Nos. 1-3 spots. In the first meeting, IPFW won 4-1 in Fort Wayne, Ind., on Mar. 31, with Bouet notching the 'Roos lone point.
» UMKC vs. Oral Roberts » Apr. 28, 2012 » 10 a.m. (CT)
Oral Roberts enters the tournament as the No. 1 seed, posting an 11-5 record overall and an 8-0 mark in The Summit League after winning its last eight matches against league foes. This season, the Golden Eagles are led by Ekaterina Kondrashova's 11 singles wins from No. 1, while Tori Dollar has added nine wins. In the first meeting this season, ORU picked up a 4-0 win on Mar. 30 in Fort Wayne, Ind.
» UMKC vs. Southern Utah » Apr. 28, 2012 » 10 a.m. (CT)
Southern Utah enters the tournament with a 9-9 record overall and a 5-3 mark in league play, falling only to the top three seeds. On the season, Olia Tatarchenk leads the Thunderbirds with 14 wins from the Nos. 2-4 positions, while Ksusha Johnson has 12 playing Nos. 1-2. In the first meeting between the teams, UMKC won 4-3 on Mar. 17 in Las Vegas, with Schulte, Bouet and Yakominich all nabbing wins.
RECORD WATCH
UMKC's current roster boasts the top four all-time winners in school history in Laura Bouet, Jillian Yakominich, Eva Dalvai, and Suzan Lisenby. The group includes three juniors and a senior (Yakominich).
The roster also has six of the top nine doubles players in school history, with the four mentioned players, along with senior Jessica Ball and sophomore Gabriela Pintos.
As a team, the 'Roos now have a school record 13 victories.
HEAD COACH KENDELL HALE
Kendell Hale is in his fifth season as the head coach of the UMKC women's tennis program. Overall, the 2011-12 season is Hale's 18th as a collegiate head coach, and compiled a 317-214 overall combined record coming into 2012. He has a current 41-60 mark with the women. Hale has coached seven all-league selections and was selected at the 2010 USPTA National Coach of the Year for his turnaround effort at UMKC.
In 2011, Hale guided the 'Roos to a school record 12 victories and a 6-2 mark in Summit League play. UMKC finished third in the regular season standings to qualify for the league tournament for the second straight year, and made it to the championship match for the first time in school history.
Before joining the UMKC coaching staff, Hale spent 11 years as the head coach at Rockhurst University, where he led the Hawks to nine NCAA Tournament appearances.
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