Oct. 3, 2009

The University of Dayton women's tennis team completed day one of the Queen City Invitational tournament in Cincinnati, Ohio on Friday.

Flight A Doubles partners Loni Dickerhoof and Julie Kirkland advanced through the first round with a bye and look to face Cincinnati's Ismail/Wise duo in the Quarterfinal Round on Saturday.

Senior Molly Mathews picked up a win, defeating Bradley University's Kennedy Scott in Flight C Singles (2-6, 6-4, 6-4). Julie Kirkland defeated Ball State's Johnson in Flight A Singles (7-5; 6-1).

The Flyers will look to regain momentum on Saturday in the remaining rounds of the tournament.

RESULTS

FLIGHT A DOUBLES

Dickerhoof/Kirkland (advance with a bye)
Alkire/Ducro (Xavier) def. Grote/O'Connell (8-4)

FLIGHT A SINLGES

Chircosta (Bowling Green) def. Dickerhoof (6-; 6-1)
Pleiman (Xavier) def. Kirkland (6-3; 6-1)
Thomson (Ball State) def. Dickerhoof (6-4; 6-2)
Kirkland def. Johnson (Ball State) (7-5; 6-1)

FLIGHT B DOUBLES

Pettersson/Wickline (West Virginia) def. Glankler/Mathews (8-2)
Treece/Zinn (Xavier) def. Gray/Weeks (8-1)

FLIGHT B SINGLES

Pilsbury (West Virginia) def. Grote (6-2; 6-2)
Blaskovicova (West Virginia) def. Glankler (7-5; 6-3)
Ducro (Xavier) def. Glankler (6-1; 6-3)
Ismail (Cincinnati) def. Grote (6-0; 6-2)

FLIGHT C SINGLES

Johnson (Bowling Green) def. O'Connell (6-3; 6-2)
Mathews def. Scott (Bradley) (2-6; 6-4; 6-4)
Reynolds (Toledo) def. Mathews (6-0; 6-2)
Cardenas (West Virginia) def. O'Connell (6-0; 6-0)

FLIGHT D SINGLES

Weir (Toledo) def. Weeks (6-0; 6-1)
Pickrel (Ball State) def. Gray (6-3; 6-2)
Beck (Bowling Green) def. Smith (6-4; 6-3)
Nelke (Cincinnati) def. Weeks (6-2; 6-3)
Smith (UD) def. Gray (6-1; 6-2)