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Furman Invitational
Mosolova and Murray Win Singles Brackets at Furman Invite
9/27/2009 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Sept. 27, 2009
Furman Fall Invitational -- Final Results
GREENVILLE, S.C. -- On the final day of competition at the season-opening Furman Fall Invitational, Northwestern junior Maria Mosolova and senior Samantha Murray completed their bids for singles titles in flights one and five, respectively. Additionally, sophomore Elena Chernyakova wrapped up a 2-1 weekend with a second-place showing in flight seven.
Mosolova, the nation's top-ranked singles player this preseason, faced 27th-ranked Caitlin Whoriskey of Tennessee in what proved to be a three-set final. Mosolova and Whoriskey split a pair of 6-3 decisions in the opening set before Mosolova edged the Volunteer 6-4 in the deciding set to repeat as a singles champion at the Furman Invite.
After winning a doubles crown on Saturday, 40th-ranked Murray took to the courts Sunday in search of a singles title against South Carolina's Miljana Jocic. Murray took the first set 6-3 before coasting past Jocic in the second, 6-0, to win flight five. With her 3-0 performance this weekend, Murray improved her overall career singles record to 107-33.
In flight seven, Chernyakova came up against Florida State's Jessica Wente in the title match but could not find her stride against the Seminole, losing 6-2, 6-2 to finish in the runner-up spot.
In other action, freshman Kate Turvy met a difficult opponent Sunday in her flight four third place match, facing North Carolina's 79th-ranked Sophie Grabinski. The Tar Heel managed to find the break of serve she needed in the second set to overcome Turvy, 6-2, 6-4.
Senior and 89th-ranked Lauren Lui also took seventh place in flight two by downing Dijana Stocic of South Carolina 6-2, 7-6 (2). The win was the 100th singles victory (against only 33 losses) in a successful career for Lui, who has consistently filled the No. 4 spot in NU's dual lineup the past three seasons.
Sophomore Stacey Lee overpowered Furman's Jessica Preeg in her match for seventh place in flight three, sweeping past Preeg 6-0, 6-0. Lee is coming off a freshman season in which she posted an impressive 20-2 overall singles mark for the Wildcats.
Next on the fall schedule for Northwestern is the All-American Championships tournament in Los Angeles, Calif., where Mosolova has earned the No. 1 overall singles seed. Prequalifying action begins this weekend with main draw competition getting underway on Thursday, Oct. 8.
Complete results of the 2009 Furman Fall Invitational are available in PDF format at the top of the page.
