Steenekamp, Nevolovich excell at UM fall invite
10/15/2002 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
The University of Montana's Jan Steenekamp claimed the men's title at UM's fall invitational, beating Fedrico Veltschi of Montana State, 6-2, 7-5.
"Jan winning was definitely a highlight," said UM head coach Kris Nord. "He played well for three days."
UM's Stanislav Nevolovich won the men's consolation bracket by beating Fabian Dummett of the University of Idaho 4-6, 6-4, 7-5.
That was a really good win," Nord said. "He's playing much better."
In men's doubles, the UM duos of Ryan O'Neill/Nevolovich and Steenekamp/Grant Gelina qualified for the men's doubles finals. The winners will be decided on Tuesday.
Intrasquad matches happened frequently over the weekend, and Nord said they were hard to coach.
In women's action, Misa Zima beat two Grizzly teammates to get into the semifinals. She beat Kate Kohlschreiber 7-5, 6-1 in the second round and Erin Cooney 6-3, 6-2 to reach the semifinals. She lost to Idaho's Vida Senci 6-4, 6-1. Senci went on to lose to her own teammate, Barbora Kudilkova, 6-1, 2-6, 6-2 in the finals.
"She (Zima) competed real well," Nord said. "They were long, knock-down-drag-out matches."
In the women's consolation bracket, Montana's Kohlschreiber made it to the finals, but lost to Idaho's Ivette Duran 6-1, 6-1.
The Idaho pair of Senci and Kudilkova clinched the women's doubles match after beating their own teammates Kareen Konishi and Leslie Banks 8-3.
Despite being from different teams, the pair of Zima and Idaho's Duran made it to the semifinals. UM's Ashild Fjeldheim and Jonna Schwartz also made it to the semifinals by beating UM's Lindsey Torgerson and Kohlschreiber.
"I was real happy with doubles play," Nord said. "There was real improvement."
Nord said the women are looking to bring their success into next Saturday's match against Gonzaga, which has already beat UM.
After a weekend off, the men go to the Rolex Invitational in Las Vegas, Nev., where they will compete against "the best of the best," said Nord. Steenekamp, Gelina, O'Neill and Nevolovich will represent UM in Las Vegas.
"Jan winning was definitely a highlight," said UM head coach Kris Nord. "He played well for three days."
UM's Stanislav Nevolovich won the men's consolation bracket by beating Fabian Dummett of the University of Idaho 4-6, 6-4, 7-5.
That was a really good win," Nord said. "He's playing much better."
In men's doubles, the UM duos of Ryan O'Neill/Nevolovich and Steenekamp/Grant Gelina qualified for the men's doubles finals. The winners will be decided on Tuesday.
Intrasquad matches happened frequently over the weekend, and Nord said they were hard to coach.
In women's action, Misa Zima beat two Grizzly teammates to get into the semifinals. She beat Kate Kohlschreiber 7-5, 6-1 in the second round and Erin Cooney 6-3, 6-2 to reach the semifinals. She lost to Idaho's Vida Senci 6-4, 6-1. Senci went on to lose to her own teammate, Barbora Kudilkova, 6-1, 2-6, 6-2 in the finals.
"She (Zima) competed real well," Nord said. "They were long, knock-down-drag-out matches."
In the women's consolation bracket, Montana's Kohlschreiber made it to the finals, but lost to Idaho's Ivette Duran 6-1, 6-1.
The Idaho pair of Senci and Kudilkova clinched the women's doubles match after beating their own teammates Kareen Konishi and Leslie Banks 8-3.
Despite being from different teams, the pair of Zima and Idaho's Duran made it to the semifinals. UM's Ashild Fjeldheim and Jonna Schwartz also made it to the semifinals by beating UM's Lindsey Torgerson and Kohlschreiber.
"I was real happy with doubles play," Nord said. "There was real improvement."
Nord said the women are looking to bring their success into next Saturday's match against Gonzaga, which has already beat UM.
After a weekend off, the men go to the Rolex Invitational in Las Vegas, Nev., where they will compete against "the best of the best," said Nord. Steenekamp, Gelina, O'Neill and Nevolovich will represent UM in Las Vegas.
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