Smekodub Wins Omni Hotels Southwest Singles Title

Oct. 21, 2002

FORT WORTH, Texas - Tulane's Julie Smekodub took home a pair of crowns Monday from the Omni Hotels Southwest Regional Championships held at TCU this past weekend, winning the main draw singles crown and teaming with Jenny Kuhn to take the doubles title later in the day.

With the victories, Smekodub, Kuhn and the other singles finalist, Vida Mulec of Baylor, will advance to the Omni Hotels/ITA National Intercollegiate Indoor Championship held on Nov. 7-10 at Brookhaven Country Club in Farmers Branch, Texas.

Smekodub battled a tough second set in the semis against Kendra Strohm of Texas to move into the afternoon's final with her 6-3, 7-5 win. Mulec's semifinal match against Liga Geme of Arkansas State took over three hours to play, but the Bear came out victorious (3-6, 6-4, 6-2). Smekodub and Mulec traded games early in the finals before Smekodub took control to win 6-3, 6-3. The second set was moved to the indoors court when the never-far-away rain made a repeat appearance.

TCU's Paty Aburto and Rosa Perez took on Rocio Fantilli and Lauren Seaman of LSU in the first doubles semifinal of the day. The pairs were evenly matched in the early going, trading games until the score was 4-4. The Frogs made the run, though, winning the last four games to take the match 8-4. Kuhn and Smekodub met last year's champions, Beverly Dawson and Irina Tereschenko of Texas Tech, in the second semi. Neither team could break out any sort of run until the very end when Tulane won the last two games to take a 9-7 victory and move into the finals against TCU. The Green Wave duo was in control of the doubles finals, defeating Aburto and Perez 8-0.

MAIN DRAW SINGLESSemifinals(1) Julie Smekodub (Tulane) def. Kendra Strohm (Texas) 6-3, 7-5(6) Vida Mulec (Baylor) def. (17) Liga Geme (Arkansas State) 3-6, 6-4, 6-2
Finals(1) Julie Smekodubb (Tulane) def. (6) Vida Mulec (Baylor) 6-3, 6-3
MAIN DRAW DOUBLESSeminfinals(9) Kuhn/Smekodub (Tulane) def. (1) Dawson/Tereschenko (Texas Tech) 9-7(2) Aburto/Perez (TCU) def. (9) Fantilli/Seaman (LSU) 8-4
Finals(9) Kuhn/Smekodub (Tulane) def. (2) Aburto/Perez (TCU) 8-0

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