May 1, 2010

Grand Forks, N.D. - Fourth-seeded Texas-Pan American won its second match of the day, a 4-2 upset over top-seeded Chicago State, and will face host and third-seeded North Dakota on Sunday in the 2010 Great West Conference Tennis Championship final.

UTPA captured the doubles point on the strength of No. 2 pair Nina Ciric and Reetta Raty, who defeated CSU's Juan Rosalia Tejoprayitno and Juan Rosalina Tejoprayitno, 8-6. The Broncs also recorded a forfeiture win in No. 3 doubles over the Cougars, who were fielding just five players.

Dian Mayasari and Golda Rubina earned CSU's lone doubles victory, defeating Luisa Cantu and Megan Bedeau 8-2 in No. 1 doubles.

UTPA began singles play immediately leading 1-0 by virtue of a forfeiture in No. 6 singles. However, Juan Rosalina Tejoprayitno and Goldina Rubina each earned straight-set wins, 6-4 and 6-4, at No. 3 and No. 4 singles to tie the match.

After falling in doubles, Ciric Ciric came out on top in a lengthy battle over Mayasari at No. 1 singles, winning 7-6 and 6-3, and Cantu clinched the win for the Broncs by defeating Juan Rosalia Tejoprayitno 4-6, 6-3 and 6-2 at the No. 2 spot.

With the UTPA victory clinched, the No. 5 singles match between CSU's Peggy Moore and UTPA's Sarah Burton went unfinished tied at one set each.

The Lady Broncs will face host UND in Sunday's championship game at noon (CT).

Chicago State will face either South Dakota or NJIT in the third-place game at 9 a.m.

Singles competition

1. Nina Ciric (UTPA) def. Dian Mayasari (CSU) 7-6, 6-3

2. Luisa Cantu (UTPA) def. Juan Rosalia Tejoprayitno (CSU) 4-6, 6-3, 6-2

3. Juan Rosalina Tejoprayitno (CSU) def. Megan Bedeau (UTPA) 6-4, 6-4

4. Golda Rubina (CSU) def. Reetta Raty (UTPA) 6-4, 6-4

5. Peggy Moore (CSU) vs. Sarah Burton (UTPA) 6-2, 4-6, unfinished

6. Andrea Salvetova (UTPA) def. NO PLAYER (CSU) by forfeit

Doubles competition

1. Dian Mayasari/Golda Rubina (CSU) def. Luisa Cantu/Megan Bedeau (UTPA) 8-2

2. Nina Ciric/Reetta Raty (UTPA) def. Juan Rosalia Tejoprayitno/Juan Rosalina Tejoprayitno (CSU) 8-6

3. Sarah Burton/Andrea Salvetova (UTPA) def. NO PLAYER/NO PLAYER (CSU) by forfeit