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updated 09/01/2007

  Rose-Hulman News Danesis, Chann Doubles Win Leads Engineers at IU-Southeast
 

Megan Chann

NEW ALBANY. IND. -- The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology doubles team of sophomore Sam Danesis (Akron, Ohio) and freshman Megan Chann (Columbia, Mo.) captured top honors at the IU-Southeast Invitational to highlight Saturday's effort at the individual tourney.

Danesis and Chann rallied from a pair of 7-4 deficits to earn 9-8 victories in wins over Bellarmine and IU-Southeast.  They claimed the first tiebreak by with a 7-5 victory, then won 7-4 in the finale of the nightcap.

A pair of second-place performances also provided depth to the day.  The doubles tandem of Maritza Gonzalez (Vancouver, Wash.) and Kristin Wilson (Lake Zurich, Ill.) topped West Virginia State by an 8-6 margin, then dropped an 8-6 decision to IU-Southeast.

Junior Betsy Marschand (Galveston) also finished second with a 1-1 record.  Marschand topped Bellarmine 8-5 in the opener before falling to West Virginia State in the nightcap.

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS:
Singles
1 - Sam Danesis (0-2) - L 4-8 to WV State;   L 0-8 to IU-SE
2 - Mandy Grantz (0-2) - L 5-8 to IU-SE; L 1-8 to Bellarmine
3 - Katy Zawadski (0-2) - L 4-8 to Bellarmine; L 4-8 to WV State
4 - Megan Chann (1-1) - L IU-SE 2-8; W Bellarmine 8-2
5 - Caitlin Kohli (1-1) - L WV State 1-8; W Bellarmine 8-5
6 - Betsy Marschand (1-1) - W Bellarmine 8-5; L - WV State 2-8
Doubles
1 - Danesis/Chann (2-0) - W Bellarmine 9-8 (5), W IU-SE 9-8 (4)
2 - Zawadski/Kohli (0-2) - L IU-SE 1-8; L Bellarmine 5-8
3 - Gonzalez/Wilson (1-1) - W WV State 8-6; L - IU-SE 6-8
 

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