Martinez Runner-up in IIAC "A" Flight Singles Championship
Oct 12, 2015
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Champions were crowned in five flights as the 2015 Iowa Conference Women's Tennis Individual Tournament concluded Saturday at the Clark Racquet Center on the campus of Coe College.
Coe sophomore Haley Resnick, the top seed and defending champion, won the Flight A singles title with a 6-3, 7-6 (4) win over No. 2-seeded Arantxa Martinez of UD in a rematch of last year's Flight A final won by Resnick in three sets. Resnick advanced with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Luther's Maggie Helms, while Martinez topped Coe's Amy Sebastian, 7-5, 6-0, in the other semifinal. Helms took third after Sebastian retired, down 1-0, in their consolation match.
Unseeded Claire Christian of Luther posted wins over Wartburg's Alex Petersen (6-3, 6-2) and Loras' Jessica Dickhut (6-3, 6-3) en route to the Flight B title. Dickhut advanced with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Luther's Britta Pressler. Pressler defeated Petersen 6-2, 6-1 for third.
Dubuque's Marissa Joers defeated Central's Amanda Kuhn, 7-6, 6-1, in the semis and Loras' Tara Shingler 6-2, 6-1 in the final to win Flight C. Shingler advanced with a 7-5, 7-6 win over Central's Morgan Ernst. Ernst defeated Kuhn, 6-4, 6-0, for third.
Laura Birky and Haley Resnick defeated top-seeded Maggie Helms and Hailey Johnson of Luther, 8-5, for the Flight A doubles crown. Birky and Resnick, the No. 2 seeds, topped unseeded Jackie Cychosz and Britta Pressler of Luther, 8-3, in the semifinals, while Helms and Johnson advanced with a 9-7 win over Central's fourth-seeded tandem of Angie Allgood and Megan Davis. Allgood and Davis took third with an 8-6 win over Cychosz and Pressler. It was the second straight Flight A doubles title for Birky.
Like Resnick, Claire Christian added a second crown Saturday. She teamed with Madisen Crow to defeat Wartburg's Alex Petersen and Alexa Schmitz, 8-1, in the semifinals before posting an 8-2 win over Loras' Jessica Dickhut and Emma Cooke in the final. Dickhut and Cooke advanced with an 8-2 win over Central's Amanda Kuhn and Emma Grace Walter. Kuhn and Walter took third by an 8-4 score over Petersen and Schmitz.
This weekend's tournament concludes the fall competition season for Iowa Conference schools. The all-conference team, most valuable player and coach of the year will be voted upon by the coaches next week.
IOWA INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
WOMEN'S TENNIS INDIVIDUAL TOURNAMENT
At Cedar Rapids
(Clark Racquet Center)
Flight A Singles
Semifinals — Haley Resnick (1), Coe, def. Maggie Helms (4), Luther, 6-2, 6-2; Arantxa Martinez (2), Dubuque def. Amy Sebastian (3), Coe, 7-5, 6-0.
Third-Place Match — Helms def. Sebastian, 1-0, retired.
Championship Match — Resnick def. Martinez, 6-3, 7-6 (4)
Flight B Singles
Semifinals — Jessica Dickhut (1), Loras, def. Britta Pressler (3), Luther, 6-4, 6-2; Claire Christian, Luther, def. Alex Petersen, Wartburg, 6-3, 6-2
Third-Place Match — Pressler def. Petersen, 6-2, 6-1
Championship Match — Christian def. Dickhut, 6-3, 6-3
Flight C Singles
Semifinals — Marissa Joers, Dubuque, def. Amanda Kuhn, Central, 7-6, 6-1; Tara Shingler, Loras, def. Morgan Ernst, Central, 7-5, 7-6
Third-Place Match — Ernst def. Kuhn, 6-4, 6-0
Championship Match — Joers def. Shingler, 6-2, 6-1.
Flight A Doubles
Semifinals — Maggie Helms/Hailey Johnson (1), Luther, vs. Angie Allgood/Megan Davis (4), Central, 9-7; Haley Resnick/Laura Birky (2), Coe, 8-3;
Third-Place Match — Allgood/Davis def. Cychosz/Pressler, 8-6
Championship Match — Resnick/Birky def. Helms/Johnson, 8-5
Flight B Doubles
Semifinals — Madisen Crow/Claire Christian (1), Luther, def. Alex Peterson/Alexa Schmitz (4), Wartburg, 8-1; Jessica Dickhut/Emma Cooke (2), Loras, def. Amanda Kuhn/Emma Grace Walter (3), Central, 8-2
Third-Place Match — Kuhn/Walter def. Petersen/Schmitz, 8-4
Championship Match — Crow/Christian def. Dickhut/Cooke, 8-2
