DePaul University

CHICAGO The DePaul women’s tennis team opened its 2008 dual campaign in successful fashion on Saturday with home-court victories over Butler and Western Illinois.  The Blue Demons posted a 6-1 win over the Bulldogs before sweeping the Westerwinds, 7-0, at the Lakeshore Athletic Club.

DePaul opened the day by taking all three doubles flights from Butler.  Seniors Gergana Ganeva and Anja Mihaldinec posted an 8-4 victory over Molly Casperson and Becky Jenkins at No. 1, while junior Dunja Antunovic and sophomore Kirsten Gambrell defeated Michelle Hawes and Tiffany McLoughlin, 8-2, in the second frame.  Senior Beatrix Csordas and freshman Selma Salkovic notched an 8-2 victory over Gabriella Bobrowski and Natali Jaimes at No. 3.

The Blue Demons kept up their pace as they defeated the Bulldogs in five singles matches.  Antunovic topped Casperson, 6-1, 6-1, at No. 1, while Salkovic rolled past McLoughlin, 6-2, 6-1, at No. 3.  Gambrell posted a 6-0, 6-2 win over Jenkins at No. 4 and Csordas topped Bobrowski, 6-3, 6-4, at No. 5.  The No. 6 match saw Mihaldinec coast to a 6-1, 6-0 victory over Hawes.

The nightcap was all DePaul, as the Blue Demons swept the Westerwinds in doubles play before winning all six singles matches.

Antunovic and Gambrell recorded an 8-2 victory over Amanda Griffin and Kim Lennartsson at No. 1, while Ganeva and Mihaldinec defeated Ashley Clark and Yana Meinert, 8-0 in the No. 2 match.  Salkovic and Csordas rounded out the doubles sweep with an 8-1 win over Kate Kennedy and Courtney Brooks at No. 3.

The top singles match saw Antunovic roll past Griffin, 6-0, 6-2, while Ganeva recorded a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Lennartsson at No. 2.  Salkovic defeated Clark, 6-0, 6-1, in the No. 3 match and Mihaldinec posted a 6-2, 6-1 win against Meinert at No. 5.  Senior Bojana Murisic delivered a 6-0, 6-0 shutout over Stephanie Baumer at No. 6, while Gambrell closed out the evening with a 6-3, 6-1 victory over Kennedy in the No. 4 match.

The Blue Demons (2-0) travel to the Rockies next weekend for road matches at Colorado and Denver.  The Blue Demons face the Buffaloes on Friday at 5 p.m. (CST) before challenging the Pioneers on Saturday at 3 p.m.

DePaul 6, Butler 1

Doubles
No. 1 - Ganeva/Mihaldinec (DePaul) def. Casperson/Jenkins (Butler), 8-4
No. 2 - Antunovic/Gambrell (DePaul) def. Hawes/McLoughlin (Butler), 8-2
No. 3 - Csordas/Salkovic (DePaul) def. Bobrowski/Jaimes (Butler), 8-2

Singles
No. 1 - Dunja Antunovic (DePaul) def. Molly Casperson (Butler), 6-1, 6-1
No. 2 - Natali Jaimes (Butler) def. Gergana Ganeva (DePaul), 6-2, 6-4
No. 3 - Selma Salkovic (DePaul) def. Tiffany McLoughlin (Butler), 6-2, 6-1
No. 4 - Kirsten Gambrell (DePaul) def. Becky Jenkins (Butler), 6-0, 6-2
No. 5 - Beatrix Csordas (DePaul) def. Gabriella Bobrowski (Butler), 6-3, 6-4
No. 6 - Anja Mihaldinec (DePaul) def. Michelle Hawes (Butler), 6-1, 6-0

DePaul 7, WIU 0

Doubles
No. 1 - Antunovic/Gambrell (DePaul) def. Griffin/Lennartsson (WIU), 8-2
No. 2 - Ganeva/Mihaldinec (DePaul) def. Clark/Meinert (WIU), 8-0
No. 3 - Salkovic/Csordas (DePaul) def. Kennedy/Brooks (WIU), 8-1

Singles
No. 1 - Dunja Antunovic (DePaul) def. Amanda Griffin (WIU), 6-0, 6-2
No. 2 - Gergana Ganeva (DePaul) def. Kim Lennartsson (WIU), 6-1, 6-3
No. 3 - Selma Salkovic (DePaul) def. Ashley Clark (WIU), 6-0, 6-1
No. 4 - Kirsten Gambrell (DePaul) def. Kate Kennedy (WIU), 6-3, 6-1
No. 5 - Anja Mihaldinec (DePaul) def. Yana Meinert (WIU), 6-2, 6-1
No. 6 - Bojana Murisic (DePaul) def. Stephanie Baumer (WIU), 6-0, 6-0