Jan. 23, 2004

IOWA CITY, IA -

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The Iowa women's tennis team swept the Iowa State Cyclones during the first day of the Hawkeye Invitational.

Iowa won the double point, winning all three matches. The freshmen duo of Meg Racette and Hillary Mintz defeated Sabrina Evers and Evangelina Soriano, 8-3. In the next match, Chelsea Glynn and Deni Alexandrova easily won over Beth Chermel and Danielle Uscinski, 8-2. In the last doubles match, Jennifer Hodgman and Hilary Tyler beat Charlotte Ljungkrantz and Jill Palen, 8-2. The Hawkeyes not only won the doubles point, but dominated in singles play as well.

The Hawkeyes will continue the Hawkeye Invitational tomorrow against Northern Iowa beginning at 2 p.m.

Results
Doubles
Meg Racette/Hillary Mintz (Iowa) def. Sabrina Evers/Evangelina Soriano (ISU) -- 8-3
Chelsea Glynn/Deni Alexandrova (Iowa) def. Beth Chermel/Danielle Uscinski (ISU) -- 8-2
Jennifer Hodgman/Hilary Tyler (Iowa) def. Charlotte Ljungkrantz/Jill Palen (ISU) -- 8-2


Singles
Jennifer Hodgman (Iowa) def. Charlotte Ljungkrantz (ISU) -- 6-1, 6-1
Hilary Tyler (Iowa) def. Beth Chermel (ISU) -- 6-0, 6-1
Deni Alexandrova (Iowa) def. Danielle Uscinski (ISU) -- 6-2, 6-0
Meg Racette (Iowa) def. Jill Palen (ISU) -- 6-0, 6-0
Hillary Mintz (Iowa) def. Sabrina Evers (ISU) -- 6-1, 6-0
Chelsea Glynn (Iowa) def. Evangelina Soriano (ISU) -- 6-7 (4), 6-2, 6-3