ROCKINGHAM HERITAGE BANK USTA $10K WOMEN'S PRO CIR
HARRISONBURG, VA
JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY
Date(s): 7/28/03 - 8/3/03


Main Draw
Player Name Rank Type Nationality DOB

1 MARTINA MULLER 177.0000 WTA RANKING GERMANY 11/10/1982
2 SHIKHA UBEROI 442.0000 WTA RANKING BOCA RATON, FL 04/05/1983 :D
3 NEYSSA ETIENNE 448.0000 WTA RANKING HAITI 10/31/1983
4 JACQUELINE TRAIL 454.0000 WTA RANKING RALEIGH, NC 11/26/1980
5 MEGHA VAKHARIA 560.0000 WTA RANKING INDIA 08/28/1984 :D
6 MAKI ARAI 566.0000 WTA RANKING JAPAN 12/23/1982
7 TORY ZAWACKI 576.0000 WTA RANKING HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC 06/18/1985
8 KELLEY HYNDMAN 594.0000 WTA RANKING BRADENTON, FL 09/22/1985
9 ANETA SOUKUP-ZAHALKA 607.0000 WTA RANKING CANADA 12/30/1978
10 KIRSTIN FREYE 622.0000 WTA RANKING GERMANY 05/29/1975
11 MAYUMI YAMAMOTO 678.0000 WTA RANKING JAPAN 10/10/1982
12 OLGA POUTCHKOVA 703.0000 WTA RANKING BELARUS 09/27/1987
13 NEHA UBEROI 726.0000 WTA RANKING BOCA RATON, FL 02/06/1986 :D
14 STEPHANIE HAZLETT 732.0000 WTA RANKING EVANSVILLE, IN 01/29/1979
15 VILMARIE CASTELLVI 738.0000 WTA RANKING PUERTO RICO 03/21/1981
16 GEORGETTE WRIGHT 746.0000 WTA RANKING BURBANK, CA 07/09/1984
17 KOKORO TAKEHARA 756.0000 WTA RANKING JAPAN 10/23/1984
18 PAULA ZABALA 771.0000 WTA RANKING MIAMI, FL 01/26/1985
19 AHSHA ROLLE 797.0000 WTA RANKING MIAMI SHORES, FL 03/21/1985


Qualifying
Player Name Rank Type Nationality DOB

1 TOMOYO TAKAGISHI 800.0000 WTA RANKING JAPAN 07/16/1984
2 SURINA DE BEER 815.0000 WTA RANKING SOUTH AFRICA 06/29/1978
3 JODI KENOYER 829.0000 WTA RANKING LIGHTHOUSE, FL 08/22/1981
4 EVGENIA SUBBOTINA 857.0000 WTA RANKING BELARUS 06/04/1983
5 HEIDI EL TABAKH 886.0000 WTA RANKING EGYPT 09/25/1986
6 MARILYN BAKER 905.0000 WTA RANKING BALDWIN, NY 01/14/1974
7 ANNA-EUGENIA NEFEDOVA 906.0000 WTA RANKING RUSSIA 10/26/1982
8 ELIZABETH KOBAK 919.0000 WTA RANKING OLD WESTBURY, NY 06/03/1988
9 STEPHANIE HERSHFIELD 957.0000 WTA RANKING BREWSTER, NY 03/22/1981
10 DIANNE MATIAS 959.0000 WTA RANKING TORRANCE, CA 02/02/1985
11 CHRISTINE ALFORD 976.0000 WTA RANKING AUSTRALIA 08/17/1983
12 NANCY LOEFFLER-CARO 977.0000 WTA RANKING CANADA 10/11/1961
13 KIM-ANH NGUYEN 1002.0000 WTA RANKING ORANGE, CA 10/04/1983
14 ANA MARIA ZULETA 1011.0000 WTA RANKING ECUADOR 08/15/1983
15 EMMA ZULETA 1024.0000 WTA RANKING ECUADOR 08/23/1985
16 KATRINA TSANG 1024.0000 WTA RANKING RALEIGH, NC 07/07/1988
17 SHAN SHAN SONG 1030.0000 WTA RANKING CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC 03/25/1987
18 KATHLEEN BLASZAK 1048.0000 WTA RANKING FAIRFAX, VA 09/17/1982
19 DANIELLE LUND 1057.0000 WTA RANKING LEOMINSTER, MA 11/10/1978
20 JULIA COHEN 1057.0000 WTA RANKING 03/23/1989
21 CHRISTIAN THOMPSON 1072.0000 WTA RANKING LAS VEGAS, NV 09/13/1984
22 CATRINA THOMPSON 1072.0000 WTA RANKING LAS VEGAS, NV 09/13/1984
23 DEE DEE HERRING 1091.0000 WTA RANKING IRVING, TX 02/11/1979
24 HILDA ZULETA 1099.0000 WTA RANKING ECUADOR 09/13/1984
25 STACIA FONSECA 1105.0000 WTA RANKING LUTZ, FL 09/21/1985
26 NICOLE SHABAZ 1108.0000 WTA RANKING RESTON, VA 02/03/1986
27 KRISTIN CARGILL 1147.0000 WTA RANKING ATLANTA, GA 11/30/1984
28 ALEXANDRIA LILES 1167.0000 WTA RANKING LARGO, FL 03/10/1986
29 MARIKO FRITZ-KROCKOW 1169.0000 WTA RANKING JAPAN 11/29/1982
30 VIKTORIYA KUTUZOVA 27.5000 WTA POINTS UKRAINE
31 MICHELLE MITCHELL 4.5000 WTA POINTS HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC 03/04/1987
32 TETIANA LUZHANSKA 2.5000 WTA POINTS UKRAINE 09/04/1984
33 SARAH WITTEN 2.0000 WTA POINTS NAPLES, FL 11/21/1980
34 LESLIE CAVANAUGH 2.0000 WTA POINTS ALAMEDA, CA 02/09/1972
35 ANDREA HOFINGER 2.0000 WTA POINTS AUSTRIA 04/20/1982
36 COURTNEY ULERY 2.0000 WTA POINTS BRADENTON, FL 05/01/1988
37 EMILY KWOK 1.7500 WTA POINTS CANADA 07/21/1985
38 VANJA MIKOVIC 1.7500 WTA POINTS YUGOSLAVIA REPUBLIC 08/12/1984
39 MAREN HAUS 1.5000 WTA POINTS BRIELLE, NJ 11/06/1979
40 RAQUEL KOPS-JONES 1.5000 WTA POINTS FRESNO, CA 12/08/1982
41 KAVITHA KRISHNAMURTHY 1.5000 WTA POINTS CANADA 10/18/1981 :)
42 ROBIN STEPHENSON 1.5000 WTA POINTS CANADA 06/21/1983
43 LIA JACKSON 1.2500 WTA POINTS GLENDALE, WI 09/22/1980
44 ALEXANDRA HIRSCH 1.2500 WTA POINTS ATLANTA, GA 03/07/1985
45 JUSTINE WALSH 1.2500 WTA POINTS CANADA 01/31/1984
46 ELIZABETH ALINA 1.0000 WTA POINTS GROTON, CT 08/24/1974
47 ADRIANA LAUGHLIN 1.0000 WTA POINTS CHICO, CA 07/25/1981
48 KIT CARSON 1.0000 WTA POINTS HILLSBORO BEACH, FL 07/26/1981
49 SHILPA JOSHI 1.0000 WTA POINTS PALOS VERDE ESTATES, CA 04/12/1984 :)
50 ADRIENNE GREEN 1.0000 WTA POINTS FOREST HILLS, NY 09/03/1968
51 COURTNEY VERNON 1.0000 WTA POINTS SOLON, OH 10/11/1985
52 ALEKE TSOUBANOS 1.0000 WTA POINTS CHESTERFIELD, MO 04/27/1982
53 ALANNA BRODERICK .7500 WTA POINTS JAMAICA 08/18/1980
54 MELISSA SCHAUB .7500 WTA POINTS LEXINGTON, KY 01/12/1984
55 LAURA RITCHEY-THOMAS .7500 WTA POINTS HOUSTON, TX 06/24/1971
56 JIE ZENG .7500 WTA POINTS CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC 11/01/1988


Alternates To Qualifying
Player Name Rank Type Nationality DOB

1 SABITA MAHARAJ .5000 WTA POINTS GAINESVILLE, FL 09/27/1984 :)
2 BUCKE YAVUZ .5000 WTA POINTS TURKEY 06/29/1981
3 AMANDA JOHNSON .5000 WTA POINTS BETTENDORF, IA 11/26/1981
4 KARLA PORTER .5000 WTA POINTS EAST ORANGE, NJ 03/18/1977
5 HELENE STEPHENS .2500 WTA POINTS HILTON HEAD, SC 12/15/1984
6 SARAH HUAH .2500 WTA POINTS MOORESTOWN, NJ 01/29/1988
7 DANIELLE SPACEK .2500 WTA POINTS TOMS RIVER, NJ 01/20/1982
8 KLARA JAGOSOVA 71.0000 NATIONAL RANK CZECH REPUBLIC 03/15/1985
9 RIZA ZALAMEDA 97.0000 NATIONAL RANK LOS ANGELES, CA 02/10/1986
10 SABRINA CAPANNOLO 201.0000 NATIONAL RANK LAS VEGAS, NV 01/12/1986
11 LINDSEY STAUSS 213.0000 NATIONAL RANK RACINE, WI 06/28/1984
12 DANIELLE WIGGINS 254.0000 NATIONAL RANK JACKSON, FL 07/17/1984
13 ANA MARIA MOURA 261.0000 NATIONAL RANK BRAZIL 06/29/1978
14 JULIA SCARINGE 315.0000 NATIONAL RANK MARIETTA, GA 05/18/1981
15 ASHLEY ROBARDS 321.0000 NATIONAL RANK HENDERSON, KY 12/29/1982
16 JUDIT TRUNKOS 357.0000 NATIONAL RANK HUNGARY 09/15/1979
17 CHRISTEN BARTELT 357.0000 NATIONAL RANK SAN FRANCISCO, CA 11/10/1968
18 LAUREN ARCHER 374.0000 NATIONAL RANK ROCKVILLE, MD 11/15/1983
19 EMILY MOWERY 401.0000 NATIONAL RANK BRADENTON, FL 02/01/1985
20 LEIGH SHELTON 401.0000 NATIONAL RANK DAVIE, FL 10/14/1983
21 GRETCHEN HAYNOR 411.0000 NATIONAL RANK FAIRVIEW, PA 03/04/2002
22 ALISON SILVERIO 411.0000 NATIONAL RANK LOUISVILLE, OH 01/19/1985
23 AUDRA FALK 435.0000 NATIONAL RANK MT. GILEAD 03/31/1983
24 SUSANNA LINGMAN 469.0000 NATIONAL RANK IRVINE, CA 03/11/1983
25 KRISTIN LAM .0000 NO RANK RALEIGH, NC 07/25/1981
26 KATIE MCGLENNEN .0000 NO RANK BRADENTON, FL 05/27/1977
27 KATERINA LOZANOVA .0000 NO RANK BETHESDA, MD 05/19/1984
28 ANDREEA FUSEA .0000 NO RANK ROMANIA 01/12/1983
29 SHELAH CHAO .0000 NO RANK MEDFORD, NJ 12/09/1983
30 LAUREN BRUCH .0000 NO RANK LAKE FOREST, IL 08/17/1984
31 MELANIE CHAN .0000 NO RANK MIDDLETOWN, NY 01/17/1974
32 CARIEN VERMEULEN .0000 NO RANK SOUTH AFRICA 06/07/1984
33 TIFFANY EKLOV .0000 NO RANK MANHATTAN BEACH, CA 09/09/1982
34 LYNDSAY SHOSHO .0000 NO RANK EAST AMHERST, NY 12/03/1983
35 CAROLINE STANISLAWSKI .0000 NO RANK PHILADELPHIA, PA 12/14/1984
36 TIYA ROLLE .0000 NO RANK MACON, GA 06/11/1986
37 LAURA MINTZ-MOSKAL .0000 NO RANK SAN DIEGO, CA 09/10/1963
38 JESSICA LANDES .0000 NO RANK HURON, OH 01/12/1979
39 MARIA ANISIMOVA .0000 NO RANK COLTS NECK, NJ 01/04/1988
40 ERIN BARTSCH .0000 NO RANK WARREN, PA 02/11/1981
41 LAUREN IMRE .0000 NO RANK LADERA RANCH, CA 09/28/1987
42 KELLY ANDERSON .0000 NO RANK ATLANTA, GA 04/20/1985
43 LANA MIHOLCEK .0000 NO RANK CROATIA 03/07/1981
44 KATE JOLSON .0000 NO RANK BEVERLY HILLS, CA 11/11/1983
45 ROCHELLE GOLDTHREATE .0000 NO RANK NASHVILLE, TN 06/27/1980
46 NICOLE GRUNWALD .0000 NO RANK RANDALLSTOWN, MD 02/19/1988
47 ALANA VAN DER VORT .0000 NO RANK W. BRADENTON, FL 10/31/1985
48 MARIA KRASNOVA .0000 NO RANK RUSSIA 04/30/1986
49 VIVIANA MRACNOVA-BURGESS .0000 NO RANK SLOVAKIA 04/01/1979
50 COURTNEY MICHELS .0000 NO RANK ITALY 04/14/1984
51 RAMATU YAHAYA .0000 NO RANK GHANA 04/29/1985
52 SARAH COLEMAN .0000 NO RANK BRONXVILLE, NY 05/31/1986
53 WHITNEY LAIHO .0000 NO RANK MIDDLETOWN, RI 05/08/1980
54 DANIELLE STADELMANN .0000 NO RANK RALEIGH, NC 11/23/1981
55 LIN WATERFORD .0000 NO RANK AURORA, IL 05/15/1987
56 TARA IYER .0000 NO RANK INDIA 07/08/1988 :D :D


Main Draw Only
Player Name Rank Type Nationality DOB

1 AMY DILLINGHAM 839.0000 WTA RANKING HIGH POINT, NC 06/28/1969
2 KARINE IONESCO 853.0000 WTA RANKING CANADA 08/08/1983
3 SUZANNE CROWE .0000 NO RANK GREENWICH, CT 10/18/1979

-neil

Main Draw Only
Player Name Rank Type Nationality DOB

3 SUZANNE CROWE .0000 NO RANK GREENWICH, CT 10/18/1979

-neil

Is Suzanne Crowe for real?! I'm embarassed she is from the same state as me :p

Martina Mueller :eek: at least she will win some matches

go Andrea Hoefinger :)

omg Gretchen Haynor is 1 year old :eek: :drool:

omg MULLER :eek: :awww:

good luck Kirstin, Nancy and Raquel ;) ;)

Martina :eek:

Good luck to:

Etienne :)
Zawacki :D
Poutchkova :D
De Beer :)
Subbotina :D
Kutuzova :hearts: :D
Luzhanska :)

Qualies Round 1 (thanks Alain):

1 KOPS-JONES, Raquel (USA) BYE
GRUNWALD, Nicole (USA) BYE
SHELTON, Leigh (USA) BYE
ANDERSON, Kelly (RSA) vs. LAIHO, Whitney (USA)
2 CORREA, Mariana (ECU) BYE
BARTSCH, Erin (USA) vs. JAGOSOVA, Klara (CZE)
SILVERIO, Alison (USA) BYE
ROBARDS, Ashley (USA) vs. WALSH, Justine (CAN)
3 ALFORD, Christine (AUS) BYE
SPACEK, Danielle (USA) vs. ROLLE, Tiya (USA)
JOSHI, Shilpa (USA) BYE
RISKE, Sarah (USA) vs. KWOK, Emily (CAN)
4 SEREDNI, Chrissie (USA) BYE
TRUNKOS, Judit (HUN) vs. JOLSON, Kate (USA)
ALINA, Elizabeth (USA) BYE
TSOUBANOS, Aleke (USA) vs. MAHARAJ, Sabita (USA)
5 NGUYEN, Kim-Anh (USA) BYE
STADELMANN, Danielle (USA) vs. HUAH, Sarah (USA)
FALK, Audra (USA) vs. BRODERICK, Alanna (USA)
9 THOMPSON, Catrina (USA) BYE
6 SONG, Shan-Shan (CHN) BYE
LAM, Kristin (USA) vs. LAUGHLIN, Adriana (USA)
WIGGINS, Danielle (USA) vs. STANISLAWSKI, Caroline (USA)
12 SHABAZ, Nicole (USA) BYE
7 TSANG, Katrina (USA) BYE
FRITZ-KROCKOW, Mariko (JPN) vs. MOWERY, Emily (USA)
MOURA, Ana Maria (BRA) vs. SHOSHO, Lyndsay (USA)
10 THOMPSON, Christian (USA) BYE
8 HERSHFIELD, Stefanie (USA) BYE
GROVER, Michelle (USA) vs. LANDES, Jessica (USA)
VERNON, Courtney (USA) vs. CHAO, Shelah (USA)
11 KRISHNAMURTHY, Kavitha (CAN) BYE

-neil

Are Tiya Rolle and Ahsha Rolle related??

JMU, eh? Maybe I'll take a trip down for the final. To see Poutchkova. :D

Good luck Raquel

go Raquel ;)
Aleke ;)
Kelly A

Tiya and Ahsha are sisters from best of my knowledge

best of luck to Nancy, Martina (she will probably withdraw but is funny how she and rolle are both in the md despite 600 place separating their ranking ;) ) , Aneta, Vilmarie, the Zabaleta's, Kavitha, and any Canadians.

Vilmarie is out as she is playing 50K Louisville qualifying.

Tiya and Asha are sisters. Asha is tons better.

Good luck Katrina! :D
I guess Kristin Cargill pulled out. :(

best of luck to:

*Kelly Anderson
*Whitney Laiho
*Justine Walsh
*Emily Kwok
*Sabita Maharaj
*Kavitha Krishnamurthy

Leigh Shelton . You go girl !!!

i hope Nancy will face Martina Müller
then she would finally win another match :d

maindraw

1 MULLER, Martina (GER) vs PUCHKOVA, Olga (BLR)
Q TSOUBANOS, Aleke (USA) vs Q NGUYEN, Kim-Anh (USA)
KOBAK, Elizabeth (USA) vs ROLLE, Ahsha (USA)
TAKEHARA, Kokoro (JPN) vs 7Q KOPS-JONES, Raquel (USA)

3 UBEROI, Shikha (USA) vs Q TSANG, Katrina (USA)
WC SCARINGE, Julia (USA) vs Q RISKE, Sarah (USA)
JACKSON, Jamea (USA) vs HAZLETT, Stephanie (USA)
UBEROI, Neha (USA) vs 5 ARAI, Maki (JPN)

8 YAMAMOTO, Mayumi (JPN) vs ZABALA, Paula (USA)
SOUKUP-ZAHALKA, Aneta (CAN) vs Q CORREA, Mariana (ECU)
Q VERNON, Courtney (USA) vs WC JOHNSON, Amanda (USA)
Q SHABAZ, Nicole (USA) vs 4 VAKHARIA, Megha (IND)

6 ZAWACKI, Tory (USA) vs SUBBOTINA, Evgenia (BLR)
TAKAGISHI, Tomoyo (JPN) vs DILLINGHAM, Amy (USA)
DE BEER, Surina (RSA) vs NEFEDOVA, Anna Eugenia (RUS)
LL SEREDNI, Chrissie (USA) vs 2 TRAIL, Jacqueline (USA)

go Olga ;)
you can beat Martina too :) :hug:

Double draw

DE BEER, Surina / MULLER, Martina (1) - FALK, Audra / TSOUBANOS, Aleke :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:
ALFORD, Christine / KOPS-JONES, Raquel - TSANG, Katrina / ZABALA, Paula
ARAI, Maki / VAKHARIA, Megha (3) - ALINA, Elizabeth / TAKAGISHI, Tomoyo
ANDERSON, Kelly / TRUNKOS, Judit - UBEROI, Shikha / UBEROI, Neha
MOURA, Ana Maria / WIGGINS, Danielle - RISKE, Sarah / SHABAZ, Nicole Q
DE LONE, Erika / JOLSON, Kate Q - CORREA, Mariana / ROLLE, Ahsha (4) :eek: :)
HAZLETT, Stephanie / SCARINGE, Julia - FRITZ-KROCKOW, Mariko / SUBBOTINA, Evgenia
POUTCHKOVA, Olga / SONG, Shan-Shan - SOUKUP-ZAHALKA, Aneta / TRAIL, Jacqueline (2)

lol Martina vs. Olga ;) Go Olga :)

Good luck also to Katrina Tsang and Jamea Jackson :)

Poutchkova just won a $10K, she will beat Martina easily.

Damn, couldn't Martina get Amy, then it would at least have been a competitive match. :(

Is the doubles draw right? Erika de Lone is back.

Erika was one of my faves. Thought she was gone for good. Probably a one time comeback, but you take what you can get.

My interest in this tournament just multiplied ten times.

Poutchkova just won a $10K, she will beat Martina easily.

Damn, couldn't Martina get Amy, then it would at least have been a competitive match. :(

:lol:




where is Nancy?

there was a great chance for her to win finally a match again
if she had faced Müller or Dillingham

Matthias - Amy would win 60 60 and Muller would win 62 62 ;)

why IS Muller playing a 10k???? :rolleyes: 25K ok, but 10ks??? Is she that desperate?

Good luck to:

1 MULLER, Martina (GER)
PUCHKOVA, Olga (BLR)
Q TSANG, Katrina (USA) ARAI, Maki (JPN)
4 VAKHARIA, Megha (IND)
and NEFEDOVA, Anna Eugenia (RUS)!!!!!!

Looks like Tomoyo will have to bring her A game in the 1st rd... :p

why IS Muller playing a 10k???? :rolleyes: 25K ok, but 10ks??? Is she that desperate?

yes, she is - her record on tour this year is 2-16
even on Clay she wasn´t able to win
and this is Hardcourt!!!

good luck to Aneta!!! Go Canada!

Good luck Martina Muller :)

Here are some scores from the article in wednesday's Harrisonburg's newspaper, the Daily News-record.

See the link for the whole story (mostly on Shikha Uberoi) -- Not ethical to post whole article here.
http://www.dnronline.com/sports-story3.html

[After a day this archive link should work.
http://www.dnronline.com/7-30-03/sports-story3.html ]

See their sports page,
http://www.dnronline.com/MainSTORIES.htm#SPORTS for a picture of Shikha, but that will go away after a day.

Scores:

(3) Shikha Uberoi d. Katrina Tsang 3-6, 6-3, 6-3
Evgenia Subbotina d. (6) Tory Zawacki 6-3, 6-4
(7) Raquel Kops-Jones d. Kokoro Takehara 6-3, 6-3
(8) Mayumi Yamamoto d. Paula Zabala 6-2, 6-3.
Ahsha Rolle d. Elizabeth Kobak, 6-4 7-6(3)

Jay

thanx Jay

Racquel :) :)
Zhenya :D:)

wd asha :)

Ahsha :)

Good luck to Olga and Jamea too

some more results would be put up if the USTA can sort it out
another of their usual cockups
put the schedule in place of the drawsheet :retard:

http://www.usta.com/protennis/fullstory.sps?iNewsid=14418

go MARTINA MÜLLER!!! :bounce:

Ahsha :bounce:

come on ANETA SOUKUP! AND JAMEA JACKSON !!!:):)

An article on Martina Muller's 3-set win over Olga Poutchkova yesterday:

http://www.dnronline.com/sports-story3.html

Muller will play Kim-anh Nguyen today in the 2nd round.

-neil

thanx for the article!

Thanks for the article :)

A Heady Game For Top Seed

By MIKE BARBER
Daily News-Record

It wasn’t long ago that Martina Muller was ranked No. 51 in the world and had played her way into the U.S. Open’s third round.

It was there, in Flushing, N.Y., among the biggest stars in women’s tennis, that Muller learned a lesson that keeps her going a year later, even after her ranking has dipped to 196.

"I saw that I can play with them," Muller said Wednesday after escaping her first-round match at the Rockingham Heritage Bank/USTA $10,000 Pro Tennis Tournament. "I can beat them."

In 2002, the then 19-year-old German reached the third round of the U.S. Open, losing to Venus Williams. Muller played in all four Grand Slam events in 2002, advancing to the second round of the Australian and French Opens and losing in the first round at Wimbledon.

Her ranking soared to 51 on June 16.

That was then.

Wednesday, Muller wasn’t in Harrisonburg just to flash her bright smile and sign autographs for fans. She was trying to regain the confidence she had found in Flushing.

"When you’re not clear in the head, then you have problems," said Reinhard Muller, Martina’s father and coach. "She has problems in all parts of her game. So we are playing here instead of bigger tournaments."

Muller is using the Harrisonburg event to tune up for next month’s U.S. Open. She has already suffered first-round exits in the French and Australian Opens and did not play Wimbledon.

Muller’s problems showed up early on Wednesday, as 15-year-old Olga Poutchkova took the first set from the top-seeded Muller, 6-2. Muller, who wasn’t shy about showing her frustration throughout the match, rallied back for a 2-6, 7-6 (7-4), 6-3 win at James Madison’s Hillside Courts.

"It’s really hard if you don’t play like you want to play, like you know you can play," Muller said after her victory. "You need to calm down."

That, she agreed with her father, is not one of her strong points. Muller repeatedly yelled – at herself, she says – in German during the match and frequently swung her racket at the court. After double-faulting in the second set, Muller dropped her racket and covered her face in her hands.

"I’m a person that likes to show emotion," Muller said, smiling.

Muller said she hasn’t played competitive singles in four weeks and hasn’t been able to practice full-speed because of a nagging right quadricep strain.

Poutchkova, meanwhile, started the match with her left quad – a thigh muscle -- heavily bandaged and asked for a trainer before the third set to have her wrap extended to cover her left knee.

Poutchova, who won a similar $10,000 tourney last week in Baltimore, said Muller’s pedigree didn’t intimidate her.

"I don’t really care who ranks at what," the up-and-coming Belarus native said. "She’s a great player, but I don’t really care."

Early on, confidence was on Poutchkova’s side. She broke Muller’s serve in the opening game, thanks in part to a pair of double-faults for Muller, and won several long, baseline rallies.

Reinhard Muller sat courtside, watching his daughter struggle with her composure, the No. 1 thing preventing her from regaining the form she flashed in 2002, he says.

"She wants to play her best tennis, but she can’t play it at this moment," Reinhard Muller said. "So she plays too exactly, too hard."

Reinhard, the coach, said his daughter’s technical skills are still good enough to compete at the highest level. Reinhard, the father, said a combination of injury, illness and boy-trouble in the past year have helped erode Martina’s confidence on the court.

Off it, she sounded poised and ready to take this week’s title and move on to bigger successes.

"I know I can play," Muller said. "You don’t lose your game. It’s there."

Muller will play Kim-anh Nguyen of Orange, Calif., in the second round today.

The tournament concludes with the singles championship match Sunday.

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Great win Martina :o surprised me here ;)

And here's the picture associated with the article as well...

Cheers,
-neil

Olga :sad: so close :(
damn that thigh injury :sad:

more scores
Riske d. Scaringe 6-3 6-0 :)
Jackson d. Hazlett 7-6(3) 6-1
Arai d. N Uberoi 7-5 2-6 6-3
Correa d. Soukop 6-4 6-1
Vakharia d. Shabaz 6-4 6-4
De Beer d. Nefedova 6-0 6-3 :help: :sad:
Trail d, Seredni 6-2 6-3 :)

Olga :(
Jamea :)

Katrina :sad:

Tomoyo Takagishi d. Amy Dillingham 5-0 ret. ;)

The 12 game matches Amy plays once every 2-3 weeks must really take a toll on her body :p

Congrats Jackie :D

Olga :sad: but good effort :)
Katrina :(

Jamea :)

Jamea :bounce:

Jackie :D

Anybody got doubles scores?

Here are some thursday second round scores reported by the local newspaper

(1) Martina Muller d. Kim-Anh Nguyen 36 63 76(1)
Jamea Jackson d. (5) Maki Arai 75 61
Ahsha Rolle d. (7) Raquel Kops-Jones 63 60
(2) Jackie Trail d. Surina De Beer 16 63 61

They say the above two were the only upsets - so it seems like the other seeds (#3 Uberoi, #4 Vakharia and #8 Yamamoto) advanced..

Here is the story (on Nguyen, Muller, etc)
http://www.dnronline.com/sports-story3.html
(archival link: http://www.dnronline.com/8-01-03/sports-story3.html )

Jay

go jamea!

Jamea :bounce:

Ahsha :bounce:

Jackie :bounce:

Jamea :)

another 3 set win for Martina :o ;)

Müller :o

Müller won twice in 3 sets
Lamade won twice in 3sets (10k in Petagne)
both are seeded as #1
both won a match at final tie-breaker

any other similar?

Well done Jamea :)

:eek: Asha crushed Kops-Jones :eek:

Martina :D

great MARTINA! :D
win a few matches! this is what you need!

Jamea :)
Ahsha :)

Wow Muller is really struggling with these matches. Lucky she didnt choose to play any higher tournaments or she'd be out already.

Congrats Jackie and Jamea :)

other scores

S Uberoi d. Riske 63 62
Yamamoto d. Correa 61 64
Vakharia d. Vernon 64 62 :)
Takagishi d. Subbotina 62 61 :rolleyes: :mad:

well done Jackie ;)

Raquel :(:(

Lets Go Jamea Win The Titlte!!!!:)

Go Tomoyo! :bounce:
Mayumi & Megs :)
Maki :fiery:
Kim-Anh, so close... :sad:

Am I the only who thinks Jamea Jackson will wipe the floor with Martina today?...

Martina phew...

Jamea :)

Pfoe Martina..... :yeah:

Here's the article on the quarterfinals:

Second Seed Bounced

By ANDY MENDLOWITZ
Daily News-Record

FISHERSVILLE – You think the puddle-ridden tennis courts at James Madison University were slick?

Once the action moved indoors to the Augusta Medical Center’s courts, the play was actually faster.

Japan’s Tomoyo Takagishi used that to her advantage in stunning second-seeded Jackie Trail 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 in the quarterfinals of the Rockingham Heritage Bank/USTA $10,000 Pro Tennis Tournament on Friday.

"I like fast courts," said Takagishi, who spoke limited English.

Players said JMU’s Hillside Courts – which will host today’s semifinals at 11 a.m. – were slower.

"Basically, the balls are just shooting," said fourth-seeded Megha Vakharia, who also won her quarterfinal match. "So you have to be a lot quicker with the swing. You had to adjust."

The decision was made shortly after noon Friday to move the tournament because of early-morning rain that made the courts unplayable.

Takagishi said with a smile she wouldn’t mind if the tournament was permanently moved indoors.

She is the only unseeded semifinalist.

Takagishi entered three tournaments in Korea in June but did not get past the qualifying rounds. She went back to Japan to train for a month, and advanced to the second round of a $10,000 tourney in Evansville, Ind., last week before her breakthrough this week.

Trail is the more experienced competitor. She played in the U.S. Open from 1997-1999 and was ranked 160 in 1999. In 2000, injuries hampered her progress. First she suffered a stress fracture on her right foot, and then a sprained left ankle.

She entered the week ranked 432. Last year, she was ranked in the 200s, but chose to play in fewer tournaments this season to focus on training.

In the semifinals today, Takagishi will play India’s Vakharia, who beat Mayumi Yamamoto, also from Japan, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4, and top-seeded Martina Muller will face third-seeded Shikha Uberoi.

Vakharia, who is ranked 533rd in the world, wasn’t having success on her four-week U.S. tour that included tournaments in College Park, Md., Baltimore and Evansville.

She advanced to the second round once in the three weeks.

"I got my confidence going," Vakharia said. "We were working, working and we said the last week is the main week. You have to perform there."

Friday, perhaps the most compelling match was Uberoi’s 3-hour, 10-minute win over Jamea Jackson. The Floridian pulled out a 6-1, 6-7 (8-6), 7-6 (7-2) win.

Uberoi, ranked 443 in the world, said she didn’t feel good all week. She trailed 3-1 in the third, and took time out to vomit in the trash can on the courtside.

"I gave a lot in the first set and it just drained me a little bit," Uberoi, a Boca Raton, Fla., resident, said. " All of a sudden my energy level started to plummet. I was so out of it. I had difficulty breathing. I couldn’t see straight. I was getting a little nauseous. I think because the lightning inside is a little strange because the outside is bright and then you have the dim lights inside, so it was just on and off. And I was getting so fatigued. I was just feeling terrible.

"Then it just started coming back again mentally. I started fighting out there."

She’ll get a test against Muller. The German beat Ahsha Rolle of Miami Shores, Fla., 6-3, 6-2 in Friday’s other quarterfinal.

The final is scheduled for 11 a.m. Sunday at JMU’s Hillside Courts.

Wow, Martina won easily. :eek:

Jackie :(:(

Megha :)

tough loss Jamea :sad:

Congrats Megha and Shikha -- here's to you both reaching the final! :)

-neil

Well done Tomoyo! :D

Ahsha :sad:

Jackie :sad: :mad:

Jamea :sad: :mad:

Shikha :eek: :bounce:

Jamea :(
Shikha :)
Martina :D

jamea :(
asha :(

Martina :yeah:

Martina :bounce:

SUPRISE !!:eek: easy win by muller!! she sound very down!!:sad:

Final:

Shikha Uberoi d. Negha Vakharia, 61 61

See the article:

http://www.dnronline.com/sports-story2.html

OMG, SHIKHA!!

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

Müller lost in the semifinal against Uberoi 5:7 in the third set, uberoi was down 1:4 but came back - wow

Martina :lol: At least she won the doubles :lol:

Turn On The Tube

By ANDY MENDLOWITZ
Daily News-Record

What’s a win worth? For Shikha Uberoi: six USTA ranking points, immeasurable confidence and a chance to watch her favorite TV show.

The third-seeded Uberoi beat fourth-seeded Megha Vakharia 6-1, 6-1 Sunday to capture the Rockingham Heritage Bank/USTA $10,000 Pro Tennis Tournament at James Madison’s Hillside Courts.

There were plenty of hugs to go around after the win. First to family members, then to her demanding trainer, Ian Barstow – whom Uberoi had a message for.

"I’m going to watch so much TV now," the Boca Raton, Fla., resident told him. "I can’t even tell you."

Barstow took away Uberoi’s television privileges as part of her training regimen – until she won a tournament. The victory came just in time, with the fall season and new episodes of Uberoi’s favorite show, "Alias," beginning soon.

"It’s not like I was constantly watching TV all day long – TV addict or anything," Uberoi said. "It was just really relaxing to come home [to]. And he took that away from us early this summer and I was so mad."

All week, Uberoi had been the tournament’s drama queen. She pulled out three three-set wins, battled breathing problems and even vomited during a timeout in her quarterfinal win Friday over Jamea Jackson.

Saturday, Uberoi upset top-seeded Martina Muller 6-4, 4-6, 7-5. In the third set, Uberoi’s legs and stomach started cramping. Timeout was called for the trainer to stretch Uberoi out. The pain subsided. Down 4-1, Uberoi rallied for the win.

Sunday, there was little suspense. Uberoi cruised, ripping up India’s Vakharia, who was playing with ligament damage in her right thumb. Vakharia had a taped right hand, which hampered her throughout the match.

The injury occurred in a freakish way. Last week at a tournament in Evansville, Ind., Vakharia’s coach accidentally sat on her hand on a bus.

It was feeling better this week, but Saturday she banged it against the door of the tournament headquarters, causing more pain.

"It always happens when you’re wounded," Vakharia said. "You tend to get hurt over and over again. So I got hit again.

"… Today, I had swelling on my hand. And the pain definitely got more, and I couldn’t hit my backhand as much as I could yesterday and the day before."

Uberoi, a 20-year-old amateur who still hopes to play college tennis, took full advantage en route to her first title in about 15 professional tournaments.

"She was having some trouble with that," Uberoi said. "I think I was frustrating her a little bit too. I understand she was having some difficulties, so it was tough for her."

Vakharia, 19, who is ranked 533rd in the world, didn’t leave totally distraught.

"I couldn’t give my best because of my hand," she said. "But I do wish that I come back and play much better. … It’s given me a lot of confidence, so that’s good. Even with this injury, I could make it to the final."

Uberoi, meanwhile, almost didn’t come to Harrisonburg. Her older sister, Diya, who plays at Vassar College, urged her to miss the tournament. Last week, Uberoi left a practice session because she had trouble breathing due to asthma and had cramps.

"My older sister was very worried about my health," Uberoi said. "She was concerned about my health and my performance, that I would just lose to somebody and not feel good about that. …. I’m a fighter. I [was] going to go. I didn’t listen to my older sister. You know how that is."

Instead, Uberoi, who was born in India but raised in Princeton, N.J., left feeling better about her career. She even reached the doubles semifinals with her younger sister, Neha.

"I think I just realized my confidence actually, now that it’s on paper and now that I have a little star, a trophy to prove it," she said. "I think the confidence was always there but I just needed something concrete. Because you can affirm yourself in the mirror all day long if you want to, but results also help you. I got it now."

Not to mention those TV viewing rights.

NOTE: In Sunday’s doubles final, Muller (Germany) and Surina De Beer (South Africa) beat Ana-Maria Moura (Brazil) and Danielle Wiggins (Florida) 6-2, 7-6 (7-4). … As an amateur, Uberoi did not accept the $1,600 first prize.

Martina :lol: At least she won the doubles :lol:


three wins in one tournament! best result since...
c'mon MARTINA! go your way back! :D :worship:

Congratulations to Shikha on her fantastic win, full of tough 3 setters! Especially nice win over the in-form Martina :)

Cheers to another young American finally asserting herself on the tennis stage!

-neil

Congrats Shikha. Good to see her hardwork paying off. :)

Bad luck Megs, but a good week anyhow. :)

How is Shikha an amateur?

Megha :(

but good week :)

Shikkah is an amatuer by never accepting tournament prize money..

Wow, that's a lot of money to spend with no pay off. Good for her!

What's the benefit of staying amateur? Why not take the money if you've earned it?

Andy Mendlowitz wrote:
All week, Uberoi had been the tournament?s drama queen. She pulled out three three-set wins, battled breathing problems and even vomited during a timeout in her quarterfinal win Friday over Jamea Jackson.

Did Müller accuse her of gamesmanship and faking the cramps? :D :haha:

What's the benefit of staying amateur? Why not take the money if you've earned it?

Shikha wants to play college tennis at some point and you can't do that if you've registered as a professional. It's "Once a pro, always a pro." If it gets to a point where Shikha can crack the top 300, I'm sure she will become a professional. She's just playing it safe at this point.

OMG @ Vakharia. Her coach sits on her hand and then she slams it into a door. Some luck this girl has!

Ah, thanks for clearing that up Bradshaw#1!

Actually, there have been many cases where people got away with having played a lot of pro events and then going to college. The NCAA has lately started paying close atention to this. In some cases, they asked college players to pay back the money they got from pro events earlier and put that into a charity account or something.

Jay