Tennis teams sweep Oles, reach MIAC semifinals

April 29, 2005
St. Thomas advanced to Saturday's semifinals in both men's and women's tennis Friday at their respective MIAC tournaments.

In St. Peter, the third-seed Tommie men blanked St. Olaf, 9-0, and will face second-see Carleton Saturday at 11 a.m. The other semifinal pits top-seed Gustavus vs. No. 4-seed St. John's. The winners play at 3 p.m. for the championship, and the losers play for third place, also at 3 p.m.

In St. Paul, the Tommie women blanked St. Olaf 7-2. They also face Carleton in the semifinals Saturday at noon.

Women's Results
St. Thomas 7, St. Olaf 2
April 29, 2005 at Hamline

Singles
--No. 1: Jodi Dmohoski (UST) def. Erie (STO) 6-2, 7-5
--No. 2: Buchta (STO) def. Courtney Dirks (UST) 6-0, 2-6, 10-8
--No. 3: Dana Vilar (UST) def. Benson (STO) 7-6 (1), 6-0
--No. 4: Michelle Mills (UST) def. Eggert (STO) 6-3, 6-4
--No. 5: Nikki Nichols (UST) def. Pray (STO) 7-5, 7-5
--No. 6: Brittany Bachman (UST) def. Steffan (STO) 6-4, 6-0
Doubles
1. Erie/Buchta (STO) def. Dmohoski/Nichols (UST) 6-2, 7-5
2. Vilar/Dirks (UST) def. Benson/Eggert (STO) 8-4
3. Mills/Bachman (UST) def. Steffan/C. Wiersma (STO) 8-5

Men's Results
St. Thomas 9, St. Olaf 0
Singles
#1 - Brian Thomas (UST) defeated Ryan Pederson (STO) 6-3, 6-3
#2 - Tut Fuller (UST) defeated Drew Erie (STO) 6-1, 6-2
#3 - Tom Loper (UST) defeated Mike Matsuura (STO) 6-3, 6-1
#4 - Blair Madsen (UST) defeated Patrick Curran (STO) 6-3, 6-2
#5 - Grant Campbell (UST) defeated Eric Brandenburg (STO) 7-6(6), 7-6(5)
#6 - Ben Herding (UST) defeated David Harris (STO) 6-2, 6-2

Doubles
#1 - Brian Thomas/Tut Fuller (UST) defeated Patrick Curran/Ryan Pederson (STO) 8-6
#2 - Ben Herding/Tom Loper (UST) defeated Mike Matsuura/Chase Donaldson (STO) 8-2
#3 - Blair Madsen/Grant Campbell (UST) defeated Drew Erie/David Gruner (STO) 8-2