May 18, 2001

Coaches Nancy Fahey (left) and Lynn Imergoot were honored at the recent Women's Sports Foundation's biennial summit.

Pair of women's coaches honored

Two University women's head coaches --basketball's Nancy Fahey and tennis' Lynn Imergoot --were presented with Women's Sports Foundation 2001 Coach of the Year Awards at the organization's recent biennial summit meeting. Only four awards are presented each year, recognizing outstanding coaches working with youth, high school and college athletes.

Women's tennis drops 5-4 heartbreaker

The women's tennis team, making its third trip to the NCAA tournament in team history, dropped a heartbreaker Saturday in the first round to the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 5-4. The Bears managed to split the singles portion of the match, as Stephanie Cook, Jen Kivitz and Laura Greenberg picked up wins at Nos. 3, 5 and 6 singles, respectively. Kivitz pulled out a particularly tough match, winning 7-5, 7-5. The doubles appeared to going well for the Bears, too. No. 1 doubles partners Nandini Chaturvedula and Cook scraped out a 9-7 win, giving WU the early advantage. Eau Claire, however, answered with victories at Nos. 2 and 3 doubles to take a 5-4 victory. The Bears finished the season at 13-5.

Men's tennis loses to Coe, finishes at 15-8

In its third trip to the NCAA Tournament in school history, the Bears' men's tennis team fell to Coe College, 5-1, May 11. At No. 4 singles, sophomore David Genovese grabbed a win for WU with a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Phil Williams. But that was the only point the Bears could muster, as Max Schlather and Genovese's win in No. 2 doubles wasn't enough to offset losses in Nos. 1 and 3 doubles. The Bears finished 15-8 on the season, making their second consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance under head coach Ted Durham in just his second season. Prior to Durham's arrival, the Bears had gone 14 seasons without making a trip to the NCAAs.