Bears Lead The Way in Big 12 Tennis Position Champions
7/21/2000 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
April 28, 2000
WACO, Texas - The Baylor tennis programs came away from the 2000 Big 12 Conference regular season with more position champions and more total honorees than any other school.
The Bears took top honors at nine of the 18 positions, and despite having no runners-up, still earned more honors than any other school. Texas finished second with eight winners (four champions and four runners-up).
On the men's side, Baylor took home championships at No. 2, No. 4, and No. 6 singles. Senior David Hodge was the No. 2 singles champion after finishing as the No. 2 singles runner-up in 1998 and as the No. 3 singles runner-up in 1999. Freshman Zoltan Papp won No. 4 singles, thanks to a perfect 8-0 conference record. Mark Williams also finished perfect in conference and won No. 6 singles after finishing as the runner-up at that position in 1999.
The Bears swept first place in men's doubles. The team of Hodge and Williams, currently ranked No. 2 in the country, edged out a team from Texas in a tiebreaker to take home the title at No. 1 doubles. At the second spot, Johann Jooste and Pawel Gajdzik paired for a perfect 8-0 record and the No. 2 doubles championship. Papp and Johannes Michalsky paired for a 5-1 record and won the No. 3 doubles spot.
On the women's side, Baylor took home the top two singles spots. Jahnavi Parekh finished first at the No. 1 position, thanks to a 10-1 conference record. Katja Kovac took top honors at No. 2 singles for the women. Parekh and Monica Gonzalez teamed for the No. 3 doubles championship.
The Big 12 position champions are based on each player's regular season conference record.
Both teams begin their runs at the Big 12 Tournament in Kansas City Friday.
MEN
Singles
#1 Shuon Madden, Texas A&M
Brandon Hawk, Texas
#2 DAVID HODGE, BAYLOR
Nick Crowell, Texas
#3 Michael Blue, Texas
Eru Lyndon, Oklahoma State
#4 ZOLTAN PAPP, BAYLOR
Jean Simon, Texas/Fran Krepelka, Oklahoma State
#5 Craig Edmondson, UT/Ryan Newport, TAMU (tie)
#6 MARK WILLIAMS, BAYLOR
Tobias Kronlein, Oklahoma
Doubles
#1 DAVID HODGE/MARK WILLIAMS, BAYLOR
Michael Blue/Nick Crowell, Texas
#2 JOHANN JOOSTE/PAWEL GAJDZIK, BAYLOR
Chris Bates/Fran Krepelka, Oklahoma State
#3 JOHANNES MICHALSKY/ZOLTAN PAPP, BAYLOR
Pete Stroer/Quentin Blakeney, Kansas
WOMEN
Singles
#1 JAHNAVI PAREKH, BAYLOR
Sandra Noetzel, Nebraska
#2 KATJA KOVAC, BAYLOR
Alena Jecminkova, Kansas State
#3 Vladka Uhlirova, Texas
Linda Faltynkova, Oklahoma State
#4 Joanne Masongsong, Texas
Katarina Balan, Nebraska
#5 Kathy Chuda. Kansas State
Marketa Chmelova, Oklahoma State
#6 Amy Frisch, Nebraska
Lisa Mallaiah, Kansas/Eva Marcial, Texas A&M (tie)
Doubles
#1 Angela Stroup/Viviana Mracnova, Oklahoma
Lisa Dingwall/Martina Nedorostova, Texas A&M
#2 Katarina Balan/Maria Fernandez, Nebraska
Linda Faltynkova/Marketa Chmelova, Oklahoma State
#3 JAHNAVI PAREKH/MONICA GONZALEZ, BAYLOR
Dominika Olszewska/Cameron Stoudt, OSU
