[IUP Varsity Sports]

2004 Postseason Match Summaries




Bloomsburg 5, IUP 4 -- April 24, 2004 -- Shippensburg, Pa.
PSAC Team Tournament Semifinal Match
Singles No. 1 -- Yvonne Niederbracht (IUP) d. Iida Hokkanen, 6-4, 6-3 No. 2 -- Jackie Kulp (IUP) d. Julianne Bramante, 6-1, 6-2 No. 3 -- Jessica Brockway (IUP) d. Lindsey Wyckoff, 6-4, 6-3 No. 4 -- Emily Murphy (BU) d. Aurora Ellerbach, 6-4, 6-2 No. 5 -- Brande Hanstein (BU) d. Razia Hassan, 6-1, 6-1 No. 6 -- Lauren Colfer (BU) d. Mary Pierandozzi, 6-1, 6-1 Doubles No. 1 -- Niederbracht/Kulp (IUP) d. Hokkanen/Murphy, 8-0 No. 2 -- Bramante/Wyckoff (BU) d. Brockway/Razia Hassan, 8-2 No. 3 -- Colfer/Hanstein (BU) d. Carla Goodman/Fatima Hassan, 8-6
PSAC Individual Championships -- April 30-May 1 -- Bloomsburg, Pa. Singles Yvonne Niederbracht won the championship in the singles draw, defeating top-seeded Jessica Bungo of Slippery Rock in the final by a score of 6-2, 6-4. Niederbracht entered the tournament seeded second in the 23-woman field. After earning a first round bye, Niederbracht defeated Shannon Rhodes of East Stroudsburg (6-0, 6-2), Linda Escobedo of California (6-2, 6-4) and Kerstin Kloeffer of Kutztown (6-2, 6-2) to advance to the finals. Jackie Kulp was seeded eighth and also had a first round bye. Kulp then bested Kristen Jack of Clarion (6-0, 6-0) before losing to Bungo in the semifinals by a 6-2, 6-0 decision. Doubles Niederbracht and Kulp were seeded second and had a first round bye. The duo defeated Escobedo and Olga Gonzalez of California, 8-1, to advance to the semifinals and then moved on to the finals by default. Niederbracht and Kulp were defeated by Bungo and Ashley Michaux, 8-4, in the finals. Complete Singles Draw Complete Doubles Draw
IUP 5, Bryant 2 -- May 7, 2004 -- Bloomsburg, Pa.
NCAA East Regional Tournament Semifinal Match
Singles No. 1 -- Yvonne Niederbracht (IUP) vs. Sacha Solomon, DNF No. 2 -- Jackie Kulp (IUP) d. Alex Spence, 6-2, 6-4 No. 3 -- Jessica Brockway (IUP) d. Annette Jervasi, 6-3, 6-1 No. 4 -- Allana Santanello (BC) d. Aurora Ellerbach, 6-1, 6-0 No. 5 -- Razia Hassan (IUP) d. Sasha Garabedian, 6-3, 6-1 No. 6 -- Mary Pierandozzi (IUP) vs. Ariana Rinaudo, DNF Doubles No. 1 -- Niederbracht/Kulp (IUP) d. Spence/Santanello, 8-1 No. 2 -- Solomon/Jervasi (BC) d. Brockway/Razia Hassan, 8-4 No. 3 -- Carla Goodman/Fatima Hassan (IUP) d. Garabedian/Rinaudo, 8-4
Bloomsburg 5, IUP 0 -- May 8, 2004 -- Bloomsburg, Pa.
NCAA East Regional Tournament Championship Match
Singles No. 1 -- Iida Hokkanen (BU) d. Jessica Brockway, 6-3, 6-0 No. 2 -- Aurora Ellerbach (IUP) vs. Julianne Bramante, DNF No. 3 -- Razia Hassan (IUP) vs. Lindsey Wyckoff, DNF No. 4 -- Emily Murphy (BU) d. Mary Pierandozzi, 6-4, 6-3 No. 5 -- Carla Goodman (IUP) vs. Lauren Colfer, DNF No. 6 -- Fatima Hassan (IUP) vs. Jaclyn Kelly, DNF Doubles No. 1 -- Hokkanen/Murphy (BU) d. Brockway/Razia Hassan, 8-3 No. 2 -- Bramante/Wyckoff (BU) d. Goodman/Fatima Hassan, 8-5 No. 3 -- Colfer/Brande Hansteen (BU) d. Ellerbach/Pierandozzi, 8-4 Note: IUP played without Yvonne Niederbracht and Jackie Kulp, who both graduated from the university on Saturday.