News & Notes January 29, 2000
ZAMORA CLAIMS IHA STATE SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP In the other semfinal, two of Illinois's finest young players met -- Lynn Alesi, bound for Texas A&M next fall where she will join her brother Brad, and Megan Mehilos, who will join her brother Bill next fall at Lake Forest. Mehilos eventually prevailed in three games, 17-21, 21-20, 11-6. In the finals, Mehilos came out strong in the first game with a convincing 21-11 win, but Zamora rallied to win the final two games, 21-9, 11-2. The win gave Zamora her second I.H.A. State Singles Championship. She also won in 1998. In the A Division finals, Erika Sove defeated Mary Gerke, 21-6, 21-7. Niamh Conneely won the B Division with a 21-8, 21-17 win over Terry Mehilos. In the consolation finals, Lake Forest sophomore Leslie Boyle battled to a 21-7, 15-21, 11-3 win over Lagrange YMCA Physical Education Director, Monica Zecker. The Foresters will travel to Indianapolis next weekend to participate in the Circle City Classic. As a tune-up for the Intercollegiate Championships, the men and women will be entered in both singles and doubles competition. |