Cheah Wins Maine Singles Title

5/1/99

BRUNSWICK, Maine -- Colby College senior Kim Cheah (Penang, Malaysia) defeated Bowdoin's Andrea Gagnon (Gardiner, Me.) in straight sets to claim the 1999 Maine State Invitational Women's Singles title on Saturday afternoon. In addition to her singles triumph, Cheah and first-year teammate Kendra Shank (Edina, Minn.) advanced all the way to the finals of the doubles bracket before falling to Bowdoin's duo of Gagnon and Katie Sheridan (Marblehead, Mass.) in a three-set battle.

After receiving a bye in the first round, Cheah swept Bowdoin's Brooke Jacobsen (Marian, Mass.) and Kim Bohlin (Winchester, Mass.) to reach the finals. The White Mules' senior captain then cruised past Gagnon, 6-1, 6-1, to win the tournament title.

In other singles action, Shank, Lisa Mark (Beverly Hills, Mich.) and Erica Goss (Stowe, Vt.) each lost in the first round for Colby, but Shank went on to win the consolation bracket. On the doubles side, Mark and Goss teamed up to win their first-round match, but then faced teammates Cheah and Shank, who defeated them by a score of 8-2. Cheah and Shank then took the first set of the championship match, 6-2, but Gagnon and Sheridan rallied to win the final two sets, 6-3, 6-2, to claim the doubles championship.

1999 Maine State Invitational Tennis Tournament
at Bowdoin College, Brunswick,Maine

Women's Singles
First Round
Cheah (COL) received bye
Sheridan (BOW) def. Mark (COL) 8-6
Goss (COL) def. Arpel (BA) by default
Bohlin (BOW) def. Shank (COL) 8-1

Second Round
Cheah (COL) def. Jacobsen (BOW) 6-2, 6-3
Dorman (BA) def. Goss (COL) 6-3, 6-1

Semifinals
Cheah (COL) def. Bohlin (BOW) 6-3, 6-0

Finals
Cheah (COL) def. Gagnon (COL) 6-1, 6-1

Women's Doubles
First Round
Cheah/Shank (COL) received bye
Mark/Goss (COL) def. Bohlin/Edwards (BOW) 9-8 (6)

Semifinals
Cheah/Shank (COL) def. Mark/Goss (COL) 8-2

Finals
Gagnon/Sheridan (BOW) def. Cheah/Shank (COL) 2-6, 6-3, 6-2