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Yellowjacket Tennis Split Wins
(Mar. 16, 2005)
Denver, CO- Coming
back from a loss against Colorado College on Thursday
was on the minds of the Lady Jackets tennis team. The
women did just that, cruising to 7-2 win over
Metropolitan State Friday, March 11th in
Denver. After a tie-break victory for the men the
previous day, they were plagued once again by the
inability to close out matches, falling 2-7 to the
Roadrunners at Metro State.
The match against
the Roadrunners concluded the Lady Jackets week-long
spring break tour. Freshman
Marta Borges (Fr., Lisbon,
Portugal) finished the week with seven points won,
leading the Jackets.
Tia
Smith’s (So., Idaho Falls, ID) cold
virus caught up with her after battling it all week
making Smith unable to play in her singles match, accounting for
one of two Roadrunner points.
“The girls put their
best play together for the season thus far in their
defeat against Metro State,” said head coach Jerry
Peach. “The women’s team has a strong group identity
and is unified to playing the best they can.” “There is
strong support from each player as to the goal of
winning each team match.” “We will see improvement from
this talented crew as the season continues,” added
Peach.
Seth Maristuen (Jr., Havre,
MT) playing in the number six position earned the
Jackets their only singles point in the match. In
doubles play
Brian
Kasid (Jr., Chaska, MN) and teammate
Sean O’Daniel (Sr., Miles City, MT)
contributed in the number three position, but the rest
of the team failed to put enough points together for the
win.
“Half of the sets in
singles went deep into the score and the doubles was
well played, but not good enough to gain the points
needed to defeat the Roadrunners,” said Peach. “It was
obvious following the match that the men’s team is up to
the challenge.” “At the same time, it is clear that the
play needed to turn this around was not being
completed,” Peach added.
Friday March 11, 10
a.m.
MSUB 7, Metro 2
Women Singles
1. Brianne Roney (MSUB) def. Sarah Spence, 6-2, 7-6
2. Becky Fry (MSUB) def. Jackie Coppola, 6-0, 6-4
3. Nikki Byrnes (MSUB) def. Tia Mahoney, 6-2, 6-1
4. Heidi Lehman (MSUB) def. Akiko Kinoshita, 6-4, 6-0
5. Marta Borges (MSUB) def. Christine Knutson, 6-0, 6-1
6. Patricia Eastwood def. Tia Smith (MSUB), default
Women Doubles
1. Roney/Lehman (MSUB) def. Mahoney/Coppola, 8-5
2. Spence/Kinoshita def. Fry/Byrnes (MSUB), 8-6
3. Borges/Smith (MSUB) def. Knutson/Eastwood, 8-1
Friday March 11, 10
a.m.
MSUB 2, Metro 7
Men Singles
1. Andre Nilsson def. Paco Sanchez (MSUB), 6-2, 6-0
2. James Schumacher def. Sergio Diaz (MSUB), 6-4, 6-0
3. Riley Meyer def. Kellen Malone (MSUB), 2-6, 6-4, 7-6
4. Will Meyer def. Ryan Smith (MSUB), 6-3, 7-6
5. Adam Fowler def. Sean O’Daniel (MSUB), 6-0, 7-5
6. Seth Maristuen (MSUB) def. Flanigan, 6-1, 6-1
Men Doubles
1. Nilsson/Schumacher def. Sanchez/Diaz (MSUB), 8-5
2. Meyer/Meyer def. Malone/Smith (MSUB), 8-2
3. O’Daniel/Kasid (MSUB) def. Fowler/Radcliff, 8-3 |
