Yellowjackets Drop Tennis Matches at PWC Tourney (Apr. 22, 2005)

LAIE, HI – In the second day of PacWest Conference championship play, both Montana State-Billings tennis teams went down in defeat.  The Lady Jackets were blasted by top-ranked BYU-Hawaii, 9-0.  The Yellowjacket men lost is straight sets, 6-0, to Hawaii-Hilo.

For BYU-Hawaii’s women, the win over the Yellowjackets gave them their 125^th consecutive victory, tying the NCAA record for the longest current winning streak in any NCAA sport.  The Jackets managed to win only three games in their doubles matches and were downed in straight sets in singles play.  Marta Borges played the closes match for the Jackets, losing 6-0, 7-5 to Crystal Schwenke. 

The championship match will be played Saturday at 9 a.m. in Laie.  BYU-Hawaii will meet Hawaii-Hilo.  The Yellowjackets will face Western New Mexico at 3 p.m.

The Yellowjacket men dropped their six singles matches in straight sets to the Vulcans.  In the closest matches, MSUB’s Sergio Diaz lost to Dan Pollock, 6-1, 6-4, and Kellen Malone fell to Mitchel Gelina, 6-2, 6-2.  The Vulcans will face the host Seasiders for the championship at 9 a.m. on Saturday.  The Yellowjackets will play for third and fourth against Western New Mexico at noon.

Men’s Singles:
No. 1 Jeremy Moitry, UHH def. Paco Sanchez, MSUB 6-1, 6-1
No. 2 Dan Pollock, UHH def. Sergio Diaz, MSUB 6-1, 6-4
No. 3 Staffan Moritz, UHH def. Ryan Smith, MSUB 6-4, 6-0
No. 4 Mitchel Gelina, UHH def. Kellen Malone, MSUB 6-2, 6-2
No. 5 Ned Hayley, UHH def. Sean O'Daniel, MSUB 6-2, 6-1
No. 6 Lars Melskens, UHH def. Seth Maristuen, MSUB 6-2, 6-1

Men’s Doubles:  Not played

Women’s Singles
No. 1 #1 Jing Jing Liu, BYUH vs. Brianne Roney, MSUB 6-0, 6-0
No. 2 #2 Adrienn Hegedus, BYUH def. Becky Fry, MSUB 6-0, 6-0
No. 3 #15 Petra Teller, BYUH vs. Margot Merril-Johnson, MSUB 6-1, 6-0
No. 4 #36 Gurianna Korinihona, BYUH def. Nikki Byrnes, MSUB 6-0, 6-1
No. 5 Trisha Piercy, BYUH vs. Tia Smith, MSUB 6-3, 6-1
No. 6 Crystal Schwenke, BYUH vs. Marta Borges, MSUB 6-0, 7-5

Women’s Doubles
No. 1 #1 Hegedus/Jing Jing Liu, BYUH def. Smith/Roney, MSUB 8-0
No. 2 #6 Bula/Teller, BYUH def. Fry/Merril-Johnson, MSUB 8-2
No. 3 Piercy/Teller, BYUH def. Lehman/Byrnes, MSUB 8-1