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2008-2009 News

Yellowjackets Split at RMAC Combo

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BILLINGS, Mont. – Montana State Billings went 1-1 on the opening day of the RMAC Combo, Friday.  The women (4-1 RMAC, 10-9) beat Metro State 5-4 while the men (1-4 RMAC, 4-14) fell to Metro, 9-0.  MSUB will take on Nebraska-Kearney at the Tennis Dome, Saturday, April 18.  The match is scheduled to start at 8:00 a.m.

For the women, the Yellowjackets got off to a quick start winning at No. 2 and 3 Doubles.  Metro State came back to close the gap to 4-3.  Sam Selstad sealed the victory by beating April Hirad, 6-2, 6-0 at No. 5 Singles.

For the men, Franco Valdez put up a valiant effort in losing 6-3, 6-4 to Sascha Ruckelshausen at No. 1 Singles.  No. 3 Doubles was a barnburner as Metro edged out Brian LeSueur and Valdez, 9-8.

WOMEN

Apr. 17 – Montana State Billings 5, Metro State 4

SINGLES
1.   Ling Chan (MSUB)                             def.   Mitra Hirad (MET)                                6-2, 6-0
2.   Yerica Pessoa (MET)                             def.   Anne-Sophie Tredet (MSUB)               6-0, 6-4
3.   Ana Juarez (MSUB)                            def.   Mandy Bowling (MET)                         6-4, 6-1
4.   Miriam Evangelista (MET)                    def.   Johnna Beatty (MSUB)                         6-1, 6-4
5.   Sam Selstad (MSUB)                           def.   April Hirad (MET)                                6-2, 6-0
6.   Kathleen Thompson (MET)                   def.   Bekah Carlson (MSUB)                        6-4, 6-4

DOUBLES
1.   Bowling/Evangelista (MET)                  def.   Carlson/Chan (MSUB)                                 8-6
2.   Beatty/Juarez (MSUB)                        def.   M. Hirad/Pessoa (MET)                                8-3
3.   Selstad/Tredet (MSUB)                       def.   Alvarez/A. Hirad (MET)                              8-5

MEN

Apr. 17 – Metro State 9, Montana State Billings 0

SINGLES
1.   Sascha Ruckelshausen (MET)               def.   Franco Valdez (MSUB)                        6-3, 6-4
2.   Angelo Faustino (MET)                        def.   Luis Olivera (MSUB)                            6-2, 6-1
3.   Scott Bradley (MET)                             def.   Delbert Landichio (MSUB)                  6-4, 6-1
4.   Georgie Perez (MET)                            def.   Travis Lehman (MSUB)                 6-1, 2-6, 6-1
5.   Ryan Campbell (MET)                          def.   Brian LeSueur (MSUB)                        6-0, 6-0
6.   Sean Carlton (MET)                              def.   Geoff Fehr (MSUB)                              6-1, 7-6

DOUBLES
1.   Bradley/Ruckelshausen (MET)             def.   Landichio/Olivera (MSUB)                          8-3
2.   Faustino/Perez (MET)                           def.   Fehr/Lehman (MSUB)                                  8-4
3.   Campbell/Carlton (MET)                       def.   LeSueur/Valdez (MSUB)                             9-8

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