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Montana State Billings Win Twice on the Road
MANKATO, Minn. – Montana State Billings came away with two wins in three tennis matches on Thursday and Friday, Mar. 5-6. The men lost 9-0 to Gustavus Adolphus on Thursday and bounced back to beat Minnesota State-Mankato 6-3 on Friday. The women took a hard fought 5-4 win over Minnesota State-Mankato on Thursday.
The men (1-9) had some solid performances against MSU-Mankato in picking up their first victory. At No. 3 Doubles, Geoff Fehr and Stephen Gruener slugged out a 9-7 win over Chad Berger and Dan Zastrow.
The moment of truth came at No. 1 Singles. After losing the first set 6-3, Franco Valdez rallied to take the next two sets, 6-2, 6-3. His victory clinched the win for the Yellowjackets.
For the women (5-8), it all came down to No. 6 Singles. All tied at 4-4, Heather Jenson (MSUM) took the first set 6-4. Johnna Beatty then won 6-4 to force a third set. Down 6-5, Beatty won the next game to send it to a tie breaker. The Jackets prevailed 11-9 to win the match.
MEN
Mar. 5 – Gustavus Adolphus 9, Montana State Billings 0
SINGLES
1. Charlie Paukert (GA) def. Franco Valdez (MSUB) 6-4, 7-6
2. Mike Burdaken (GA) def. Luis Olivera (MSUB) 6-2, 6-2
3. Dave Koppel (GA) def. Travis Lehman (MSUB) 6-1, 6-3
4. Patrick Clark (GA) def. Delbert Landichio (MSUB) 7-6, 6-1
5. Daniel Pomeranc (GA) def. Geoffrey Fehr (MSUB) 6-2, 6-2
6. Caleb Kauss (GA) def. James Caitlin (MSUB) 6-0, 6-3
DOUBLES
1. Nick Hansen/Kevin Stickney (GA) def. Lehman/Olivera (MSUB) 8-2
2. Koppel/Ben Tomasek (GA) def. Fehr/Landichio (MSUB) 8-3
3. Erick Ice/Ashok Jethwa (GA) def. Stephen Gruener/Valdez (MSUB) 8-3
Mar. 6 – Montana State Billings 6, Minnesota State-Mankato 3
SINGLES
1. Franco Valdez (MSUB) def. John Julian (MSUM) 3-6, 6-2, 6-3
2. Luis Olivera (MSUB) def. Chris Webber (MSUM) 6-3, 6-4
3. Travis Lehman (MSUB) def. Marco Vasquez (MSUM) 7-6, 6-1
4. Adam Doll (MSUM) def. Delbert Landichio (MSUB) 6-2, 6-2
5. Geoffrey Fehr (MSUB) def. Dan Zastrow (MSUM) 6-3, 6-3
6. Chad Berger (MSUM) def. James Caitlin (MSUB) 7-5, 4-6 (11-9)
DOUBLES
1. Lehman/Olivera (MSUB) def. Julian/Webber (MSUM) 8-3
2. Doll/Vasquez (MSUM) def. Landichio/Valdez (MSUB) 8-4
3. Fehr/Stephen Gruener (MSUB) def. Berger/Zastrow (MSUM) 9-7
WOMEN
Mar. 5 – Montana State Billings 5, Minnesota State-Mankato 4
SINGLES
1. Marina Bugaenco (MSUM) def. Ling Chan (MSUB) 6-2, 6-3
2. Anne-Sophie Tredet (MSUB) def. Ami Nishida (MSUM) 6-1, 6-1
3. Ana Juarez (MSUB) def. Sarah Madigan (MSUM) 6-2, 6-1
4. Sam Selstad (MSUB) def. Paige Burke (MSUM) 7-5, 6-2
5. Cassandra Anderson (MSUM) def. Rebekah Carlson (MSUB) 3-6, 6-2, 7-6 (6)
6. Johnna Beatty (MSUB) def. Heather Jenson (MSUM) 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (9)
DOUBLES
1. Bugaenco/Madigan (MSUM) def. Beatty/Juarez (MSUB) 8-1
2. Carlson/Chan (MSUB) def. Burke/Jenson (MSUM) 8-1
3. Anderson/Nishida (MSUM) def. Victoria Fernandez/Tredet (MSUB) 8-2
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