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2006 Match ReviewsValpo Ends T-Birds’ Tennis SeasonVALPARAISO, Ind., April 28 – Defending champion Valparaiso University put an end to Southern Utah’s 2006 tennis season Friday morning, taking a 4-0 win over the Thunderbirds in the first round of the Mid-Continent Conference tournament. The Crusaders won two of three doubles matches to pick up the doubles point, then claimed wins at first, second and sixth singles to advance to the championship round for the third straight season. Valparaiso beat SUU for the conference championship last year. Liliana Cortes and Lelia Kanuha picked up the only win for the Thunderbirds on the day, taking an 8-2 win at first doubles over Rachel Janssen and Kim Sajevic. Valparaiso won the point, however, after Kate Evangelist and Whitney Chada defeated Veronica Cortes and Lisseth Hoyos, 8-4, at No. 2 and Jill Dierbert and Charmain Stanislaw edged Casie Brooks and Emmi Nelson, 8-6, at No. 3. Jansen got by Liliana Cortes 6-4, 6-2 at No. 1 singles, while Dierberg beat Kanuha 6-2, 6-3 at No. 2 and Sajevic ousted Brooks 6-0, 6-0 at No. 6. The other three singles matches were terminated after the outcome was determined, with Hoyos trailing Chada 7-5, 0-0 at No. 3; Veronica Cortes behind Evangelist 6-1, 2-1 at No. 4; and Nelson leading Stanislaw 6-3, 1-2 at No. 5. “I’m proud of the way the team played today,” SUU Coach Lenny Lee said. “We were close to winning the doubles point and had we done that who knows what might have happened in singles. We came out and we competed hard today though and that’s really all a coach can ask for or expect.” Southern Utah ended the season 7-10 after going 5-3 during the Mid-Con regular season. Valpariso, which improved to 14-7, advances to Saturday’s championship game against the winner of IUPUI and Oral Roberts, who play later today. April 28, 2006 Doubles 1- Liliana Cortes/Lelia Kanuha (SUU) d. Rachel Janssen/Kim Sajevic 8-2 Singles 1- Janssen (Valpo) d. L. Cortes 6-4, 6-2 -- T-Birds Top Chicago State, Look To Mid-Con TourneyCHICAGO, Ill., April 23 – Southern Utah’s tennis team finished up the regular season on a winning note Sunday, topping Chicago State 5-2 and solidifying its hold on the fourth and final berth into the Mid-Continent Conference tournament. The Thunderbirds (5-3 Mid-Con) will enter this weekend’s tournament at Valparaiso, Ind., as the fourth seed and will face host and defending champion Valparaiso (8-0) in the first round. Valpo earned the seed by going undefeated through the regular season. Second-seeded IUPUI (7-1) will face third seed Oral Roberts (6-2) in the other semi-final match. Against Chicago State the Thunderbirds split two doubles matches but earned the point by virtue of a default win at No. 3. SUU won the points at third through sixth singles, with Lisseth Hoyos taking a 6-1, 6-0 decision from Samantha Islas at No. 3, Veronica Cortes winning 6-0, 6-1 against Erica Watkins at No. 4 and Emmi Nelson winning 6-0, 6-0 against Ulanda Fulford at No. 5. Casie Brooks won by default at No. 6 but SUU lost at No. 1 and 2, with Liliana Cortes falling to Yosefin Rustandar, 6-4, 6-3, and Lelia Kanuha dropping a 7-6 (4), 6-2 decision to Cristina Vlase. Southern Utah 5, Chicago State 2 April 23, 2006 Chicago, Ill. Doubles 1. Yosefin Rustandar and Cristina Vlase (CSU) def. Liliana Cortes and Lelia Kanuha - 8-4 2. Veronica Cortes and Lisseth Hoyos (SUU) def. Samantha Islas and Erica Watkins - 8-0 3. Nelson and Brooks (SUU) won by default Singles 1. Rustandar (CSU) def. L. Cortes - 6-4, 6-3 2. Vlase (CSU) def. Kanuha - 7-6 (4), 6-2 3. Hoyos (SUU) def. Islas - 6-1, 6-0 4. V. Cortes (SUU) def. Watkins - 6-0, 6-1 5. Nelson (SUU) def. U. Fulford - 6-0, 6-0 6. Brooks (SUU) won by default Thunderbirds Wrap Up Tourney BidCHICAGO, Ill. – Southern Utah’s women’s tennis team wrapped up a bid to the Mid-Continent Conference tennis tournament Saturday afternoon with a 7-0 win over UMKC. SUU split two matches on the day, falling 5-2 to Valparaiso Saturday morning before picking up the UMKC win. The Thunderbirds moved to 4-3 in league play, guaranteeing them no worse than a tie for fourth place in the regular season standings. Even if SUU loses to Chicago State (1-5) Sunday and winds up tied with Oakland, which finished its season 4-4, the Thunderbirds will earn the tournament’s fourth and final berth by virtue of their 4-3 win over OU last weekend. Freshman Emmi Nelson was the only Thunderbird to go undefeated on the day, as she got by Valpo’s Charmaine Stanislaw in a super-tie-breaker (4-6, 6-2, 10-4) in the morning, then came back to down UMKC’s Fallon Wicker, 6-0, 6-0 in the afternoon. SUU also won the doubles point against Valpo, with Veronica Cortes and Lisseth Hoyos beating Whitney Chada and Kate Evangelist 9-7 at No. 2 and Nelson and Casie Brooks edging Stanislaw and Jill Dierberg at No. 3 by the same count. The Thunderbirds had their way with UMKC Saturday afternoon, as Liliana Cortes and Lelia Kanuha topped Molli Boyd and Nicole Kofron, 8-2, at No. 1 doubles while Hoyos and Veronica Cortes breezed past Sarena Apte and Anna Grodinsky at No. 2, 8-0. In singles it was Liliana Cortes beating Boyd 6-1, 6-1 at No. 1, Kanua defeating Grodinsky 6-0, 6-2 at No. 2 and Hoyos rolling past Apte, 6-0, 6-0, at No. 3. In fourth doubles Veronica Cortes had an easy time with Kofron, 6-0, 6-0, while Nelson topped Wicher by the same count and Brooks won unopposed. Southern Utah 7, UMKC 0 April 22, 2006 Chicago, Ill. Doubles 1-Liliana Cortes and Lelia Kanuha (SUU) def. Molli Boyd and Nicole Kofron, 8-2 2-Lisseth Hoyos and Veronica Cortes (SUU) def. Sarena Apte and Anna Grodinsky 8-0 Singles 1-Liliana Cortes (SUU) def. Molli Boyd, 6-1, 6-1 2-Kanuha (SUU) def. Grodinsky, 6-0, 6-2 3-Hoyos (SUU) def. Apte 6-0, 6-0 4-Veronica Cortes (SUU) def. Kofron, 6-0, 6-0 5-Emmi Nelson (SUU) def. Fallon Wicker, 6-0, 6-0 6-Casie Brooks (SUU) unopposed Valparaiso 5, SUU 2 April 22, 2006 Chicago, Ill. Doubles 2-Veronica Cortes and Lisseth Hoyos (SUU) def. Whitney Chada and Kate Evangelist, 9-7 3-Emmi Nelson and Casie Brooks (SUU) def. Charmaine Stanislaw and Jill Dierberg, 9-7 Singles 1-Rachel Janssen (VU) def. Liliana Cortes, 6-1, 5-7, 10-9 2-Dierberg (VU) def. Lelia Kanuha, 6-2, 6-3 3-Chada (VU) def. Hoyos, 6-1, 6-3 4-Evangelist def. Veronica Cortes, 6-0, 6-0 5-Nelson (SUU) def. Stanislaw, 4-6, 6-2, 10-4 6-Kim Sajevic (VU) def. Brooks, 6-0, 6-1 Thunderbirds Take Step Closer To Tourney With Win Over CentenaryCHICAGO, Ill., April 21 – Southern Utah’s women’s tennis team moved one step closer to a berth in the Mid-Continent Conference tournament Friday when the Thunderbirds took a 6-1 win over Centenary. SUU can clinch a tournament berth with another win in this week’s cluster, which is being hosted by Chicago State. The Thunderbirds, who moved to 3-2 in league play with the win, face 4-0 Valparaiso Saturday morning, then finish the weekend with matches against UMKC Saturday afternoon and Chicago State Sunday. UMKC and CSU were a combined 0-7 in league play entering the weekend. Centenary dropped to 2-4 in conference play. “This was a big win for us,” SUU Coach Lenny Lee said. “I’m really proud of the way the team played. We knew we had to win this match or Centenary would have the inside track to the fourth Mid-Con tournament berth. If we can take care of business [Saturday] and Sunday we’ll be in the tournament.” If SUU picks up one more win the worst it can do is tie Oakland at 4-4 in fourth place and the Thunderbirds hold the tie-breaker over the Grizzlies by virtue of a 4-3 win last weekend. SUU opened the match by winning the doubles point, with Liliana Cortes and Lilia Kanuha taking an 8-1 win over Heather Kelley and Christine Majchrowic at No. 1 and Cassie Brooks and Emmi Nelson taking an 8-5 win over Jenn Majchrowic and Kate Buchanan at No. 3. With the point decided, the match pitting Veronica Cortes and Lisseth Hoyos against Kristina Collins and Courtney Meyers was retired. SUU also took five of the six singles matches. Liliana Cortes defeated Kelley in the closest match of the day, 2-6, 7-6, 10-6 at No. 1 while Hoyos beat Collins 6-1, 6-0 at No. 3. Veronica Cortes topped Meyers 6-2, 6-2 at No. 4, Nelson beat Jenn Majchrowic 6-3, 6-1 at No. 5 and Cassie Brooks got by Kate Buchanan 6-1, 6-2 at No. 6. The only match SUU lost was at second singles, where Christine Majchrowic upset Kanuha, 6-2, 6-1. Southern Utah 6, Centenary 1 Singles
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Thunderbirds Top Western Illinois, Salvage Saturday SplitMACOMB, Ill., April 15 – Southern Utah’s tennis team salvaged a Saturday split as the Thunderbirds came back after falling to Oral Roberts with a 4-3 win over host Western Illinois. With the win the Thunderbirds are now 2-2 in Mid-Continent Conference play. SUU won the doubles point with wins by Liliana Cortes and Lelia Kanuha at No. 1 and by Lisseth Hoyos and Veronica Cortes at No. 2, by 8-5 and 8-0 counts, respectively. SUU’s Casie Brooks and Emmi Nelson were trailing 3-2 when their match was suspended because the point had been won. In first singles Liliana Cortes fell to Andrea Courtney, 6-2, 6-3 and Kanuha lost a 6-3, 6-1 decision to Jennifoer Lutzke at No. 2, but Hoyos got by Constanza Comacho, 6-1, 6-1 at No. 3 and Veronica Cortes took a 6-1, 6-4 win over Tracey Fortkin at No. 4. Brooks dropped a 6-0, 6-1 decision to Jessica Drake at No. 5, but Nelson came through at No. 6 in the last match of the day, giving SUU the win with a 6-1, 6-0 triumph. Southern Utah 4, Western Illinois 3 At Macomb, Ill. April 15, 2006 Singles:
Finished in order: 5, 1, 2, 4, 3, 6 Doubles:
Finished in order: 1, 2 Golden Eagles Shut Out ThunderbirdsMACOMB, Ill., April 15 – Oral Roberts rolled past Southern Utah in women’s tennis Saturday, picking up a 7-0 win over the Thunderbirds. The Golden Eagles took two of three doubles matches to win the doubles point, then swept the singles-matches en route to the shutout. SUU’s Liliana Cortes and Lelia Kanuha took an 8-5 win at No. 1 doubles over Emily Arkell and Adriana Garcia but that was all the celebrating SUU would have as Diana Maria Salas and Rafaela de Souza beat Lisseth Hoyos and Casie Brooks 8-3 at second doubles while Sonia Bailey and Debbie Skinstad topped Veronica Cortes and Emmi Nelson, 8-3, at No. 3 In singles it was Arkell defeating Liliana Cortes, 6-0, 6-3, at No. 1, while Salas topped Kanuha, 6-2, 6-0 at No. 2. At No. 3 it was ORU’s Bailey beating Hoyos, 6-3, 6-3, while de Souza took a 6-14, 6-4 win over Veronica Cortes at No. 4. With the match decided No. 5 and No. 6 singles were decided in pro-sets, with Corrine Langston of ORU getting by Brooks 8-3 at No. 5 and Skinstad stopping Nelson 8-4 at No. 6. Oral Roberts 7, Southern Utah 0 Singles:
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Thunderbirds Fall To IUPUIGALESBURG, Ill. – IUPUI took a 6-1 win over Southern Utah in women’s tennis Friday. The Jaguars won the doubles point and all bt one singles point in ending SUU’s three-match winning streak and evening the Thunderbirds’ Mid-Continent Conference record at 1-1. IUPUI won its first point by sweeping the doubles matches, with Mallory Stemle and Allison Thompson taking an 8-1 win over Liliana Cortes and Lelia Kanuha at No. 1 and Jessie Ritchie and Tessa Williams winning 8-0 at No. 3 over Veronica Cortes and Emmi Nelson. Andrea Burkhardt and Nikki Evans were leading Lisseth Hoyos and Casie Brooks 7-3 when the doubles point was decided. Nelson was the only Thunderbird to pick up a win in singles as she remained undefeated at 2-0 with an 8-5 win over Evans at No. 6 after the match was decided. Liliana Cortes suffered an injury in her match at No. 1 singles vs. Stemle and had to withdraw. At No. 2 Thompson got by Kanuha 6-2, 6-0, while Ritchie defeated Hoyos by the same count at No. 3. Williams upset Veronica Cortes 6-4, 6-4, at No. 4 while Burkhardt topped Brooks 6-1, 6-1, at No. 5. IUPUI 6, Southern Utah 1 Singles:
Order of finish: 1, 2, 5, 3, 4, 6 Doubles:
Order of finish: 3, 1 Thunderbirds Open Mid-Con Play With Win Over OaklandMACOMB, Ill., April 13 – Southern Utah avenged a pair of pre-season losses to Oakland University when it counted Thursday as the Thunderbirds topped the Golden Grizzlies 4-3 in the T-Birds’ Mid-Continent Conference opener. Freshman Emmi Nelson, playing in her first collegiate match, beat Oakland’s Jessica Erickson, 6-2, 6-2, to seal the victory. “Emmi was the last man standing and she came through for us,” SUU Coach Lenny Lee said. “All the other matches were finished and the heat was on but she came through. “I’m proud of they way we played today,” Lee added. “This match was very important. The league is going to be close and to get a win over a team like Oakland, who we will probably be battling for a [league tournament] berth is important. The team played well today.” SUU’s points came at first, second and sixth singles and in doubles. Liliana Cortes topped Lisa Pellafone, 6-4, 6-4, at No. 1 while Lelia Kanuha defeated Teuta Lulgjuraj, 6-3, 6-4, at No. 2. Nelson’s point came at No. 6 and SUU picked up the doubles point by virtue of Cortes and Kanuha teaming to beat Pellafone and Lulgjuraj, 8-0 at first doubles and Lisseth Hoyos and Casie Brooks’ 8-3 win over OU’s Amanda Scheeer and Michelle Maxfield at No. 2. The third doubles match was suspended with OU’s Angela Trecola and Laura Sanchez-Murphy leading Veronica Cortes and Nelson 6-5. At third singles Scheer defeated Hoyos, 6-2, 6-4, while Maxfield beat Veronica Cortes 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 at No. 4 and Trecola got by Brooks 6-1, 6-0 at No. 5.
Southern Utah 4, Oakland 3 Singles: Order of finish: 2, 3, 1, 4, 5, 6 Doubles: Thunderbirds Win Second Straight, Top Mills CollegeOAKLAND, Calif., March 26 – Southern Utah picked up its second tennis win in as many days Sunday as the Thunderbirds topped Mills College, 7-2, using the nine-point scoring system. The Thunderbirds, who were competing with just five players for the fourth straight match, took two of three doubles points and five of six singles points in picking up the win, winning every contested match. Liliana Cortes and Lelia Kanuha won the doubles point at No. 1 with an 8-0 win over Alexa Franz and Loke Davis, while Lisseth Hoyos and Casie Brooks picked up an 8-1 win at No. 2 over Miya Sneed and Gigi Barrozo-Robles. Mills College won the No. 3 match by default. At first singles Cortes didn’t lose a game in taking a 6-0, 6-0 win over Franz, while Kanuha won at No. 2, 6-2, 6-2 over Sneed. At No. 3 it was Veronica Cortes with a 6-1, 6-1 win over Davis, while Hoyos won 6-0, 6-0 over Barrozo-Robles at No. 4 and Brooks beat Lisa Johansen, 6-0, 6-1 at No. 5. Mills won the point at No. 6 by default. Southern Utah 7, Mills College 2 March 26, 2006 At Mills College, Oakland, Calif. DOUBLES 1-L. Cortes and Kanuha (SUU) def. Franz and Davis, 8-1 2-Hoyos and Brooks (SUU) def. Sneed and Barrozo-Robles, 8-0 3-Mills wins by default SINGLES 1-Liliana Cortes (SUU) def. Alexa Franz, 6-0, 6-0 2-Lelia Kanuha (SUU) def. Miya Sneed, 6-2, 6-2 3-Veronica Cortes (SUU) def. Loke Davis, 6-1, 6-1 4-Lisseth Hoyos (SUU) def. Gigi Barrozo-Robles, 6-0, 6-0 5-Casie Brooks (SUU) def. Lisa Johansen, 6-0, 6-1 6-Mills wins by default Thunderbirds Break Through, Top Dominican 6-1SAN RAFAEL, Calif., March 25 – Southern Utah University’s women’s tennis team broke a season-opening six-match losing streak with a 6-1 win at Dominican University Saturday night. The match was rained out Friday and rescheduled to Saturday. The Thunderbirds, who have been competing with just five players because of injuries in the early season, won the matches at every contested position. SUU won the doubles point by virtue of wins at first and second doubles to overcome a default win by the Penguins at the third position. Lililana Cortes and Lelia Kanuha took an 8-0 win over Martha Stoddard and Monica Padron at No. 1 doubles, while Lisseth Hoyos and Casie Brooks won an 8-1 decision over Ashley Fontenot and Linnea Hill in the second spot. In singles, Cortes topped Stoddard 6-0, 6-1 at No. 1, while Kanuha got by Fontenot 6-1, 6-1 at No. 2. At third singles Veronica Cortes picked up a 6-1, 6-1 win over Padron, while Hoyos beat Hill 6-0, 6-0 at four. At no. five Brooks topped Vicki Chensuksawdi 6-0, 6-1 with the Penguins taking the No. 6 match by default. Southern Utah 6, Dominican University 1 March 25, 2006 At Dominican University, San Rafael, Calif. DOUBLES 1-L. Cortes and Kanuha (SUU) def. Stoddard and Padron, 8-0 2-Hoyos and Brooks (SUU) def. Fontenot and Hill, 8-1 3-Dominican wins by default SINGLES 1-Liliana Cortes (SUU) def. Martha Stoddard, 6-0, 6-1 2-Lelia Kanuha (SUU) def. Ashley Fontenot, 6-1, 6-1 3-Veronica Cortes (SUU) def. Monica Padron 6-1, 6-1 4-Lisseth Hoyos (SUU) def. Linnea Hill, 6-0, 6-0 5-Casie Brooks (SUU) def. Vicki Chensuksawdi, 6-0, 6-1 6-Dominican wins by default San Jose State Blanks ThunderbirdsSAN JOSE, Calif., March 25 – San Jose State swept Southern Utah in women’s tennis Saturday morning, keeping the short-handed Thunderbirds winless while improving to 8-6 on the season. Southern Utah, which was playing with just five players because of injuries for the second straight match didn’t pick up a point in losing both doubles matches and all five singles matches. SJSU’s Courtney Koenigsfield and Elke Harms picked up an 8-1 win over Liliana Cortes and Lelia Kanuha in first doubles while Silvana Dukic and Sana Hadzisabic got by Lisseth Hoyos and Casie Brooks by the same count at second doubles. In singles it was Ashley Tavita defeating Liliana Cortes, 6-1, 6-1 at No. 1 while Koenigsfeld stopped Kanuha, 6-1, 6-2 at No. 2. Dana Popescu beat Veronica Cortes 6-0, 6-1 and No. 3, Silverston topped Hoyos 6-1, 6-0 at No. 4 and Dukic recorded a 6-0, 6-0 win over Brooks at No. 5. Harms picked up a default win at No. 6. San Jose State 7, Southern Utah 0 March 25, 2006 At San Jose State DOUBLES 1. Koenigsfeld/Harms (SJSU) def. Cortes/Kanuha (SUU), 8-1 2. Dukic/Hadzisabic (SJSU) def. Hoyos/Brooks (SUU). 8-1 3. (SJSU) won by default SINGLES 1. Ashley Tavita (SJSU) def. Liliana Cortes (SUU), 6-1, 6-1 2. Courtney Koenigsfeld (SJSU) def. Lelia Kanuha (SUU), 6-1, 6-2 3. Dana Popescu (SJSU) def. Veronica Cortes (SUU), 6-0, 6-1 4. Amber Silverstone (SJSU) def. Lisseth Hoyos (SUU), 6-1, 6-0 5. Silvana Dukic (SJSU) def. Cassie Brookes (SUU), 6-0, 6-0 6. Elke Harms (SJSU) won by default Colorado State Shuts Out ThunderbirdsLAS VEGAS, Nev., March 14 – Southern Utah’s injury depleted women’s tennis team fell to 0-5 on the young season Tuesday as the Thunderbirds dropped a 7-0 decision to Colorado State at the Dual In The Desert at Bally’s Resort in Las Vegas. CSU improved to 6-5. In doubles Emily Kirchem and Anne Andersen took an 8-0 win over Liliana Cortes and Lelia Kanuha at No. 1 while At No. 2 Carla Pallares and Lauren Strasburger defeated Lisseth Hoyos and Casie Brooks, 8-1. With Cristina Garcia sidelined by a back injury the Thunderbirds had no third-doubles team. CSU then went on to sweep the singles matches, with Kirchem beating Liliana Cortes at No. 1, 6-3, 6-1, while Andersen topped Kanuha, 6-2, 6-0 at second-singles. Strasburger got by Veronica Cortes, 6-1, 6-1 at No. 3, while Pallares defeated Hoyos at No. 4, 6-0, 6-1. Jasmin Singh didn’t lose a point at No. 5, beating Brooks, 6-0, 6-0. Dual In The Desert March 14, 2006 Colorado State 7, Southern Utah 0 Bally’s Resort, Las Vegas, Nev. DOUBLES 1-Kirchem and Anderson, CSU, def. L. Cortes and Lelia Kanuha, 8-0 2-Pallares and Strasburger, CSU, def. Hoyos and Brooks, 8-1 3-Jones and Singh, CSU, win by default SINGLES 1-Emily Kirchem, CSU, def. Liliana Cortes, 6-3, 6-1 2-Anne Anderson, CSU, def. Lelia Kanuha, 6-2, 6-0 3-Lauren Strasburger, CSU, def. Veronica Cortes, 6-1, 6-1 4-Carla Pallares, CSU, def. Lisseth Hoyos, 6-0, 6-1 5-Jasmin Singh, CSU, def. Casie Brooks, 6-0, 6-0 6-Sarah Stilsam, CSU, win by default Valparaiso Gets By ThunderbirdsLAS VEGAS, Nev., March 11 – Valparaiso took four of five matches and picked up a point by default Saturday to hand Southern Utah’s tennis team a 5-1 loss in a non-conference match held at Bally’s Resort in the annual Dual In The Desert. at Bally’s Resort. No doubles matches were held because of poor weather conditions. Southern Utah was down to five players as No. 2 Cristina Garcia couldn’t play because of injury for the second straight match. With Garcia out of the lineup everyone but No. 1 Liliana Cortez moved up a spot, but only Veronica Cortes, playing at third-singles, could pick up a win as she out-lasted Whitney Chada in a super-tie breaker, 4-6, 7-5, 10-7. Valparaiso swept the remaining four matches, with Rachel Jansen taking a6-0, 6-1 win over Liliana Cortes and Jill Dierberg prevailing by a 6-0, 6-4 count over Lelia Kanuha at No. 2. Valpo’s Kate Evangelist topped Lisseth Hoyos, 6-1, 6-0 at fourth singles, while Molly Keifer edged Case Brooks in a pair of tie-breaker games, 7-6 (7-2), 7-6 (7-4), at the fifth spot. Dual In The Desert March 11, 2006 Valparaiso 5, Southern Utah 1 Bally’s Resort, Las Vegas, Nev. DOUBLES Doubles were cancelled because of weather SINGLES 1-Rachel Jansen, VU, def. Liliana Cortes, 6-0, 6-1 2-Jill Dierberg, VU, def. Lelia Kanuha, 6-0, 6-4 3-Veronia Cortes, SUU, def. Whitney Chada, 4-6, 7-5, 10-7 4-Kate Evangelist, VU, def. Lisseth Hoyos, 6-1, 6-0 5-Molly Kiefer, VU, def. Casie Brooks, 7-6 (7-2), 7-6 (7-4) San Jose Holds Down ThunderbirdsLAS VEGAS, Nev., March 10 – Southern Utah’s women’s tennis team dropped to 0-3 on the young season with a 6-0 loss to San Jose State Saturday night. With the victory the Spartans improved to 4-4. Sand Jose State won all five singles matches while the doubles matches were cancelled because of the weather. SJSU’s Courtney Koenigsfeld picked up a win at first-singles, getting by Liliana Cortes 6-4, 6-2, while Ashley Tavita picked up a 6-3, 6-0 win over Lelia Kanuha at No. 2. Amber Silverstone topped Veronica Cortes 6-0, 6-0 at the third spot, while Silvana Duckic defeated Lisseth Hoyos 6-2, 6-1, at four. Elke Harms won the final match, a 6-0, 6-0 win over Casie Brooks 6-0, 6-0 with Sanda Hadzisabic winning by default at No. 6. Dual In The Desert Bally’s Resort, Las Vegas March 10, 2006 SJSU 6, Southern Utah, 0 Singles 1. Courtney Koenigsfeld, SJSU, def. Liliana Cortes, 6-4, 6-2 2. Ashley Tavita, SJSU, def. Lelia Kanuha, 6-3, 6-0 3. Amber Silverstone, SJSU, def. Veronica Cortes, 6-0, 6-0 4. Silvana Dukic, SJSU, def. Lisseth Hoyos, 6-2, 6-1 5. Elke Harms, SJSU, def. Casie Brooks, 6-0, 6-0 6. Sanda Hadzisabic, SJSU, won by default
Oakland Edges ThunderbirdsLAS VEGAS, Nev., March 10 – For the second straight match Southern Utah won the doubles point and the match at first-singles Friday but Oakland dominated the lower seeds to take a 4-3 women’s tennis win over the Thunderbirds at the annual Dual In The Desert. The matches were played at Bally's Resort in Las Vegas. In first doubles SUU’s Liliana Cortes and Lelia Kanuha topped Amanda Scheer and Michelle Maxfield, 8-2, while Veronica Cortes and Cristina Garcia gave the Thunderbirds the doubles point with their second 8-1 victory over Lisa Pellafone and Jessica Erickson at second-doubles. Oakland’s Lauren Sanchez-Murphy and Angela Trecola got by Lisseth Hoyos and Casie Brooks at third-doubles, 9-8 (7-5). In singles Liliana Cortes beat Pellafone for the second straight match, 6-7 (6-8), 6-4 with a 10-4 super tie-breaker winner, while sister Veronica grabbed a super tie-breaker win as well, with a 6-4, 5-7 (10-4) verdict at fourth singles. Garcia lost in straight sets to Teula Lulgjuaraj 6-3, 6-1 at second singles, while Sheer topped Kanuha, 6-1, 6-3 at fourth. At fifth singles it was Tricola over Hoyos 6-1, 6-1, while Brooks dropped a 7-6 (7-3), 6-3 decision at sixth to Erickson. SUU is slated to play San Jose State, beginning at 5:00 p.m. (PST). Dual In The Desert Oakland 4, Southern Utah 3 March 10, 2006 Bally’s, Las Vegas DOUBLES 1-Liliana Cortes and Lelia Kanuha, SUU, def. Michelle Maxfield and Amanda Scheer, 8-2 2-Veronica Cortes and Cristina Garcia, SUU, def. Lisa Pellafone and Jessica Erickson, 8-1 3-Lauren Sanchez-Murphy and Angela Trecola, OU, def. Lisseth Hoyos and Casie Brooks, 9-8 (7-5) SINGLES 1-Liliana Cortes, SUU, def. Pellafone, 6-7 (6-8), 6-4, (10-4) 2-Teula Lulgjuaraj, OU, def. Garcia, 6-3, 6-1 3-Scheer, OU, def. Kanuha, 6-1, 6-3 4-Veronica Cortes, SUU, def. Maxfield, 6-4, 5-7, (10-4) 5-Trecola, OU, def. Hoyos, 6-1, 6-1 6-Erickson, OU, def. Brooks, 7-6 (7-3), 6-3 -- SUU -- Oakland Takes Season-Opener From ThunderbirdsLAS VEGAS, Nev., March 9 – Southern Utah won the doubles point and the matches at first- and second-singles Thursday night but Oakland swept third- through sixth-singles to take a 4-3 women’s tennis win in the Thunderbirds’ season-opener. The matches were played at Bally's Resort in Las Vegas. SUU’s Liliana Cortes and Lelia Kanuha topped Michelle Maxfield and Amanda Scheer, 8-4, in first-doubles, while Veronica Cortes and Cristina Garcia gave the Thunderbirds the doubles point with an 8-1 victory over Lisa Pellafone and Jessica Erickson at second-doubles. Oakland’s Lauren Sanchez-Murphy and Angela Trecola got by Lisseth Hoyos and Casie Brooks at third-doubles, 8-3. In singles Liliana Cortes beat Pellafone, 6-1, 7-5, while Garcia edged Teula Lulgjuaraj in the second spot with a 10-7 super-tie breaker win after the first two sets ended 6-4, 4-6. Oakland won the other four singles matches, however, getting a 6-4, 7-5 win at third from Sheer over Kanuha; a 6-2, 6-1 win at fourth by Maxfield over Veronica Cortes; a 7-6 (7-4), 6-1 win in the fifth spot from Tricola over Hoyos; and a 6-0, 6-1 win by Erickson over Brooks at sixth-singles. Dual In The Desert Oakland 4, Southern Utah 3 March 9, 2006 Bally’s, Las Vegas DOUBLES 1-Liliana Cortes and Lelia Kanuha, SUU, def. Michelle Maxfield and Amanda Scheer, 8-4 2-Veronica Cortes and Cristina Garcia, SUU, def. Lisa Pellafone and Jessica Erickson, 8-1 3-Lauren Sanchez-Murphy and Angela Trecola, OU, def. Lisseth Hoyos and Casie Brooks, 8-3 SINGLES 1-Liliana Cortes, SUU, def. Pellafone, 6-1, 7-5 2-Garcia, SUU, def. Teula Lulgjuaraj, 6-4, 4-6 (10-7) 3-Scheer, OU, def. Kanuha, 6-4, 7-5 4-Maxfield, OU, def. Veronica Cortes, 6-2, 6-1 5-Trecola, OU, def. Hoyos, 7-6 (7-4), 6-1 6-Erickson, OU, def. Brooks, 6-0, 6-1 |