April 8, 2005
Pocatello, ID--The Idaho State women's tennis team dropped a 4-3 decision to Big Sky Conference foe Eastern Washington Friday afternoon at the ISU Tennis Courts at Reed Gym.
The Bengals dropped two of the three doubles contests to fall behind 1-0. Eastern Washington then won three of the six singles matches to secure the 4-3 victory.
Denise Cockrell picked up a win at No. 1 singles for ISU, defeating Sayaka Yoshimoto 3-6, 6-4, 6-3. Armine Sarkavagyan won at No. 2 singles with a 4-6, 7-6, 6-4 win over Kasey Knox, while Valerie Espinosa won at No. 3 singles with a three set win over EWU's Jennifer Jolley.
Next up for ISU will be an April 13 home matchup with cross-state foe Weber State.
Eastern Washington 4, Idaho State 3
Doubles
1. Yoshimoto/Knox (EWU) def. Sarkavagyan/Peach (ISU), 8-4
2. Anderson/Jolley (EWU) def. Cockrell/Zigars (ISU), 8-6
3. Espinosa/Bennion (ISU) Cabiling/Liedell (ISU), 9-7
Singles
1. Denise Cockrell (ISU) def. Sayaka Yoshimoto (EWU), 3-6, 6-4, 6-3
2. Armine Sarkavagyan (ISU) def. Kasey Knox (EWU), 4-6, 7-6, 6-4
3. Valerie Espinosa (ISU) def. Jennifer Jolley (EWU), 6-2, 7-6, 6-4
4. Kim Cabiling (EWU) def. Katie Zigars (ISU), 6-1, 7-6 (7/5)
5. Leslie Liedell (EWU) def. Quinlan Hatch (ISU), 5-7, 6-3, 6-4
6. Jenny Anderson (EWU) def. Ashley Hill (ISU), 6-1, 3-6, 6-2
