Box Score | Final Stats
POCATELLO, Idaho – The Idaho State women's tennis team swept the College of Idaho 7-0 on Saturday afternoon for ISU's first victory of the season. The Bengals improve to 1-3 while the College of Idaho falls to 0-5 for the season.
ISU's victory ended the Bengals four game losing streak dating back to last season and is the first 7-0 sweep for ISU since 2006 when the Bengals defeated Valapariso in Las Vegas at the Bally's Hotel.
The Bengals swept all three doubles contests to begin the match ahead 1-0 for ISU's first doubles point of the season.
Laura Porras did not give up a single game against the Yotes. She teamed up with
Katharina Marsela for an 8-0 victory over Sarah Roper and Cassie Low at the No. 2 spot and overcame Teresa Kucera 6-0, 6-0 at the No. 3 spot.
Laura Porras improved to a 3-1 singles record for the season.
Lewis and Clark transfers Marsela and
Rilee Moorhead who competed in the NAIA league previously improved their singles records to 2-2 for the season, as did
Risa Fujiwara. Marsela overcame Molly Leadbetter 6-1, 6-1 at the No. 1 spot while Moorhead defeated Hayley Hutchings 6-0, 6-1.
Moorhead paired with Fujiwara at the No. 1 doubles spot to defeat Hutchings and Kucera 8-1. Fujiwara dispatched of her opponent Sarah Roper 6-1, 6-0 at the No. 4 singles position.
Laura Severino and
Zamira Vasquez teamed up at the No. 3 spot to defeat Leadbetter and Tanya Greenwood 8-1. Severino went on to defeat Greenwood 6-0, 6-0 at the No. 5 singles spot making Bengals Severino and Porras the only players to sweep their opponents. Vasquez overcame Low 6-0, 6-1 at the No. 6 position.
Idaho State begin a busy week of travel starting Monday, March 21 when the Bengals play their second Big Sky conference match against Northern Arizona in Phoenix at 8 a.m. ISU's contest against the Lumberjacks kicks off a week of contests where the Bengals play six matches in six days.
Women's Tennis Match Results
College of Idaho vs Idaho State
Mar 12, 2011 at Pocatello, Idaho
(Reed Gym - Indoors)
Idaho State 7, College of Idaho 0
Singles competition
1. MARSELA,Katharina (ISU) def. LEADBETTER, Molly (CI) 6-1, 6-1
2. MOORHEAD,Rilee (ISU) def. HUTCHINGS, Hayley (CI) 6-0, 6-1
3. PORRAS,Laura (ISU) def. KUCERA, Teresa (CI) 6-0, 6-0
4. FUJIWARA,Risa (ISU) def. ROPER, Sarah (CI) 6-1, 6-0
5. SEVERINO,Laura (ISU) def. GREENWOOD, Tanya (CI) 6-0, 6-0
6. VASQUEZ,Zamira (ISU) def. LOW, Cassie (CI) 6-0, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. MOORHEAD,Rilee/FUJIWARA,Risa (ISU) def. HUTCHINGS, Hayley/KUCERA, Teresa (CI) 8-1
2. PORRAS,Laura/MARSELA,Katharina (ISU) def. ROPER, Sarah/LOW, Cassie (CI) 8-0
3. SEVERINO,Laura/VASQUEZ,Zamira (ISU) def. LEADBETTER, Molly/GREENWOOD, Tanya (CI) 8-1
Match Notes:
College of Idaho 0-5, 0-1 NAIA
Idaho State 1-3, 0-1 BSC
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (2,3,4,1,5,6)
T-2:24 A-18
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