April 26, 2007

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USAFA, Colo. - Quarterfinal action at the 2007 MWC Women's Tennis Championship ended Thursday with TCU, UNLV, BYU and New Mexico advancing to Friday's semifinal rounds at the U.S. Air Force Academy.

No. 2 TCU 4, No. 7 Wyoming 0
Quarterfinals - 2007 MWC Women's Tennis Championships
Thursday, April 26, 2007 @ Air Force Academy

The TCU Horned Frogs advanced to the semifinals of the 2007 Mountain West Conference Women's Tennis Championships with a dominating 4-0 victory Thursday over Wyoming at the Air Force Academy. TCU, seeded No. 2 at the tournament and ranked 38th in the country, improved to 17-9 and will face UNLV in the semis on Friday, April 27 at 10 a.m. Wyoming completed its season with a 6-15 record.

TCU took an early 1-0 lead by sweeping all three doubles matches. The Frogs' No. 2 team of Ana Cetnik and Kewa Nichols rolled past Michelle Brown and Corina Lazar, 8-1, while their No. 1 duo of Anna Sydorska and Nina Munch-Soegaard clinched the point with an 8-4 victory over Karolina Rowinski and Andrea House. TCU completed the sweep as Andrea Morgado and Karine Ionesco downed Carolina Chaix and Jamie Nelson, 8-5, at the No. 3 spot.

The momentum continued for TCU through singles play as Munch-Soegaard, ranked 99th in the country, defeated Rowinski, 6-0, 6-0, at the No. 1 position for a 2-0 lead. Cetnik, the 54th ranked player in the country, made it 3-0 with a 6-1, 6-0 win over Brown at the No. 3 spot, while Morgado clinched the team match with a 6-3, 6-1 victory over Nelson at No. 5.

The other three matches were pulled once TCU won the match.

Singles
1. Nina Munch-Soegaard (TCU) def. Karolina Rowinski, 6-0, 6-0
2. Anna Sydorska (TCU) vs. Corina Lazar, 2-6, 6-0, 1-0 (DNF)
3. Ana Cetnik (TCU) def. Michelle Brown, 6-1, 6-0
4. Kewa Nichols (TCU) vs. Andrea House, 6-4, 2-2 (DNF)
5. Andrea Morgado (TCU) def. Jamie Nelson, 6-3, 6-1
6. Karine Ionesco (TCU) vs. Carolina Chaix, 6-2, 4-2 (DNF)
Order of Finish: 1, 3, 5

Doubles
1. Munch-Soegaard/Sydorska (TCU) def. Rowinski/House, 8-4
2. Cetnik/Nichols (TCU) def. Brown/Lazar, 8-1
3. Morgado/Ionesco (TCU) def. Nelson/Chaix, 8-5
Order of Finish: 2, 1, 3

No. 3 UNLV 4, No. 6 Utah 2
Quarterfinals - 2007 MWC Women's Tennis Championships
Thursday, April 26, 2007 @ Air Force Academy

Despite losing the top two singles matches, the UNLV Rebels advanced to the semifinals of the 2007 Mountain West Conference Women's Tennis Championships with a 4-2 victory Thursday over Utah at the Air Force Academy. UNLV, seeded No. 3 at the tournament and ranked 56th in the country, improved to 18-6 and will face TCU in the semis on Friday, April 27 at 10 a.m. With the loss, Utah fell to 13-11.

UNLV took an early 1-0 lead by winning two of the three doubles matches. The Rebels' No. 3 team of Alisa Razina and Claire Smith downed Andrea Maughan and Karine Bourdages, 8-2, while their No. 1 duo of Elena Gantcheva and Kristina Nedeltcheva, ranked 20th in the country, clinched the point with a 9-7 victory over Elizabeth Ferris and Leigh Walsh. Utah won the No. 2 match as the Ute duo of Emily Kwok and Cheyenne Reveche pulled out a 9-8 victory over Nikol Dimitrova and Linda Tempelfeldt.

Kwok tied the team match at 1-all for Utah with a decisive, 6-2, 6-1 victory over Nedeltcheva at the No. 2 singles spot. UNLV regained the lead at 2-1 as Smith won the No. 6 match, defeating Bourdages, 6-3, 7-6(4).

Ferris evened the match again with an impressive, 7-5, 6-4 victory over the 66th-ranked Gantcheva. UNLV then clinched the team match with a pair of three-set victories at the Nos. 3 and 4 spots. Dimitrova downed Walsh at No. 4, 6-2, 2-6, 6-3, while Tempelfeldt ended it with a 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 decision over Maughan at No. 5.

The No. 5 match between Razina and Reveche was halted with Razina leading 5-3 in the third set.

Singles
1. Elizabeth Ferris (UTAH) def. Elena Gantcheva, 7-5, 6-4
2. Emily Kwok (UTAH) def. Kristina Nedeltcheva, 6-2, 6-1
3. Nikol Dimitrova (UNLV) def. Leigh Walsh, 6-2, 2-6, 6-3
4. Linda Tempelfeldt (UNLV) def. Andrea Maughan, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
5. Alisa Razina (UNLV) vs. Cheyenne Reveche, 7-5, 3-6, 5-3 (DNF)
6. Claire Smith (UNLV) def. Karine Bourdages, 6-3, 7-6(4)
Order of Finish: 2, 6, 1, 3, 4

Doubles
1. Gantcheva/Nedeltcheva (UNLV) def. Ferris/Walsh, 9-7
2. Kwok/Reveche (UTAH) def. Dimitrova/Tempelfelde, 9-8(2)
3. Razina/Smith (UNLV) def. Bourdages/Maughan, 8-2
Order of Finish: 3, 2, 1

No. 1 BYU 4, No. 8 Colorado State 0
Quarterfinals - 2007 MWC Women's Tennis Championships
Thursday, April 26, 2007 @ Air Force Academy

The top-seeded BYU Cougars rolled past Colorado State Thursday and advanced to the semifinals of the 2007 Mountain West Conference Women's Tennis Championships with a 4-0 victory over the Rams at the Air Force Academy. BYU, ranked 31st in the country, improved to 19-6 and will face the No. 5 seed New Mexico in the semis on Friday, April 27 at 2 p.m. Colorado State finished its season with a 10-12 record.

The Cougars jumped out to a 1-0 lead by winning the Nos. 2 and 3 doubles matches, each by an 8-2 score. Their No. 2 team of Lauren Jones and Dolly Chang downed Anette Pohjalainen and Lauren Strasberger, while at the No. 3 spot, the BYU duo of Kristina Doerr and Sofia Holden defeated Sarah Seltsam and Greer Satherlie. With the doubles point clinched, the No. 1 match was halted with BYU leading, 6-5.

BYU continued its dominance in singles play, winning three matches in straight sets. Holden was the first off the court, taking care of Pohjalainen, 6-1, 6-2, at the No. 5 position. Chie Hayasaka followed suit with a 6-1, 6-4 victory over Laura Neal to give the Cougars a 3-0 advantage and Jones clinched the match with a 6-1, 6-1 decision over Strasberger.

The other three matches were pulled when BYU won the team match.

Singles
1. Anastasia Surkova (BYU) vs. Emily Kirchem, 6-3, 4-1 (DNF)
2. Lauren Jones (BYU) def. Lauren Strasberger, 6-1, 6-1
3. Hilary Tyler (CSU) vs. Kristina Doerr, 6-4, 3-0 (DNF)
4. Chie Hayasaka (BYU) def. Laura Neal, 6-1, 6-4
5. Sofia Holden (BYU) def. Anette Pohjalainen, 6-1, 6-2
6. Greer Satherlie (CSU) vs. Dolly Chang, 7-6(4) (DNF)
Order of Finish: 5, 4, 2

Doubles
1. Miccoli/Surkova (BYU) vs. Kirchem/Tyler, 6-5 (DNF)
2. Jones/Chang (BYU) def. Pohjalainen/Strasberger, 8-2
3. Doerr/Holden (BYU) def. Satherlie/Sarah Seltsam, 8-2
Order of Finish: 3, 2

No. 5 New Mexico 4, No. 4 San Diego State 0
Quarterfinals - 2007 MWC Women's Tennis Championships
Thursday, April 26, 2007 @ Air Force Academy

The New Mexico Lobos advanced to the semifinals of the 2007 Mountain West Conference Women's Tennis Championships with a convincing 4-0 victory Thursday over the 52nd-ranked San Diego State Aztecs at the Air Force Academy. New Mexico improved to 12-10 and will face the No. 1-seed, BYU, in the semis on Friday, April 27 at 2 p.m. San Diego State fell to 14-11 record.

The Lobos jumped out to a 1-0 lead by winning the Nos. 1 and 2 doubles matches, each by an 8-2 score. UNM's No. 2 team of Ola Abou-Zekry and Jennifer Ryba downed Holly Bagshaw and Kathryn Kitts, who moved up to the No. 2 spot after teammate Ellie Krausova was unable to play. At the No. 1 spot, the UNM duo of Sandra Zmak and Lucy Scott clinched the doubles point by downing Alesya Vidov and Milana Yusupov. With the doubles point clinched, the No. 3 match was halted with UNM leading, 7-6.

New Mexico kept its momentum into singles play, as the Lobos won three matches in straight sets. Abou-Zekry, ranked 116th in the nation, gave the Lobos a 2-0 lead with a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Vidov at the No. 1 spot, while Ryba made it 3-0 by winning the No. 6 match, 6-2, 6-3, over Ozge Atalay. Zmak put the match away with a 6-4, 6-2 win at No. 2 over Bagshaw, who moved up from No. 3 in place of Krausova.

The other three matches were halted when UNM won the team match.

Singles
1. Ola Abou-Zekry (UNM) def. Alesya Vidov, 6-4, 6-2
2. Sandra Zmak (UNM) def. Holly Bagshaw, 6-4, 6-2
3. Esther Cadua (SDSU) vs. Mackenzie White, 7-5, 3-2 (DNF)
4. Milana Yusupov (SDSU) vs. Nora Quintal, 7-5, 2-1 (DNF)
5. Lucy Scott (UNM) vs. Sissie Nielsen, 6-2, 2-5 (DNF)
6. Jennifer Ryba (UNM) def. Ozge Atalay, 6-2, 6-3
Order of Finish: 1, 6, 2

Doubles
1. Zmak/Scott (UNM) def. Vidov/Yusupov, 8-2
2. Abou-Zekry/Ryba (UNM) def. Bagshaw/Kathryn Kitts, 8-2
3. Quintal/Maria Sotirchos (UNM) vs. Cadua/Nielsen, 7-6 (DNF)
Order of Finish: 2, 1