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SDSU Women's Tennis Finishes Second In MWC Championship
Aztecs narrowly defeated by BYU, await at-large bid into NCAAs.
April 28, 2001
FT. COLLINS, Colo. - The 46th-ranked and second-seeded San Diego State women's tennis team was narrowly defeated in the title match of the 2001 Mountain West Conference championship Saturday losing, 4-3, to 31st-ranked and top-seeded Brigham Young. BYU (15-8) earned the doubles point by winning at the No. 1 and No. 3 spots. In singles play, BYU struck first with Cougar Lindsey Ferrell defeating Aztec Julie Chidley, 6-0, 6-2, at the No. 6 position. SDSU responded by winning matches in the No. 2, 4 and 5 positions with Silvia Tornier, Katja Karrento and Katey Becker posting wins at those spots respectively. Eventually, the match became tied at 3 points with the deciding point coming from No. 3 singles. After two hours and ten minutes of play, BYU's Lu Oswald defeated SDSU's Whitney Wells, 7-5, 6-4, to win the title match. The Aztecs are 17-8 and 8-2 in league with their only conference losses being 4-3 decisions to BYU. SDSU will have to wait until May 3 to learn whether they earn an at-large bid into the NCAA championship. SDSU has earned a spot in the NCAA team championship five of the last six seasons and advanced to the second round of the 2000 tournament where it played Wake Forest.
(1) BYU - 4 (15-8)
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