Tennis Defeats Lewis-Clark State In Last Home Match

April 17, 2004

SPOKANE, Wash. - The Gonzaga University men's and women's tennis teams ended their regular seasons on a positive note as both teams defeated Lewis-Clark State College in 4-3 victories for the last home match of the season, battling through a 90-minute rain delay. The women take an 11-11 record into the West Coast Conference Championships, held April 23-25, while the men improved to 6-17 going into the tournament.

The Bulldog women also took the doubles point as the No. 2 and No. 3 teams earned victories. Katie Sanders and Florence Wasko won the first match for Gonzaga over Sonam Yangchen and Ana Cornea, 8-3, while Leigh Orne and Sirrah Williams battled Eleanor Specht and Khaliun Enkhjargal for the 9-7 win at the No. 2. Jamie Buterbaugh and Angela Fry were edged by Pei Yuin Keng and Hephzi Segura, 9-8.

The Gonzaga women split singles play with Orne earning the first Bulldog point at the No. 3 (6-1, 6-4) over Enkhjargal. Buterbaugh was defeated in the No. 1 spot by Keng (6-3, 6-3), but the Gonzaga women held a 2-1 edge coming out of the rain delay. Fry won her match in the No. 2 spot over Segura (6-4, 6-1), but Sanders was defeated by Carla Jones (6-2, 6-4) at No. 5. Williams defeated Maria Resende (6-2, 7-5) to clinch the match for the Bulldogs, while Connie Head fell to Yangchen (6-4, 6-3).

The Gonzaga men won two of three doubles matches to earn the doubles point to take the early lead. Bryce Cooper and Brett Womack teamed up in the No. 1 spot to defeat Borja Molas and Ari Zaslow, 8-1, while Dru Ernst and Reid Arthur defeated Dimitri Verabyou and Gui Martins, 8-6 for the Bulldog point. Robert Penney and Jesse Goldsmith were defeated by LC State's Levi Brown and Marek Kufel, 9-7.

Singles play was split between the teams as Gonzaga won three-of-six matches. Cooper defeated Verabyou (6-1, 6-2) early as the No. 1, but Ernst fell to Borja Molas (6-1, 7-5) to give the Bulldogs a 2-1 advantage as the match was temporarily delayed due to rain. Womack earned his Bulldog point with a 7-6, 2-6, 7-5 win over Zaslow and Arthur confirmed the Gonzaga victory as he defeated Martins, 6-4, 4-6, 7-5. Penney was defeated by Kufel, 6-1, 7-6, and Goldsmith fell to Phil McKeague, 6-4, 6-3.

The men will travel to Santa Clara, Calif., to participate in the WCC Championships on April 23-25, while the women head to Moraga, Calif., for their bracket of the WCC Championships on April 23-25.

(Women) Gonzaga 4, Lewis-Clark State 3Singles Results1.  Pei Yuin Keng (LC) def. Jamie Buterbaugh (GU) 6-3, 6-32.  Angela Fry (GU) def. Hephzi Segura (LC) 6-4, 6-13.  Leigh Orne (GU) def. Khaliun Enkhjargal (LC) 6-1, 6-44.  Sirrah Williams (GU) def. Maria Resende (LC) 6-2, 7-55.  Carla Jones (LC) def. Katie Sanders (GU) 6-2, 6-46.  Sinam Yangchen (LC) def. Connie Head (GU) 6-4, 6-3
Doubles Results 1.  Keng/Segura (LC) def. Buterbaugh/Fry (GU) 9-82.  Orne/Williams (GU) def. Eleanor Specht/Enkhjargal (LC) 9-73.  Sanders/Florence Wasko (GU) def. Yangchen/Ana Cornea (LC) 8-3
(Men) Gonzaga 4, Lewis-Clark State 3Singles Results1.  Bryce Cooper (GU) def. Dimitri Verabyou (LC) 6-1, 6-22.  Borja Molas (LC) def. Dru Ernst (GU) 6-1, 7-53.  Brett Womack (GU) def. Ari Zaslow (LC) 7-6, 2-6, 7-54.  Reid Arthur (GU) def. Gui Martins (LC) 6-3, 4-6, 7-55.  Marek Kufel (LC) def. Robert Penney (GU) 6-1, 7-66.  Phil McKeague (LC) def. Jesse Goldsmith (GU)7-5, 6-4
Doubles Results1.  Cooper/Womack (GU) def. Molas/Zaslow (LC) 8-12.  Ernst/Arthur (GU) def. Verabyou/Martins (LC) 8-63.  Levi Brown/Kufel (LC) def. Penney/Goldsmith (GU) 9-7

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