2008 Woodie Awards
Spring break tennis
ISU Athletics
Issue date: 4/2/08 Section: Sports
Bengals Fall to Conference Leader Sacramento State 7-0
The Idaho State women's tennis team fell to Sacramento State, ranked 46th nationally, in a conference match Thursday afternoon, March 27. Sacramento State improves their season to 13-4, 5-0 in Big Sky Conference play while the Bengals fell to 2-6, and 0-4 in Big Sky play.
Sophomore Lisel Lewis fought hard and took an impressive lead when she captured the first set from Melissa Valenzuela 7-6. Lewis was then overcome by Valenzuela 6-1 in the second set, taking the players into a super-ten point tiebreaker. Lewis played well and led 6-3 in the tiebreaker before Valenzuela captured seven out of the nine next points to take the victory.
The Bengals captured multiple games at the number five and six spots. Senior Valerie Espinosa took three games from Joyce Martinez Gutierrez when she was defeated 6-2 at the number five spot. Sophomore Magaly Rivera gained two games from opponent Aileen Tsan as she fell 6-2, 6-0 at the number six spot.
Bengals Defeat Cal State Bakersfield in 6-1 Decision
The Bengals continued on a two game winning streak with a back-to-back victory over Cal-State Bakersfield in a 6-1 decision Tuesday, March 25, at the Sally Ann Silva Courts. The Bengals improved their season record to 2-5 while the Roadrunners fell to 0-8 for the season.
Juniors Stephanie Roldan and Lauren Pascoe teamed together at the number one spot and turned over their loss from the previous day into a solid win over Sara Mijwel and Ashlee Thorneycroft in an 8-1 decision. However, sophomores Lisel Lewis and Magaly Rivera were defeated by Kaydee Graham and Kati Lynott 8-2 at the number two spot. With a forfeit at the number three doubles spot, the Bengals moved into singles with a 1-0 start.
In singles, Lisel Lewis soundly defeated Ashlee Thorneycroft in straight sets with a 6-0, 6-2 victory at the number one spot. Sophomore Sophie Dang won another three set match, this time against Cal State's Kaydee Graham in her first match at number three singles this season. Graham dropped the first set to Sophie Dang 6-3 before earning a break in the 12th game of the second set to win 7-5 and force a super-ten-point tiebreaker for the third set. Dang fought hard to prevail 10-6 in the tiebreaker.
The Idaho State women's tennis team fell to Sacramento State, ranked 46th nationally, in a conference match Thursday afternoon, March 27. Sacramento State improves their season to 13-4, 5-0 in Big Sky Conference play while the Bengals fell to 2-6, and 0-4 in Big Sky play.
Sophomore Lisel Lewis fought hard and took an impressive lead when she captured the first set from Melissa Valenzuela 7-6. Lewis was then overcome by Valenzuela 6-1 in the second set, taking the players into a super-ten point tiebreaker. Lewis played well and led 6-3 in the tiebreaker before Valenzuela captured seven out of the nine next points to take the victory.
The Bengals captured multiple games at the number five and six spots. Senior Valerie Espinosa took three games from Joyce Martinez Gutierrez when she was defeated 6-2 at the number five spot. Sophomore Magaly Rivera gained two games from opponent Aileen Tsan as she fell 6-2, 6-0 at the number six spot.
Bengals Defeat Cal State Bakersfield in 6-1 Decision
The Bengals continued on a two game winning streak with a back-to-back victory over Cal-State Bakersfield in a 6-1 decision Tuesday, March 25, at the Sally Ann Silva Courts. The Bengals improved their season record to 2-5 while the Roadrunners fell to 0-8 for the season.
Juniors Stephanie Roldan and Lauren Pascoe teamed together at the number one spot and turned over their loss from the previous day into a solid win over Sara Mijwel and Ashlee Thorneycroft in an 8-1 decision. However, sophomores Lisel Lewis and Magaly Rivera were defeated by Kaydee Graham and Kati Lynott 8-2 at the number two spot. With a forfeit at the number three doubles spot, the Bengals moved into singles with a 1-0 start.
In singles, Lisel Lewis soundly defeated Ashlee Thorneycroft in straight sets with a 6-0, 6-2 victory at the number one spot. Sophomore Sophie Dang won another three set match, this time against Cal State's Kaydee Graham in her first match at number three singles this season. Graham dropped the first set to Sophie Dang 6-3 before earning a break in the 12th game of the second set to win 7-5 and force a super-ten-point tiebreaker for the third set. Dang fought hard to prevail 10-6 in the tiebreaker.
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