April 23, 1998
For Immediate Release
Contact: Judy Willson, SID
505.562.4309 or 356-4755

Zia Tennis Advances to the Main Draw at LSC Tourney

(Portales, N.M.) --- The Eastern New Mexico University women's tennis team worked their way through the first two rounds of the Lone Star Conference Championship Tournament today in Abilene, Texas. Head coach Christine Blaeser's Zias are the #7 seed in the tournament. In the first round they defeated #14 East Central University, 6-0. This afternoon they advanced to the main draw portion of the women's tournament by defeating #10 Texas Woman's University, 5-1.

The Zias will play host, and #2 seed, Abilene Christian University at 1:30 p.m. (MDT) on Friday, April 24 at the Rose Tennis Courts in Abilene, Texas. Advancing to the quarterfinals has guaranteed the Zias a match at 7:30 a.m. (MDT) on Saturday, April 25. If the Zias defeat ACU, they will play the winner of the Central Oklahoma/Midwestern State match on Saturday at ACU. If the Zias lose to ACU, they will play the loser of the UCO/MSU match on Saturday at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas.

ENMU is currently 6-7 in dual match competition.

Zias 6, East Central 0

#1S Alejandra Miralles, ENMU d. Nivedita Dutt, ECU, 6-0, 6-2

#2S Julie Stiles, ENMU d. Kara Helvey, ECU, 6-0, 6-1

#3S Rozlyn Gorski, ENMU d. Angelina Quillen, ECU, 6-0, 6-2

#1D Miralles/Stiles, ENMU d. Dutt/Helvey, ECU, 8-3

#2D Gorski/Dena Boans, ENMU d. Quillen/Kristy Young, ECU, 8-3

#3D Robbie Jones/Tawny Richard, ENMU d. Tammy Harper/Jamie Edwards, ECU, 8-5

Zias 5, Texas Woman's 1

#1S Miralles, ENMU d. Melony Cormier, TWU, 6-1, 6-1

#2S Stiles, ENMU d. Shaughnessy Bland, TWU, 6-0, 6-3

#3S Gorski, ENMU d. Vanessa Araujo, TWU, 6-2, 6-4

#1D Miralles/Stiles, ENMU d. Cormier/Nadya Shewczyk, TWU, 8-7

#2D Araujo/Bland, TWU d. Gorski/Boans, ENMU, 8-2

#3D Jones/Richard, ENMU d. Sheri Garber/Osier, TWU, 8-2

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