Sports Release
April 9, 1999

ENMU DOWNS TARLETON STATE, 8-1
PORTALES, NM — Eastern New Mexico University’s women’s tennis team, ranked #25 in NCAA Division II, defeated Tarleton State University, 8-1, at the Zia Tennis Complex, Apr. 9. The Zias improved to 16-4 with the win, while TSU dropped to 4-4 overall.

ENMU freshman Layla Turner (Casa Grande, AZ/Casa Grande Union H.S.), ranked #53 in NCAA Division II, won the #1 singles flight, 6-1, 6-1 over Tarleton’s Tiffany Woolverton. Turner also won #1 doubles, teaming with junior Julie Stiles (Roswell, NM/Goddard H.S.) to edge Amber Hullett and Amanda Blanco, 8-6.

Stiles easily won #2 singles, taking a 6-1, 6-0 victory over Natalie Petersen.

Other ENMU winners in singles matches were Rozlyn Gorski (Sr., El Paso, TX/Coronado H.S.) at #3 singles, Makenzie McCravey (Fr., Eldorado, TX/Eldorado H.S.) at #4 singles, and Sarah Pennington (Fr., Sweetwater, TX/Sweetwater H.S.) at #5 singles.

Gorski defeated Blanco, 7-5, 6-0. McCravey downed Hullett, 6-1, 6-1, and Pennington defeated Keri Reed, 6-1, 6-1.

The TexAnns won the closest match of the day, with TSU’s #6 singles player, Alaina Rutter, defeating ENMU’s Dena Boans (Sr., Carlsbad, NM/Carlsbad H.S.), 7-6 (7-3), 7-5. Boans and Pennington won #3 doubles versus Rutter and Tracy Shaw, 8-3.

The Zias’ next competition is at the University of Central Oklahoma Broncho Invitational, Apr. 15-17 in Edmond, Okla. Pool play is set for Apr. 15-16, followed by elimination play on Apr. 17.

COLLEGE WOMEN’S TENNIS
April 9, 1999 at Eastern New Mexico (Zia Tennis Complex)
Eastern New Mexico 8, Tarleton State 1

SINGLES:
#1 — Layla Turner (ENMU) defeated Tiffany Woolverton (TSU), 6-1, 6-1
#2 — Julie Stiles (ENMU) defeated Natalie Petersen (TSU), 6-1, 6-0
#3 — Rozlyn Gorski (ENMU) defeated Amanda Blanco (TSU), 7-5, 6-0
#4 — Makenzie McCravey (ENMU) defeated Amber Hullett (TSU), 6-1, 6-1
#5 — Sarah Pennington (ENMU) defeated Keri Reed (TSU), 6-1, 6-1
#6 — Alaina Rutter (TSU) defeated Dena Boans (ENMU), 7-6 (7-3), 7-5

DOUBLES:
#1 — Turner and Stiles (ENMU) defeated Hullett and Blanco (TSU), 8-6
#2 — Gorski and McCravey (ENMU) defeated Reed and Petersen (TSU), 8-2
#3 — Pennington and Boans (ENMU) defeated Rutter and Tracy Shaw, 8-3 Overall

Records: ENMU 16-4 Ranked #25 in NCAA Division II TSU 4-4 Not ranked

Note: ENMU is 14-4 this spring. The Zias were 2-0 in the fall.