Athletic Report
February 17, 2001

ENMU (Ranked #8) SHUTS OUT WNMU 9-0
IN FIRST DUAL MEET OF SEASON
SILVER CITY, NM — The Eastern New Mexico University women’s tennis team, ranked #8 nationally in NCAA Division II, shut out Western New Mexico University, 9-0, in the Zias’ first dual match of the season, Feb. 17 in Silver City, N.M.

ENMU recorded straight set victories in five singles flights and the top two doubles flights. The Zias also won #6 singles and #3 doubles by default, because WNMU fielded just five players. Layla Turner (Jr., Casa Grande, AZ/Casa Grande Union H.S.), ranked #4 in NCAA Division II in singles, led the way with a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Rosie Gomez at #1 singles.

Lisa Weinman (So., Albuquerque, NM/West Mesa H.S.) won #2 singles, defeating Jeanette Duenas, 6-2, 6-4. Bethanie Nix defeated Monica Martinez at #3 singles, 6-1, 6-0. Ananda Kautz (Fr., Rio de Janeiro, Brazil/Pleasant Valley H.S., CA) won her first ever collegiate match, defeating Liz Castillo 6-0, 6-0 at #4 singles in about 25 minutes.

Sarah Pennington (Jr., Sweetwater, TX/Sweetwater H.S.) won #5 singles, 6-0, 6-1, over Whitney Daniel. Eastern New Mexico’s top doubles team of Turner and Nix, ranked #13, defeated WNMU’s #1 doubles team of Gomez and Duenas, 8-3. Weinman and Pennington combined to defeat Martinez and Castillo, 8-4, at #2 doubles.

ENMU returns to action next Saturday (Feb. 24) when the Zias travel to Abilene, Texas, to take on defending Lone Star Conference champion Abilene Christian at 8:00 a.m. (MST). The Zias will also play Tarleton State University in Abilene, with the second match getting underway at 1:00 p.m. (MST). Last year, ENMU took second place in the LSC, as the Zias lost to ACU, 5-0, in the LSC Tournament championship match.