Athletic Report
April 11, 2002

ZIAS SHUT OUT EAST CENTRAL, 5-0
EDMOND, OK – Eastern New Mexico University shut out East Central University, 5-0, on the first day of the University of Central Oklahoma Broncho Invitational, April 11 in Edmond, Okla. The Zias, ranked #23 in NCAA Division II, improved to 10-2 on the season. East Central fell to 1-10 overall. ENMU took command of the match by winning all three doubles flights.

Lisa Weinman (Jr., Albuquerque, NM/West Mesa H.S.) and Sarah Pennington (Sr., Sweetwater, TX/Sweetwater H.S.), easily defeated Danielle Moita and Erin Hibbard at #1 doubles, 8-1. Bethanie Nix (So., Spring, TX/Newman Smith H.S.) and Janelle Sanchez (Fr., Albuquerque, NM/Cibola H.S.) of ENMU swept past Linda Sacks and Lisa Buitron at #2 doubles, 8-0. Layla Turner (Sr., Casa Grande, AZ/Casa Grande Union H.S.) and Sarah Salazar (Jr., Belen, NM/St. Pius X H.S.) won #3 doubles, 8-5, over ECU’s Taronish Irani and Miranda Keifer.

The Zias closed out the match with victories at #4 singles and #5 singles. Sanchez won the #4 singles match, as she defeated Hibbard, 6-0, 6-0. Pennington triumphed at #5 singles with a 6-0, 6-1 win over Meagan Wilson. The remaining four singles matches were not completed after Eastern clinched the overall victory. ENMU will continue tournament play on Friday, April 12, with two matches.

The Zias are scheduled to take on Northwest Missouri State University at 8:00 a.m. (MST), followed by a match with Midwestern State University at 1:00 p.m. (MST). The Broncho Invitational will continue through Saturday, April 13.

(#23) Eastern New Mexico University 5, East Central University 0
SINGLES
#1 -- Match not completed (Layla Turner, ENMU, vs. Danielle Moita, ECU)
#2 -- Match not completed (Bethanie Nix, ENMU, vs. Linda Sacks, ECU)
#3 -- Match not completed (Lisa Weinman, ENMU, vs. Lisa Buitron, ECU)
#4 -- Janelle Sanchez (ENMU) defeated Erin Hibbard (ECU), 6-0, 6-0
#5 -- Sarah Pennington (ENMU) defeated Meagan Wilson (ECU), 6-0, 6-1
#6 -- Match not completed (Sarah Salazar, ENMU, vs. Miranda Keifer, ECU)
DOUBLES
#1 -- Weinman and Pennington (ENMU) defeated Moita and Hibbard (ECU), 8-1
#2 -- Nix and Sanchez (ENMU) defeated Sacks and Buitron (ECU), 8-0
#3 -- Turner and Salazar (ENMU) defeated Keifer and Taronish Irani (ECU), 8-5