Athletic Report
April 12, 2002

ZIAS DOWN MIDWESTERN STATE, 5-3
EDMOND, OK – Eastern New Mexico University, ranked #23 in NCAA Division II, won four singles flights on its way to a 5-3 victory over Midwestern State University, tied for #40 in Division II, April 12 at the University of Central Oklahoma Broncho Invitational. With the victory, ENMU improved to 11-2 on the season. Midwestern State dropped to 9-7. It was Eastern’s second win over MSU in one week. The Zias also defeated the Indians, 7-2, on Saturday, April 6. MSU defaulted in three flights after leaving the Zia Tennis Complex while both teams were waiting for the courts to dry following a rain delay.

In the rematch at UCO, Midwestern State jumped out to a 2-1 lead by winning two of the three doubles flights. At #1 doubles, the MSU team of Brooke Gray and Tiffany Burgess edged Lisa Weinman (Jr., Albuquerque, NM/West Mesa H.S.) and Sarah Pennington (Sr., Sweetwater, TX/Sweetwater H.S.), 8-6.

The #2 doubles match was won by Emilee Black and Sara Butler of MSU by an 8-5 score over Bethanie Nix (So., Spring, TX/Newman Smith H.S.) and Janelle Sanchez (Fr., Albuquerque, NM/Cibola H.S.). 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.

They defeated Robbie Vittitow and Lacey Wuthrich, 8-4. Turner, ranked #37 in NCAA Division II in singles, led the way to Eastern’s 4-1 edged in singles matches. She easily defeated Gray, 6-2, 6-0, at #1 singles. Nix won #2 singles, defeating Vittitow, 6-0, 6-1, while Sanchez won #4 singles, taking a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Latisha Karber. Pennington defeated Emilee Black of MSU, 6-3, 6-1.The Indians’ only singles triumph was earned by Sara Butler, who defeated Salazar at #6 singles, 6-0, 6-2.

ENMU clinched the team victory before the #3 singles match between Weinman and Burgess was completed. ENMU will play Northwest Missouri State University later today. The Zias were originally scheduled to play NW Missouri at 8:00 a.m. (MST) this morning, but rain forced a postponement of the match.The Zias and the Bearcats will now play at 5:00 p.m. (MST).

(#23) Eastern New Mexico University 5, (#40-tie) Midwestern State University 3 SINGLES
#1 -- Layla Turner (ENMU) defeated Brooke Gray (MSU), 6-2, 6-0
#2 -- Bethanie Nix (ENMU) defeated Robbie Vittitow (MSU), 6-0, 6-0
#3 -- Match not completed (Lisa Weinman, ENMU, vs. Tiffany Burgess, MSU)
#4 -- Janelle Sanchez (ENMU) defeated Latisha Karber (MSU), 6-3, 6-4
#5 -- Sarah Pennington (ENMU) defeated Emilee Black (MSU), 6-3, 6-1
#6 -- Sara Butler (MSU) defeated Sarah Salazar (ENMU), 6-0, 6-2
DOUBLES
#1 -- Gray and Burgess (MSU) defeated Weinman and Pennington (ENMU), 8-6
#2 -- Black and Butler (MSU) defeated Nix and Sanchez (ENMU), 8-5
#3 -- Turner and Salazar (ENMU) defeated Vittitow and Wuthrich (MSU), 8-4