Athletic Report
March 16, 2002

ENMU ROUTS FORT HAYS STATE, 9-0
PORTALES, NM – Eastern New Mexico University swept visiting Fort
Hays State University, 9-0, at the Zias Tennis Complex on Saturday, Mar. 16,
as the Zias improved to 4-2 against NCAA Division II opponents this season.
FHSU, which lost to Western New Mexico University, 7-2, earlier in the day,
fell to 4-9 on the season.

Eastern's top player, Layla Turner (Sr., Casa Grande, AZ/Casa Grande
Union H.S.) easily defeated Val Imming at #1 singles, 6-1, 6-0. Turner
entered the match ranked #7 nationally in NCAA Divsion II.

Turner and doubles partner Bethanie Nix (So., Spring, TX/Newman
Smith H.S.) lost only one game at #1 doubles, as they defeated Imming and
Rachel Brown, 8-1. Turner and Nix are ranked #20 in NCAA Division II. Other
doubles victories were earned by Lisa Weinman (Jr., Albuquerque, NM/West
Mesa H.S.) and Sarah Pennington (Sr., Sweetwater, TX/Sweetwater H.S.) at #2
doubles and by Janelle Sanchez (Fr., Albuquerque, NM/Cibols H.S.) and Sarah
Salazar (Jr., Belen, NM/St. Pius X H.S.) at #3 doubles.

Turner's victory over Imming led a sweep of the singles flights. Nix
defeated Kim Groene at #2 singles, 6-1, 6-2. Weinman won #3 singles over
Brown, 6-2, 6-2. Sanchez downed Abby McGreevy, 6-1, 6-4, at #4 singles.
Pennington won #5 singles with a 6-1, 6-0 decision over Emilee Kaiser, and
Salazar completed the sweep with a 6-3, 6-1 win over Lauren Frank.

The Zias do not play again until Thurs., Mar. 28, when they will
take on the University of Southern Colorado in Pueblo, Colo., at 12:00 p.m.
(MST). ENMU will also take on the University of Northern Colorado during the
road trip, but will stay in Pueblo, to take on the Bears at 11:00 a.m. (MST)
on Fri., Mar. 29.

(#13) Eastern New Mexico 9, Fort Hays State 0
SINGLES
#1 -- Layla Turner (ENMU) defeated Val Imming (FHSU), 6-1, 6-0
#2 -- Bethanie Nix (ENMU) defeated Kim Groene (FHSU), 6-1, 6-2
#3 -- Lisa Weinman (ENMU) defeated Rachel Brown (FHSU), 6-2, 6-2
#4 -- Janelle Sanchez (ENMU) defeated Abby McGreevy (FHSU), 6-1, 6-4
#5 -- Sarah Pennington (ENMU) defeated Emilee Kaiser (FHSU), 6-1, 6-0
#6 -- Sarah Salazar (ENMU) defeated Lauren Frank (FHSU), 6-3, 6-1
DOUBLES
#1 -- Turner and Nix (ENMU) defeated Imming and Brown (FHSU), 8-1
#2 -- Weinman and Pennington (ENMU) defeated Groene and Frank (FHSU), 8-0
#3 -- Sanchez and Salazar (ENMU) defeated Kaiser and McGreevy (FHSU), 8-2