Junior Wena Tsan notched two wins on Friday, at No. 5 singles and No. 3 doubles.
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Vandals Sneak past Bobcat Women
3/1/2013 9:09:00 PM | Women's Tennis
The opening point of the match proved to be the difference as Idaho recorded a 4-3 win over the Montana State women’s tennis team, Friday evening in the Bobcat-Anderson Tennis Center.
The opening point of the match proved to be the difference as Idaho recorded a 4-3 win over the Montana State women's tennis team, Friday evening in the Bobcat-Anderson Tennis Center.
Montana State (3-2, 2-0) opened the match winning at No. 3 doubles as the tandem of Wena Tsan and Liana Bates notched a 9-7 win. However, the Vandals fought back winning at No. 1 and No. 2 doubles to take an early 1-0 advantage.
“Doubles couldn't have been any closer,” said MSU head coach Denise Albrecht. “We had a chance at the first point, but we just didn't close out the way we needed. That's something we'll need to work on.”
Idaho went up 2-0 following Victoria Lozano's straight set 6-2, 6-1 win over MSU's Charlotta Hjalmarsson at the top spot. Great Falls native Ellie Crum pulled the Bobcats to within one with a 6-2, 6-0 decision over Belen Barcenilla at No. 4 singles.
The Vandals went up 3-1 with a victory at No. 2 singles, before Constance Alexander fought back from a 5-0 deficit in the second set against MSU's Paulina Lopez at No. 3 singles to post a 6-4, 7-5 win to give Idaho the match.
MSU finished out the contest as Tsan won at No. 5 singles, followed by a straight set win by Bates at No. 6 singles.
“Idaho is a very good team,” Albrecht said. “I thought at times we played some good tennis. We just didn't cash-in when the opportunities presented themselves. I'm excited that the bottom part of our line-up did a super job, including a pair of wins by our Montana kids.”
MSU will host New Mexico at 10 a.m. on Saturday morning.
Results: Idaho 4, Montana State 3. Singles: 1. LOZANO, Victoria (UI) def. HJALMARSSON, Char (MSU) 6-2, 6-1; 2. SANZ, Almudena (UI) def. PARAPUNOVA, Iva (MSU) 6-0, 6-3; 3. ALEXANDER, Constance (UI) def. LOPEZ, Paulina (MSU) 6-4, 7-5; 4. CRUM, Ellie (MSU) def. BARCENILLA, Belen (UI) 6-2, 6-0; 5. TSAN, Wena (MSU) def. FLORES, Beatriz (UI) 2-6, 3-2, retired; 6. BATES, Liana (MSU) def. LOZANO, Alejandra (UI) 7-5, 6-3. Doubles: 1. LOZANO, Victoria/SANZ, Almudena (UI) def. HJALMARSSON, Char/LOPEZ, Paulina (MSU) 9-7; 2. ALEXANDER, Constance/BARCENILLA, Belen (UI) def. PARAPUNOVA, Iva/CRUM, Ellie (MSU) 8-6; 3. TSAN, Wena/BATES, Liana (MSU) def. FLORES, Beatriz/LOZANO, Alejandra (UI) 9-7.
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