March 14, 2005

Altamonte Springs, Fla. - The women's tennis team got outside for the first time this spring on Sunday (March 13) but couldn't get a win against Stephen F. Austin, falling by a 5-2 score in Altamonte Springs, Fla.

CSU got singles wins out of freshman Jenn Myers at No. 2 and Rebekah Bicksler at No. 6, but SFA managed the four other points before claiming the doubles point for the win.

"We had some chances in this match," head coach Brian Etzkin said. "We worked the points real well. Jenn [Myers] played extremely well, and Rebekah [Bicksler] battled hard, but we couldn't get that third singles point that we needed."

Cleveland State continues play in Florida Monday (March 14) morning against Illinois Wesleyan at 8:00 a.m. before facing Bucknell at 4:00 p.m.

Stephen F. Austin 5, Cleveland State 2

Sinlges
1. Laura Harrison (SFA) def. Sarah Galon (CSU) 6-3, 6-3
2. Jenn Myers (CSU) def. Lauren Nowicki (SFA) 6-3, 7-6 (2)
3. Ashley Johnson (SFA) def. Morgan Ungerott (CSU) 6-2, 6-3
4. Megan Langston (SFA) def. Lindsay Sellers (CSU) 6-2, 6-2
5. Kama Scott (SFA) def. Christine Vogelgesang (CSU) 6-0, 6-0
6. Rebekah Bicksler (CSU) def. Whitney DeYoung (SFA) 6-4, 6-2

Ex. Jennifer Cline (SFA) def. Marcella Capozziello (CSU) 7-6 (9), 7-6 (6)

Doubles
1. Johnson/Langston (SFA) def. Myers/Ungerott (CSU) 9-7
2. Harrison/Nowicki (SFA) def. Sellers/Vogelgesang (CSU) 8-4
3. Bass/Scott (SFA) def. Bicksler/Capozziello (CSU) 8-2