Women's tennis remains optimistic
Campus Times
March 21, 1997
Junior Tracy Huigens finished her match (2-6, 2-6) in a loss to Lewis
and Clark from Portland, Ore., on Wednesday. The women play at noon today
against Whitman College. The Leopards are currently 2-10 for the season
and 0-6 in Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play
and will travel to Whittier College April 12.
Taking on the team from Lewis and Clark University from Oregon on Wednesday,
the University of La Verne women's tennis team lost all nine matches to
bring it to a 2-10 overall record for the season. The team is 0-6 in SCIAC.
Junior Sandy Thay was the only team member who came close to winning.
She lost to Tessa Nolst-Trenite (3-6, 6-4, 1-6).
Sophomore Tracy Mac Arthur lost to Leslie Davidson (6-0, 6-1), junior
Tracy Huigens lost to Nicolle Rager (6-2, 6-2), sophomore Pauline Duran
lost to Kelly Lange (6-0, 6-2), senior Catherine Padilla lost to Lauren
Blank (6-1, 6-0) and junior Emily Judd lost to Kathryn Figenshau (6-3, 6-2).
"We lost the match today but I'm pleased with their improvement.
They're understanding better how to win points and tennis matches,"
said head coach Erin Hendricks on Wednesday.
In the doubles matches, the Leopards once again struggled. Judd and
senior Tiffany Hall lost to Davidson and Blank (6-0, 6-1), Huigens and Mac
Arthur lost to Figenshau and Rager (6-0, 6-3) and the match between Duran
and Thay against Lange and Cat Mulhall was called off due to darkness. The
score was unavailable.
Last Saturday, the Leopards traveled to Thousand Oaks to face the Cal
Lutheran Regals. Despite the 7-2 loss, Hendricks was optimistic.
In a long match, Hall defeated Kaarin Benson (4-6, 6-7, 7-6, 6-0) and
Huigens defeated Jennifer Otto (6-2, 6-3) to give La Verne its only wins
of the day.
Mac Arthur lost to Alia Gustafson (6-3, 6-0), Padilla lost to Cindy
Bear (6-2, 6-3), Judd lost to Heather Szabo (6-1, 6-2), and Thay lost to
Ingrid Becker (6-0, 6-0).
La Verne had to fight in the doubles, but eventually lost all three
again. Hall and Judd lost to Gustafson and Bear (6-3, 6-0) Mac Arthur and
Padilla lost to Shane Anderson and Szabo (6-2, 6-4) and Huigens and senior
Candice Valdenaire lost to Jill Embree and Karrie Matson (6-0, 6-4).
La Verne's next match is today against Whitman at 2 p.m. and its next
SCIAC match is on April 12 against Whittier.