Women's tennis falls to WNMU
Campus Times
March 26, 1999
Western New Mexico University proved to be too much to handle after
it defeated the women's tennis team, 8-1, at the University of La Verne
tennis court Friday.
The Division II Mustangs won five of the six singles matches and dominated
all doubles. For the Mustangs, wins in singles competition came from Melanie
Martinez, Roberta Sanchez, Rosie Gomez, Rebecca Benavidez and Katherine
Heck.
No. 1 Martinez defeated senior Tracy MacArthur, 6-2, 6-2, and Sanchez
beat sophomore Tammie Davis, 6-0, 6-1.
"We played consistent and aggressive," said Benavidez. "A
whole lot better than we did this morning."
WNM suffered a 7-2 loss earlier that day from Hawaii Pacific.
Senior Tiffany Yates was the lone victor for the Leopards, winning over
Rochelle Davis, 6-2 and 6-4.
In doubles action, Benavidez and Davis earned a victory over seniors
Tracy MacArthur and Emily Judd with a score of 8-2. In one of the more closely
fought matches of the day, Yates and Davis fell short, 8-4, against Gomez
and Heck. The duo of Martinez and Sanchez swept freshmen Sandy Thay and
Pauline Duran, 8-0.
"We didn't do so hot," said MacArthur. "We made a lot
of errors and let a few close ones get away."
"This is a Division II school so I think we played well,"
said ULV head coach John Lawrence.
The Leopards sink to an overall record of 1-9. They remain tied for
last place with Occidental with a record of 0-5 in the Southern California
Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC).
Saturday's match against visiting Lewis & Clark, set for 2 p.m.,
was cancelled due to rain.
The squad's next game will be today against visiting Chapman University
at 2 p.m. The game will serve as La Verne's final home game. On April 3,
the Leopards will face Mills College in Oakland and on April 10, they will
travel to fight Whittier to conclude the season.
