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BYU Shuts Out Air Force, 7-0
3/28/2003 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
March 28, 2003
The Air Force women's tennis team lost its second Mountain West Conference match in as many days Friday, falling to #57 Brigham Young, 7-0, in Albuquerque, NM. The Falcons overall record is even at 10-10 overall and 0-4 in league play.
Air Force's No. 1 doubles team of Laura Nigro and Gina Black won the only individual match for the Falcons, defeating Liza Klempner and Dominique Reynolds, 8-5. BYU won the No. 2 and 3 matches, however, to capture the doubles point.
Falcon freshman Kat Bushey played the best singles match for Air Force, winning the first set against BYU's Olga Boulytcheva in the No. 3 match before falling 3-6, 6-4, 6-0. BYU won the other five singles matches in straight sets, including Klempner beating Nigro, 7-5, 6-0, at the No. 1 slot.
The Falcons continue MWC play on Saturday, March 29 against Utah at 10 a.m. in Albuquerque.
No. 57 BYU 7, AFA 0
SINGLES
1. Liza Klempner (BYU) def. Laura Nigro 7-5, 6-0
2. Dominique Reynolds (BYU) def. Heather Shelby 6-2, 6-0
3. Olga Boulytcheva (BYU) def. Kat Bushey 3-6, 6-4, 6-0
4. Rebecca Pike (BYU) def. Kelli O'Bryant 6-3, 6-2
5. Tara Porter (BYU) def. Gina Black 6-4, 6-4
6. Hadley Macfarlane (BYU) def. Katie Tomkie 6-1, 6-0
DOUBLES
1. Laura Nigro/Gina Black (AFA) def. Liza Klempner/Dominique Reynolds 8-5
2. Hadley Macfarlane/Tara Porter (BYU) def. Heather Shelby/Kat Bushey 8-6
3. Rebecca Pike/Olga Boulytcheva (BYU) def. Jen Nigro/Kelli O'Bryant, 8-2
