Air Force Academy
Texas-Pan American
Air Force Defeats Texas-Pan American, 6-1
3/27/2004 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
March 26, 2004
The Air Force women's tennis team improved its record to 10-5 Friday with a 6-1 victory over Texas-Pan American at the Orville Cox Tennis Center in Edinburg, Texas. The Falcons conclude their spring break trip in Texas on Saturday with a match against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in Edinburg.
Air Force jumped out to a 1-0 lead with the doubles point by winning easily at Nos. 1 and 2. Seniors Laura Nigro and Gina Black defeated Vanessa Hedinger and Elysia Sloan, 8-1, at the No. 1 spot, while sophomore Kat Bushey and freshman Karissa Walker shut out Erica Rivera and Jessica Chavez, 8-0, at No. 2.
The Falcons won five of the six singles matches, all of them in straight sets. Nigro started it off with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Hedinger at Nop. 1 and Bushey followed suit with a 7-6, 6-1 decision over Sloan at No. 2.
Ana Pena defeated Black, 6-4, 6-1, at No. 3 for UTPA's only singles win, but Walker (6-0, 6-0), junior Katie Tomkie (6-3, 6-0) and freshman Kelly Morgan (6-0, 6-1) won at No. 4, 5 and 6, respectively.
Air Force 6, Texas-Pan American 1
SINGLES
#1 Laura Nigro (AFA) def. Vanessa Hedinger 6-3, 6-2
#2 Katherine Bushey (AFA) def. Elysia Sloan 7-6, 6-1
#3 Ana Pena (UTPA) def. Gina Black 6-4, 6-1
#4 Karissa Walker (AFA) def. Natalie Gonzalez 6-0, 6-0
#5 Katie Tomkie (AFA) def. Erica Rivera 6-3, 6-0
#6 Kelly Morgan (AFA) def. Angela Saenz 6-0, 6-1
DOUBLES
#1 Black/Nigro (AFA) def. Hedinger/Sloan 8-1
#2 Bushey/Walker (AFA) def. Chavez/Rivera 8-0
#3 Gonzalez/Pena (UTPA) def. Morgan/Liza Vaccaro 8-6
