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BYU shuts out Air Force, 7-0
4/10/2004 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
April 10, 2004
The 19th-ranked BYU women's tennis team defeated Air Force, 7-0, Saturday in BYU's final home match of the season. The Cougars improved to 17-5 overall and 4-1 in the MWC while the Falcons fell to 13-9 overall and 1-3 in league play.
The Cougars went up 1-0 as they took the doubles point by winning at all three spots. Finishing their match first was No. 3 seed Rebecca Pike and Lu Oswald as the duo took care of Katie Tomkie and Liza Vaccaro in an 8-1 final. At the No. 1 doubles spot, Barbara Zahnova and Sofia Holden finished off Laura Nigro and Gina Black of Air Force in an 8-5 decision just after Cougars Lauren Jones and Hadley MacFarlane rallied for an 8-4 win over Kat Bushey and Karissa Walker.
In singles play, BYU grabbed the first set in all six matches only splitting one at the No. 3 spot where Jones battled past Walker 6-1, 4-6, 10-6. At the No. 1 singles position, Zahnova blanked Nigro in straight sets, 6-0, 6-0, while Holden edged Bushey at No. 2 in a 6-4, 6-1 verdict.
On the No. 4 and 5 courts, Pike and MacFarlane closed out their matches in straight sets, defeating Black (6-1, 6-2) and Tomkie (6-1, 6-1), respectively. Oswald closed out the match with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Vaccaro at No. 6.
BYU 7, Air Force 0
Singles
1. Barbara Zahnova (BYU) def. Laura Nigro 6-0, 6-0
2. Sofia Holden (BYU) def. Kat Bushey 6-4, 6-1
3. Lauren Jones (BYU) def. Karissa Walker 6-1, 4-6 (10-6)
4. Rebecca Pike (BYU) def. Gina Black 6-1, 6-2
5. Hadley MacFarlane (BYU) def. Katie Tomkie 6-1, 6-1
6. Lu Oswald (BYU) def. Liza Vaccaro 6-3, 6-2
Doubles
1 Zahnova/Holden (BYU) def. Nigro/Black 8-5
2 MacFarlane/Jones (BYU) def. Bushey/Walker 8-4
3 Pike/Oswald (BYU) def. Tomkie/Vacarro 8-1
