Air Force Shut Out by New Mexico, 7-0, in Season Finale
    Falcons finish season 13-12 overall, 1-6 in MWC


    April 18, 2004

    The Air Force women's tennis team closed out its 2004 regular season Sunday with a 7-0 loss to Mountain West Conference champion New Mexico at the Academy. The Falcons finish the season with a 13-12 overall record and a 1-6 mark in the MWC. With the victory, UNM is 18-3 overall and a perfect 7-0 in league play.

    Despite winning the No. 1 doubles match, Air Force lost the doubles point. AFA seniors Laura Nigro and Gina Black improved to 13-6 with an impressive 8-6 victory over the nation's 25th-ranked team of Maja Kovacek and Sandy Lukowski. UNM took the doubles point with wins at the No. 2 and 3 positions. Iva Gersic and Maria Ruiz-Fabrega won at No. 2, 8-1, over sophomore Kat Bushey and freshman Karissa Walker, while the Lobos' No. 3 team of Tiffany Robertson and Michelle Heidbrink beat Miclynn Crail and Liza Vaccaro, 8-2.

    New Mexico cruised throught the six singles matches without losing a set. Kovacek avenged her doubles loss with a 6-0, 6-1 victory over Nigro at No. 1. Gersic followed suit, shutting out Bushey at the No. 2 spot, 6-0, 6-0. The closest match was at the No. 4 position, where Heidbrink defeated Black, 7-5, 6-3.

    Air Force is idle until the 2004 MWC Championships, which begin Thursday, April 29 in San Diego, Calif.

    New Mexico 7, Air Force 0

    Singles
    1. Maja Kovacek (UNM) def. Laura Nigro 6-0, 6-1
    2. Iva Gersic (UNM) def. Kat Bushey 6-0, 6-0
    3. Tiffany Robertson (UNM) def. Karissa Walker 6-4, 6-1
    4. Michelle Heidbrink (UNM) def. Gina Black 7-5, 6-3
    5. Sandy Lukowski (UNM) def. Katie Tomkie 6-0, 6-1
    6. Tjasa Suvak (UNM) def. Miclynn Crail 6-0, 6-1

     

     

    Doubles
    1. Nigro/Black (AFA) def. Kovacek/Lukowski 8-6
    2. Gersic/Maria Ruiz-Fabrega (UNM) def. Bushey/Walker 8-1
    3. Robertson/Heidbrink (UNM) def. Crail/Liza Vacarro 8-2
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