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Air Force Shut Out by New Mexico, 7-0, in Season Finale
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
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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