April 25, 2003

LARAMIE, Wyo. -

Fifth-seeded Colorado State knocked off eighth-seeded Wyoming, 4-0, in the consolation bracket of the 2003 MWC Women's Tennis Championship Friday at Barnes Tennis Center.

The Cowgirls never got on track as the Rams took control of the match early by picking up the doubles point with wins at the number one and three spots. Colorado State then continued their success in the singles portion of the match, picking up wins at the number two, five and six spots. All matches were won in straight sets.

CSU improves to 9-9 overall on the season and will face the winner of Air Force/Utah in the fifth-place match Saturday morning at SDSU Courts. Wyoming finishes the season with an 8-15 overall record.

Mountain West Conference Women's Tennis Championship
First Round - Barnes Tennis Center, San Diego, Calif. - April 25, 2003

(5) Colorado State 4, (8) Wyoming 0
Singles
1. Sanja Hansson (CSU) def. Patricia Chien (WYO)  6-4, 6-4
2. Dasha Zhurin (CSU) def. Yuliani Santi (WYO)  6-0, 6-2
3. Alexandra Paganetti (CSU) vs. Kati Gyulai (WYO)  6-5 DNF
4. Carla Pallares (CSU) vs. Jennifer Hancock (WYO) 7-5, 4-3 DNF
5. Jessica Jones (CSU) def. Megan Williams (WYO)  6-2, 6-3
6. Tatyana Ugorich (CSU) def. Gwen Moser (WYO)  6-2, 6-3

Doubles
1. Hansson/Zhurin (CSU) def. Hancock/Santi (WYO), 8-1
2. Jones/Paganetti (CSU) vs. Chien/Gyulai (WYO), Did Not Finish
3. Pallares/Ugorich (CSU) def. Moser/Williams (WYO), 8-2

Colorado State wins doubles point.