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For
Immediate Release: February 16, 2002 STEPHEN F.
AUSTIN EDGES LADY BRONCS
HUNTSVILLE, TX –Stephen F. Austin’s Emily Voss outlasted UTPA freshmen Kathryn Waslen (Calgary,AB/West Island College) in the third set of their singles match to give the Lady Jacks a 4-3 victory over the Lady Broncs at the Cox Tennis Center Saturday. With the match tied at 3-all, Voss defeated Waslen at number three singles, 7-5, 6-7, 6-3. Freshman Ana Pena (McAllen, TX/Nikki Rowe HS) had pulled UTPA into the 3-3 tie when she defeated Melissa Bass at number six singles, 4-6, 7-6, 6-1. Sophomore Celine Merlini (Vevey, Switzerland/Cessev HS) and junior Elisabet Mateos (Barcelona, Span/Arnau Cadell HS/Laredo CC) were a double winners for the Lady Broncs. Merlini defeated Jessica Beauchene at number one singles, 6-2, 6-1 while Mateos downed Christine Huynh at number two, 6-4, 6-3. The two teamed up to defeat Huynh and Bass at number one doubles, 8-6. But SFA won the other two doubles matches, winning the doubles point, and got victories at numbers four and five singles to set up the decisive match at number three The Lady Broncs dropped to 1-4 with the defeat, while SFA improved to 2-0. UTPA will return to action when they visit Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Wednesday, February 27th. STEPHEN
F. AUSTIN 4, TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN 3
DOUBLES 1-Celine Merlini and Elisabet Mateos, UTPA, defeated Christine Huynh and Melissa Bass, 8-6 2-Sandra Wolfe and Jessica Beauchene, SFA, defeated Kathryn Waslen and Ana Pena, 8-3 3-Robin Houston and Ashley Johnson, SFA, defeated Eve Nickelson and Jessica Brown, 8-0
SINGLES 1-Merlini, UTPA, defeated Beauchene, 6-2, 6-1 2-Mateos, UTPA, defeated Huynh, 6-4, 6-3 3-Emily Voss, SFA, defeated Waslen, 7-5, 6-7, 6-3 4-Wolfe, SFA, defeated Nickelson, 6-2, 6-2
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