March 12, 2006

Salt Lake City, UT--The Idaho State women's tennis dropped a 6-1 decision to New Mexico State Saturday at the Eccles Tennis Center in Salt Lake City. The Bengals fall to 0-4 while New Mexico State improves to 9-3. Denise Cockrell was the lone Bengal to win a match.

The Bengals dropped all three doubles contests to fall behind 1-0. New Mexico State then won five of the six singles matches to secure the 6-1 victory.

Denise played tough to defeat Edine van Beusekom 6-4, 6-3. Valerie Espinosa fought hard but was defeated in a super-ten-point tiebreaker by Paulina Zunija 6-4, 4-6, (10-7).

ISU's next match will occur on March 12 at the Rio Del Oro Racquet Club in Sacramento against Sacramento State.

Doubles

1. van Beusekom/Mignot (NMS) def. Cockrell/Pascoe (ISU) 8-0

2. duFosse/Zunija (NMS) def. Sarkavagyan/Sazykina (ISU) 8-2

3. Rollet/Fagegaltier (NMS) def. Zigars/Espinosa (ISU) 8-3

Singles

1. Denise Cockrell (ISU) def. van Beusekom (NMS) 6-4, 6-3

2. Nicole Fintell (NMS) def. Armine Sarkavagyan (ISU) 6-3, 6-1

3. Anne Fagegaltier (NMS) def. Lauren Pascoe (ISU) 6-1, 6-0

4. Celine duFosse (NMS) def. Katherine Zigars (ISU) 6-2, 6-2

5. Paulina Zunija (NMS) def. Valerie Espinosa (ISU) 6-4, 4-6, (10-7)

6. Violaive Rollet (NMS) def. Anastasia Sazykina (ISU) 6-2, 6-4

Final Score: NMS 6, ISU 1