April 1, 2006

PUEBLO, COLO. - Metro State men swept all six singles matches to defeat CSU-Pueblo, 8-1, while the women fell to the Thunderwolves, 8-1, in Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference tennis action, Saturday afternoon at Pueblo City Park.

On the men's side, Metro State led 2-1 after doubles as the No. 2 team of Drew Machholz and Mark Milner posted a shutout, 8-0. In singles play, no Roadrunner dropped a set. Milner did not lose a game at No. 4 singles, defeating James MacIndoe, 6-0, 6-0.

In women's action, Mitra Hirad won her first RMAC match over Cyndi Nagy at No. 1 singles, 6-3, 6-2. The No. 3 doubles team of Ragnhild Kinoshita and Akiko Kinoshita had three match points but fell, 9-7.

With the win, the men improve to 9-5 overall, 1-0 in the RMAC, while the women fall to 1-13 overall, 0-1 in the RMAC. Metro State hosts Mesa State, April 7 at noon.

Men -Metro State 8, CSU-Pueblo 1

Singles
Andre Nilsson (MSCD) def. Brandon Beauvais (CSU), 7-5, 6-2
Riley Meyer (MSCD) def. Mitch Joyce (CSU), 6-1, 6-2
Drew Machholz (MSCD) def. Greg Greenwood (CSU), 6-1, 6-2
Mark Milner (MSCD) def. James MacIndoe (CSU), 6-0, 6-0
Sean Carlton (MSCD) def. Jesse Hartman (CSU), 6-1, 6-3
Jacob Ratliff (MSCD) def. Kyle Eades (CSU), 6-3, 6-1

Doubles
Nilsson/R. Meyer (MSCD) def. Beauvais/Greenwood (CSU), 8-4
Milner/Machholz (MSCD) def. Joyce/Eades (CSU), 8-0
Hartman/MacIndoe (CSU) def. Ratliff/Carlton (MSCD), 8-4

Women - CSU-Pueblo 8, Metro State 1

Singles
Mitra Hirad (MSCD) def. Cyndi Nagy (CSU), 6-3, 6-2
Ashley Erickson (CSU) def. Miriam Evangelista (MSCD), 6-2, 6-3
Marissa Brown (CSU) def. Ragnhild Kinoshita (MSCD), 6-1, 6-1
Julie Wainwright (CSU) def. Akiko Kinoshita, 6-1, 6-4
Suzanne Nagy (CSU) def. Tia Mahoney (MSCD), 6-3, 6-1
Shirley DuVal (CSU) def. Elizabeth Kuhn (MSCD), 6-1, 6-0

Doubles
C. Nagy/Brown (CSU) def. Evangelista/Mahoney (MSCD), 8-5
Erickson/S. Nagy (CSU) def. Hirad/Kuhn (MSCD), 8-2
Wainwright/DuVal (CSU) Kinoshita/Kinoshita (MSCD), 9-7