April 5, 2007

RENO, Nev. - Utah State women's tennis lost their first of three matches this weekend against Nevada Thursday, 6-1, at the Wilbur D. May Tennis Complex at Reno High School. With the loss the Aggies now stand at 4-7 for the season.

The Aggies were swept by Nevada in the doubles action and lost five of the singles matches. USU's Dee-Dee Nelson earned the only point for the Aggies at number 4 singles after Nevada's Alice Hall retired during the second set due to an injury.

The Aggies next action will take place Fri., April 6 at 10 a.m. in Reno against San Jose State.

NEVADA 6, UTAH STATE 1

DOUBLES
1-Caroline Bailly/Maria Mizyuk (NEV) def. Erin Monson/
Lauren Monson, 8-1
2-Fiorella Velez/Alice Hall (NEV) def. Brianna Harris/
Courtney Anderson, 8-4
3-Ly-Houng Dinh/Bach-Lan Pham (NEV) def. Bridgette Strickland/
Dee-Dee Nelson, 8-4
SINGLES
1-Bailly (NEV) def. Anderson, 6-2, 6-3
2-Mizyuk (NEV) def. E. Monson, 6-3, 7-6
3-Dinh (NEV) def. Harris, 6-3, 6-2
4-Nelson (USU) def. Hall, 5-7, 1-4 (ret.)
5-Velez (NEV) def. L. Monson, 6-4, 4-6, 1-0 (10-6)
6-Pham (NEV) def. Strickland, 6-1, 6-2