March 10, 2007

SAN ANTONIO, Tex. - Having only five players in their repertoire on Saturday and having to play up in the lineup because of the shortage, Nicholls took Texas-San Antonio to three ten point tie breakers, but lost 6-1 to the Roadrunners.

"We were at a disadvantage with not having enough players to compete, but we were not at a disadvantage with effort," said head tennis coach Jim Hunter. "UTSA is very well coached and very disciplined."

With the disadvantage, the Colonels had to forfeit a singles competition and a doubles match.

Senior Celine Stegner, who plays in the Colonels' No.1 position in the lineup, did not play today due to injury, and every other player had to move up a position as a result. Picking up the lone singles win playing in place of Stegner was freshman Sara Hanesch who defeated the Roadrunners No.1 Nathalie Wallin. Hanesch beat Wallin 4-6, 7-5, 1(7).

Here are the scores from today:

Saturday March 10, 2007

Final Score: UTSA 6 Nicholls 1

Doubles:

Tanya Haskings/Karen Scida (UTSA) def. Kralijn Sissingh/Sanja Stanojcic (NICH) 8-1

Nathalie Wallin/Sandra Kukla (UTSA) def. Adeline Vallet/Sara Hanesch (NICH) 8-7 (5)

Monika Drabkova/Holly Phillips (UTSA) def. No Player/No Player (NICH) Forfeit

Singles:

Hanesch (NICH) def. Wallin (UTSA) 4-6, 7-5, 1(7)

Kukla (UTSA) def. Vallet (NICH) 6-0, 3-6, 1(5)

Scida (UTSA) def. Stanojcic (NICH) 6-2, 6-2

Haskings (UTSA) def. Sissingh (NICH) 6-2, 6-2 1(3)

Drabkova (UTSA) def. September (NICH) 6-2, 6-0

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