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March 31, 2008

Women Keep Rolling

Ayako Ikeda (shown in earlier action) helped the Seasiders sweep West Alabama today

Mobile, AL—The top-ranked Brigham Young University Hawaii women’s tennis team breezed to any easy win on the road today as they defeated West Alabama 9-0 to improve to 17-0 for the season. The Seasiders did not lose a single game in sweeping the three doubles matches and then claimed all six singles matches without giving up more than two games in any set. The win was the 77th in a row in BYU–Hawaii’s latest winning streak.

Top-ranked Elwen Li took a 6-0, 6-2 win at the first singles slot while sixth-ranked Maggie Deng was winning 6-1, 6-1 at number two singles. Li and Deng, who are ranked number one in doubles play in NCAA II, swept their doubles match 8-0 at the top slot. Jenny Chin won 6-0, 6-0 at number four singles and her doubles partner, Ayako Ikeda, took a 6-1, 6-0 win at number five. They also won their doubles match at the third spot 8-0. Ramona Husaru teamed with Becky Lu for the win at number two doubles by the same 8-0 score. Husaru also earned a 6-1, 6-2 win at number three singles while Shenley Searing completed the sweep with a 6-0, 6-0 whitewash at number six singles.

BYU–Hawaii will play West Florida tomorrow in Pensacola, Florida at 1:00 pm EDT.

Results:

Singles:
No. 1 #1 Elwen Li, BYUH def. Nicole Shanahan, UWA 6-0, 6-2
No. 2 #6 Maggie Deng, BYUH def. Mariana Freitas, UWA 6-1, 6-1
No. 3 Ramona Husaru, BYUH def. Ghenge Tsapayi, UWA 6-1, 6-2
No. 4 Jenny Chin, BYUH def. Brittany Williams, UWA 6-0, 6-0
No. 5 Ayako Ikeda, BYUH def. Rachel Hardaway, UWA 6-1, 6-0
No. 6 Shenley Searing, BYUH def. Amanda Morgan, UWA 6-0, 6-0

Doubles:
No. 1 #1 Li/Deng, BYUH def. Williams/Shanahan, UWA 8-0
No. 2 Husaru/Becky Lu, BYUH def. Freitas/Tsapayi, UWA 8-0
No. 3 Chin/Ikeda, BYUH def. Hardaway/Morgan, UWA 8-0