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April 2, 2008

Seasiders Win Easily

Maggie Deng and Elwen Li (shown in earlier action) helped the Seasiders sweep Tuskegee today

Mobile, AL—The top-ranked Brigham Young University Hawaii women’s tennis team blasted their way to any easy win on the road today as they defeated Tuskegee 9-0 to improve to 18-0 for the season. The Seasiders lost only two games in the three doubles matches and two games in the six singles matches as they won their 78th in a row in their latest winning streak.

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

BYU–Hawaii will complete their suspended match with West Florida tomorrow in Pensacola, Florida.

Results:

Singles:
No. 1 #1 Elwen Li, BYUH def. Salama Shelton, Tuskegee 6-0, 6-0
No. 2 #6 Maggie Deng, BYUH def. Kamila Triche, Tuskegee 6-1, 6-0
No. 3 Becky Lu, BYUH def. Constanza Aranda, Tuskegee 6-0, 6-1
No. 4 Ramona Husaru, BYUH def. Jill Person, Tuskegee 6-0, 6-0
No. 5 Jenny Chin, BYUH def. Angela Dixon, Tuskegee 6-0, 6-0
No. 6 Ayako Ikeda, BYUH def. Francine Smith, Tuskegee 6-0, 6-0

Doubles:
No. 1 #1 Li/Deng, BYUH def. Triche/Charlotte Pulliam, Tuskegee 8-0
No. 2 Husaru/Lu, BYUH def. Aranda/Dixon, Tuskegee 8-1
No. 3 Chin/Ikeda, BYUH def. Person/Smith, Tuskegee 8-1