Updated at 2:50 p.m., Saturday, May 12, 2007
BYUH women win another NCAA tennis title
Advertiser Staff
The top-ranked Brigham Young University-Hawai'i women's tennis team won its second straight NCAA Division II national championship by defeating fourth-ranked West Florida, 5-0, in the finals today at Altamonte Springs, Fla.The Seasiders (33-0) have won seven of the last nine NCAA II national titles and have won nine titles in the past 11 seasons, including two NAIA titles in their final two years of NAIA competition.
Against West Florida, BYU-Hawai'i took a 3-0 lead after winning the three doubles matches, then took the match with victories at No. 3 and No. 5 singles.
The Seasiders finish the season on a 60-match winning streak that includes wins over Division I opponents Gonzaga, Cleveland State and Hawai'i this year. BYU-Hawai'i is 293-2 since joining Division II in 1998.
BYU-Hawai'i 5, West Florida 0
Singles
No. 1—Yuliya Ustyuzhanina, BYUH vs. Suzanna Cavalcante, WFU 6-2, 4-3 DNC
No. 2—Jing Jing Liu, BYUH vs. Tammy Kevey, WFU 6-4, 4-0 DNC
No. 3—Dori Magas, BYUH def. Mandy Septoe, WFU 7-5, 6-3
No. 4—Maggie Deng, BYUH vs. Renatta Mattos, WFU 6-2, 5-2 DNC
No. 5—Anna Anikanova, BYUH def. Paola Arevalo, WFU 6-1, 6-4
No. 6—Ramona Husaru, BYUH vs. Anne Claire Beard, WFU 4-6, 0-1 DNC
Doubles:
No. 1—Liu/Deng, BYUH def. Kevey/Septoe, WFU def. 8-1
No. 2—Ustyuzhanina/Magas, BYUH def. Cavalcante/Arevalo, WFU 8-4
No. 3—Anikanova/Husaru, BYUH def. Mattos/Beard, WFU 8-5
