Cougars Rout Falcons In Road Sweep

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (Mar. 24, 2001) -- Completing a two-game road sweep in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the BYU women's tennis team defeated the Air Force Academy, 7-0, on Saturday afternoon.

In strong doubles play, the Cougars won at every spot by five points or more. Lu Oswald and Lindsay Ferrell defeated Heather Shelby and Ashlie Gee, 8-0. Jodi Richardson and Brooke Ferney won at the number one spot and Dominique Reynolds and Liza Khoudoiarova won at the number two spot, both by the score of 8-3.

"Everyone played well," said BYU coach Craig Manning. "We played really good in doubles today. It was good to have Lindsay Ferrell back and healthy."

In singles, the Cougars won in straight sets at every position. Air Force's Heahter Shelby took Lindsay Ferrell to a tie-breaker in the second set before Ferrell won the match.

BYU, which has not played at home since February 2, will continue their road swing when they travel to Las Vegas to take on Stanford on March 29.

RESULTS: BYU 7 AFA 0

Singles:

#1 Jodi Richardson def. Brooke Parsons 6-2, 6-5 BYU

#2 Dominique Reynolds def. Crystal Chuntraruk 6-5, 6-2 BYU

#3 Lu Oswald def. Laura Nigro 6-3, 6-1 BYU

#4 Lindsay Ferrell def. Heather Shelby 7-5, 7-6 (7-4) BYU

#5 Liza Khoudoiarova def. Gina Black 6-3, 6-1 BYU

#6 Elyse Jensen def. Michelle Hogue 6-2, 6-1 BYU

Doubles:

#1 Richardson/Ferney def. Black/Chuntraruk 8-3 BYU

#2 Reynolds/Khoudoiarova def. Nigro/Parsons 8-3 BYU

#3 Oswald/Ferrell def. Shelby/Gee 8-0 BYU