Tennis teams volley past Idaho State
Utah state men and women’s tennis teams finished their seasons with clean 7-0 sweeps over Idaho State on Tuesday at the USU Outdoor Tennis Courts. The Aggie men end the season with a 11-10 season record while the women finish 11-12 on the season.
In the men’s 7-0 defeat over the Bengals, USU’s lone senior Amit Maharaj ended his Aggie career with victories in both doubles and singles competition. Maharaj and freshman Sven Poslusny helped USU take the doubles point with a win over ISU’s Colton Pate and Danel Barrenechea, 8-4, at the two spot. Maharaj and Poslusny end the year with a 13-6 doubles record, an Aggie-season high. In singles, Maharaj defeated the Bengals’ Nate Gross, 7-5, 6-2, at the four position. Maharaj finished his senior year with the No. 1 ranked USU singles record of 12-8.
Senior Britney Watts ended her USU career with wins in both singles and doubles action in the Aggie women’s 7-0 victory over the Bengals. Watts and sophomore Monica Abella claimed their first victory this season with a clean sweep over ISU’s Rachel Ryan and Amy Bettis, 8-0, at the three position. Watts continued to be victorious on the day with a win at the No. 6 singles position over the Bengals’ Rachel Ryan, 6-1, 6-3. Watts posts a 10-11 singles record in her final USU season.
Neither the USU men nor the Aggie women qualified for the WAC Championships held in Fresno, Calif., as both teams ended the season seventh in the WAC. The 2009-2010 season marks the first year that the top six conference teams qualify for the WAC Championships.
MEN
Utah State 7, Idaho State 0
Singles
1. Jakob Asplund (USU) def. Javier Royo (ISU), 6-0, 6-4
2. Sven Poslusny (USU) def. Danel Barrenechea (ISU), 4-6, 7-5, 7-5
3. Bryan Marchant (USU) def. Dakota Pate (ISU), 6-0, wr
4. Amit Maharaj (USU) def. Nate Gross (ISU), 7-5, 6-2
5. Nikita Ryashchenko (USU) def. Dan Buckingham (ISU), 6-3, 6-1
6. Matt Braithwaite (USU) def. Colton Pate (ISU), 6-4, 7-5
Doubles
1. Asplund/Marchant (USU) def. Royo/D. Pate (ISU), 8-6
2. Maharaj/Poslusny (USU) def. C. Pate/Barrenechea (ISU), 8-4
3. Ryashchenko/Thatcher (USU) def. Buckingham/Gross (ISU), 8-6
WOMEN
Utah State 7, Idaho State 0
Singles
1. Hailey Swenson (USU) def. Sophie Dang (ISU), 6-1, 6-1
2. Jaclyn West (USU) def. Lisel Lewis (ISU), 6-0, 6-1
3. Kristina Voytsekhovich (USU) def. Rilee Moorhead (ISU), 7-5, 6-0
4. Monica Abella (USU) def. Amy Bettis (ISU), 6-2, 3-6, 12-10
5. Taylor Perry (USU) def. Risa Fujiwara (ISU), 7-5, 1-0, wr
6. Britney Watts (USU) def. Rachel Ryan (ISU), 6-1, 6-3
Doubles
1. Swenson/West (USU) def. Moorhead/Dang (ISU), 8-6
2. Voytsekhovich/Perry (USU) def. Lewis/Fujiwara (ISU), 8-3
3. Watts/Abella (USU) def. Ryan/Bettis (ISU), 8-0