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Seasiders stretch streak with dominant women's tennis win


May 24, 2004 3:44:17 PM


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Brigham Young-Hawaii continued its domination of Division II women's tennis with a 5-1 victory over Lynn May 15 at the Division II National Championships Festival in Florida.

The Seasiders won their third consecutive title and their seventh national championship in the last eight years. The match also increased Brigham Young-Hawaii's dual-match winning streak to 101 and improved their season record to 35-0. Lynn, which last won this event in 2001, finished its season 24-2. This marks the Knights' fifth season in a row with 20-plus wins, and the 24 victories ties a school record set back in 2001.

Brigham Young-Hawaii owns an 8-1 record over Lynn, and this marked the fifth consecutive meeting between the two teams in the NCAA tournament, dating back to 2000. The Knights picked up their third NCAA championship in 2001 with a victory over Brigham Young-Hawaii, only to fall to the Seasiders in 2002 and 2003 in the semifinals.

Brigham Young-Hawaii took two of the three doubles matches and then secured the win with wins at Nos. 1, 5 and 6 singles.

Seasiders senior Amy Sun paced the win by combining with Judy Weng for an 8-2 doubles win at No. 2 doubles and then blitzing her way to a 6-0, 6-0 victory at the No. 5 singles slot. Adrienn Hegedus also contributed a pair of points for the Seasiders with a 6-0, 6-2 win at the No. 1 singles position after an 8-6 doubles win, with partner Jing Jing Liu, at No. 1 doubles.

The third-ranked pair of Hegedus and Liu knocked off the second-ranked doubles team of Monika Mastalirova and Marie-Julie Barbier. Gurianna Korinihona provided Brigham Young-Hawaii with the final point of the match with a 6-1, 6-2 win at No. 6 singles.

"The girls were very focused today and are happy to bring another championship back to campus," Brigham Young-Hawaii head coach Dave Porter said. "We knew we were playing a strong team today in Lynn and that they would be very competitive. We were glad to get it done."

Regionals

At Lynn -- Barry 5, Tusculum 2; Lynn 5, Barry 1 (Lynn advances).

At Columbus St. -- North Fla. 5, Kennesaw St. 1; Columbus St. 5, Barton 0; Columbus St. 5, North Fla. 3 (Columbus St. advances).

At Bloomsburg -- Indiana (Pa.) 5, Bryant 2; Bloomsburg 5, Queens (N.Y.) 0; Bloomsburg 5, Indiana (Pa.) 0 (Bloomsburg advances).

At Northwood -- Northwood 5, Lewis 1; Northern Ky. 5, Grand Valley St. 0; Northwood 5, Northern Ky. 2 (Northwood advances).

At West Fla. -- Delta St. 5, Lincoln Memorial 1; West Fla. 5, Clark Atlanta 0; West. Fla. 6, Delta St. 0 (West Fla. advances).

At Hawaii-Hilo -- UC San Diego 6, Grand Canyon 0; Hawaii-Hilo 6, Sonoma St. 0; Hawaii-Hilo 6, UC San Diego 1 (Hawaii-Hilo advances).

At Washburn -- Neb.-Omaha 5, St. Cloud St. 0; Washburn 5, Minn. Deluth 0; Washburn 5, Neb.-Omaha 1 (Washburn advances).

At Northeastern St. -- Incarnate Word 5, St. Edward's 3; Northeastern St. 5, Tarleton St. 1; Northeastern St. 5, Incarnate Word 4 (Northeastern St. advances).

At Armstrong Atlantic -- GC&SU 5, Clayton St. 1; Armstrong Atlantic 5, Augusta St. 0; Armstrong Atlantic 5, GC&SU 0 (Armstrong Atlantic advances).

At Rollins -- Rollins 6, Presbyterian 1; Fla. Southern 5, Eckerd 1; Rollins 5, Fla. Southern 2 (Rollins advances).

At Ferris St. -- Michigan Tech 5, Mercyhurst 4; Ferris St. 5, Shepherd 0; Ferris St. 5, Michigan Tech 1 (Ferris St. advances).

At Millersville -- Millersville 5, St. Anselm 0; Slippery Rock 5, Kutztown 2; Millersville 5, Slippery Rock 3 (Millersville advances).

At BYU-Hawaii -- Hawaii Pacific 5, Cal State L.A. 1; BYU-Hawaii 5, Cal Poly Pomona 0; BYU-Hawaii 5, Hawaii Pacific 0 (BYU-Hawaii advances).

At Ouachita Baptist -- Valdosta St. 5, North Ala. 0; Ouachita Baptist 5, Central Ark. 0; Valdosta St. 5, Ouachita Baptist 4 (Valdosta St. advances).

At Abilene Christian -- Midwestern St. 5, Drury 2; Abilene Christian 5, Rockhurst 0; Abilene Christian 5, Midwestern St. 0 (Abilene Christian advances).

At Northwest Mo. St. -- Metro St. 5, North Dakota 3; Northwest Mo. St. 5, Mo. Southern St. 1; Northwest Mo. St. 5, Metro St. 4 (Northwest Mo. St. advances).

Round of 16

Bloomsburg def. Northwood, 5-0; West Fla. def. Hawaii-Hilo, 5-3; Northeastern St. def. Washburn, 5-1; Ferris St. def. Millersville, 5-0; BYU-Hawaii def. Valdosta St., 5-0; Abilene Christian def. Northwest Mo. St., 5-1; Armstrong Atlantic def. Rollins, 5-0; Lynn def. Columbus St., 5-0.

Quarterfinals

Lynn def. Northwood, 5-0; West Fla. def. Northeastern St., 5-1; Armstrong Atlantic def. Ferris St., 5-0; BYU-Hawaii def. Abilene Christian, 5-0.

Semifinals

Lynn def. West Fla., 5-1; BYU-Hawaii def. Armstrong Atlantic, 5-0.

Championship

BYU-Hawaii 5, Lynn 1

Doubles: No. 1 -- Jing Jing Liu-Adrienn Hegedus, BYU-Hawaii, def. Monika Mastalirova-Marie-Julie Barbier, Lynn, 8-6; No. 2 -- Judy Weng-Amy Sun, BYU-Hawaii, def. Monse Palacios-Dragana Ilic, Lynn, 8-2; No. 3 -- Andrea Kostricova-Bucke Yavuz, Lynn, def. Anna Lewis-Gurianna Korinihona, BYU-Hawaii, 8-5.

Singles: No.1 -- Hegedus, BYU-Hawaii, def. Ilic, Lynn, 6-0, 6-2; No. 2 -- Liu, BYU-Hawaii, def. Mastalirova, Lynn, 6-1, 3-2; No. 3 -- Barbier, Lynn, def. Lewis, BYU-Hawaii, 6-2, 5-4; No. 4 -- Weng, BYU-Hawaii, def. Kostricova, Lynn, 6-4, 2-2; No. 5 -- Sun, BYU-Hawaii, def. Dina Bajamovie, Lynn, 6-0, 6-0; No. 6 -- Korinihona, BYU-Hawaii, def. Palacios, Lynn, 6-1, 6-2.


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