Saturday, February 20
BOZEMAN
5 p.m.
Montana State University
6
vs
1
Portland State
Junior Naomi Holopainen
Photo by: Kelly Gorham
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2/20/2016 9:40:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Montana State captured Nos. 2 and 3 doubles for the opening point of the match and followed that effort with five straight singles victories to post a 6-1 win over Portland State, Saturday night for its second consecutive Big Sky Conference win.
Montana State captured Nos. 2 and 3 doubles for the opening point of the match and followed that effort with five straight singles victories to post a 6-1 win over Portland State, Saturday night for its second consecutive Big Sky Conference win.
"I'm proud of the way the team competed," said MSU first-year head coach Jon Reeves. "In a match, you always have physical and mental lapses, but we recognized them early and did a great job getting back to the positives."
MSU's No. 2 doubles tandem of Laura Middel and Naomi Holopainen won the first match of the contest with a 6-2 win over PSU's Dane Vorster and Taylor Rees. The Bobcats won the doubles point at the No. 3 spot as the duo of Linda Vink and Shelby Cerkovnik combined for a 6-2 victory over Kelsey Frey and Alana Chaplin.
Sophomore Angelina Philippova put Montana State up 2-0 with a 6-3, 6-0 win at No. 3 singles. Middel quickly followed with a straight set 6-4, 6-0 decision over Siena Peri. Holopainen secured the match for the Bobcats with a 6-1, 7-5 win over Vorster at the top spot. Also earning wins for MSU were Jessica Brycki and Vink.
"Across the board we played tough, smart points," Reeves said. "It was a good night."
Montana State will travel to Missoula next weekend to face Montana and Lewis-Clark State.
Montana State 6, Portland State 1
Singles:
1. HOLOPAINEN, Naomi (MSU) def. VORSTER, Dane (PSU) 6-1, 7-5
2. MIDDEL, Laura (MSU) def. PERI, Siena (PSU) 6-4, 6-0
3. BRYCKI, Jessica (MSU) def. DONG, Tracy (PSU) 6-3, 5-7, 1-0 (11-9)
4. PHILIPPOVA, Angelina (MSU) def. PREDA, Sabina-Elena (PSU) 6-3, 6-0
5. VINK, Linda (MSU) def. FREY, Kelsey (PSU) 6-2, 6-4
6. REES, Taylor (PSU) def. CERKOVNIK, Shelby (MSU) 0-6, 7-5, 1-0 (10-5)
Doubles:
1. PERI, Siena/DONG, Tracy (PSU) def. BRYCKI, Jessica/PHILIPPOVA, Angelina (MSU) 6-3
2. MIDDEL, Laura/HOLOPAINEN, Naomi (MSU) def. VORSTER, Dane/REES, Taylor (PSU) 6-2
3. VINK, Linda/CERKOVNIK, Shelby (MSU) def. FREY, Kelsey/CHAPLIN, Alana (PSU) 6-2
"I'm proud of the way the team competed," said MSU first-year head coach Jon Reeves. "In a match, you always have physical and mental lapses, but we recognized them early and did a great job getting back to the positives."
MSU's No. 2 doubles tandem of Laura Middel and Naomi Holopainen won the first match of the contest with a 6-2 win over PSU's Dane Vorster and Taylor Rees. The Bobcats won the doubles point at the No. 3 spot as the duo of Linda Vink and Shelby Cerkovnik combined for a 6-2 victory over Kelsey Frey and Alana Chaplin.
Sophomore Angelina Philippova put Montana State up 2-0 with a 6-3, 6-0 win at No. 3 singles. Middel quickly followed with a straight set 6-4, 6-0 decision over Siena Peri. Holopainen secured the match for the Bobcats with a 6-1, 7-5 win over Vorster at the top spot. Also earning wins for MSU were Jessica Brycki and Vink.
"Across the board we played tough, smart points," Reeves said. "It was a good night."
Montana State will travel to Missoula next weekend to face Montana and Lewis-Clark State.
Montana State 6, Portland State 1
Singles:
1. HOLOPAINEN, Naomi (MSU) def. VORSTER, Dane (PSU) 6-1, 7-5
2. MIDDEL, Laura (MSU) def. PERI, Siena (PSU) 6-4, 6-0
3. BRYCKI, Jessica (MSU) def. DONG, Tracy (PSU) 6-3, 5-7, 1-0 (11-9)
4. PHILIPPOVA, Angelina (MSU) def. PREDA, Sabina-Elena (PSU) 6-3, 6-0
5. VINK, Linda (MSU) def. FREY, Kelsey (PSU) 6-2, 6-4
6. REES, Taylor (PSU) def. CERKOVNIK, Shelby (MSU) 0-6, 7-5, 1-0 (10-5)
Doubles:
1. PERI, Siena/DONG, Tracy (PSU) def. BRYCKI, Jessica/PHILIPPOVA, Angelina (MSU) 6-3
2. MIDDEL, Laura/HOLOPAINEN, Naomi (MSU) def. VORSTER, Dane/REES, Taylor (PSU) 6-2
3. VINK, Linda/CERKOVNIK, Shelby (MSU) def. FREY, Kelsey/CHAPLIN, Alana (PSU) 6-2
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