MSU Women Begin New Era of Bobcat Tennis
9/15/2022 5:27:00 PM | Women's Tennis
First-year Montana State women’s tennis coach Suzie Woodburn got her first competitive look at the 2022-23 Bobcats as MSU participated at the Idaho State Invitational, last weekend in Pocatello.
First-year Montana State women's tennis coach Suzie Woodburn got her first competitive look at the 2022-23 Bobcats as MSU participated at the Idaho State Invitational, last weekend in Pocatello.
Woodburn, who was an assistant at Wisconsin last spring, was named MSU head coach on Aug. 8 and has been putting together her vision for the program, as well as finalizing all the logistics over the past six weeks. MSU returns all seven players from last year's squad.
"The team has really committed to a new, aggressive style of play, especially in doubles," Woodburn said. "And kudos to them on our first day, all of our doubles teams came away with a win."
MSU's top tandem of Marta Garcia-Reboredo and Mirte Van Baelen advanced to the championship match of flight A where it fell 8-6 to a squad from Boise State. En route to the title match, the duo knocked off squads from Weber State and Boise State.
Also recording doubles victories were Jazmin Lerman and Andrea Cuquerella who notched an 8-6 win over Utah Tech's Rachel Mellor and Cirkeline Lundberg; and JJ Chen and Maria Villarejo over UT's Cami Oyama and Angelina Amelkina, 8-3.
In singles action, Garcia-Reboredo captured the consolation bracket with a 6-4, 6-3 decision over Montana's Shivika Agrawal, while Lerman took third place in the singles Black draw with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Weber State's Sicely Ferreira.
Chen, Cuquerella, Van Baelen, Villarejo and Felecia Jayasaputra all won at least one of their singles matches throughout the ISU Invitational.
"Each day of the tournament we competed better in singles," Woodburn said. "I'm proud with how competitive we played, and how we fought for every point."
MSU plays at the Boise State Invitational Sept. 23-25.
Results:
Doubles A Draw
Reboredo/Van Baelen (Montana State) 8-6 over Morett/Davies (Weber State)
Winners Bracket
Reboredo/Van Baelen (MSU) 8-5 over Herffernan/Conde Vendrell (BSU)
Championship
Baptista/Discenza 8-6 over Reboredo/Van Baelen
Doubles B Draw
Lerman/Cuquerella (MSU) 8-6 over Mellor/Lundberg (UT)
Winners Bracket
Kershner/Shah (BSU) 8-3 over Lerman/Cuquerella (MSU)
Doubles C Draw
Shalakova/Jayasaputra (ISU/MSU) 8-6 over Roshark/Dorny (UT)
Chen/Villarejo (MSU) 8-3 over Amelkina/Oyama (UT)
Winners Bracket
Shalakova/Jayasaputra (ISU/MSU) 8-5 over Chen/Villarejo (MSU)
Championship
Lombardi/Yangpingan (WSU) 8-0 over Shalakova/Jayasaputra (ISU/MSU)
Singles Bengal Draw
JJ Chen (MSU) 6-1, 6-2 over Alysha Damron (UT)
Rosie Sterk (UM) 6-2, 6-7, 7-6 (7-3) over Felicia Jayasaputra (MSU)
Andrea Cuquerella (MSU) Bye
Winners Bracket
Jessica Hill (WSU) 6-2, 6-3 over JJ Chen (MSU)
Ivayla Mitkova (UM) 6-3, 6-0 over Andrea Cuquerella (MSU)
Consolation Bracket
Felicia Jayasaputra (MSU) 6-0, 6-1 over Cami Oyama (UT)
Felicia Jayasaputra (MSU) 7-5, 7-5 over Alysha Damron (UT)
Felicia Jayasaputra (MSU) 6-4, 6-0 over Roshark (UT)
Singles Black Draw
Jazmin Lerman (MSU) 6-3, 6-1 over Cirkeline Lundberg (UT))
Hailey Murphy (UM) 6-2, 6-2 over Maria Villarejo (MSU)
Jazmin Lerman (MSU) 6-3, 6-4 over Megan Lang-Gould (ISU)
Hailey Murphy (UM) 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 over Jazmin Lerman (MSU)
Jazmin Lerman (MSU) 6-3, 6-4 over Sicely Ferreira (WSU) (3rd place match)
Consolation Bracket
Maria Villarejo (MSU) retire over Shauna Heffernan (BSU)
Maria Villarejo (MSU) 6-3, 1-6, 10-6 over Nancy Cabanas (UM)
Rachel Mellor (UT) 6-3, 6-4 over Maria Villarejo (MSU)
Singles Orange Draw
Bhakti Shah (BSU) 7-5, 4-6, 6-2 over Mirte Van Baelen (MSU)
Lola O'Lideadha (ISU) 1-6, 6-4, 7-5 over Marta Garcia Reboredo (MSU)
Consolation Bracket
Mirte Van Baelen (MSU) 6-1, 6-4 over Dylan Lolofie (WSU)
Marta Garcia Reboredo (MSU) 6-2, 6-7, 10-8 over Ana Conde Vendrell (BSU)
Marta Garcia Reboredo (MSU) 6-3, 6-4 over Hana Cho (ISU)
Shivika Agrawal (UM) 6-3, 6-4 over Mirte Van Baelen (MSU)
Marta Garcia Reboredo (MSU) 6-4, 6-3 over Shivika Agrawal (UM)
Woodburn, who was an assistant at Wisconsin last spring, was named MSU head coach on Aug. 8 and has been putting together her vision for the program, as well as finalizing all the logistics over the past six weeks. MSU returns all seven players from last year's squad.
"The team has really committed to a new, aggressive style of play, especially in doubles," Woodburn said. "And kudos to them on our first day, all of our doubles teams came away with a win."
MSU's top tandem of Marta Garcia-Reboredo and Mirte Van Baelen advanced to the championship match of flight A where it fell 8-6 to a squad from Boise State. En route to the title match, the duo knocked off squads from Weber State and Boise State.
Also recording doubles victories were Jazmin Lerman and Andrea Cuquerella who notched an 8-6 win over Utah Tech's Rachel Mellor and Cirkeline Lundberg; and JJ Chen and Maria Villarejo over UT's Cami Oyama and Angelina Amelkina, 8-3.
In singles action, Garcia-Reboredo captured the consolation bracket with a 6-4, 6-3 decision over Montana's Shivika Agrawal, while Lerman took third place in the singles Black draw with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Weber State's Sicely Ferreira.
Chen, Cuquerella, Van Baelen, Villarejo and Felecia Jayasaputra all won at least one of their singles matches throughout the ISU Invitational.
"Each day of the tournament we competed better in singles," Woodburn said. "I'm proud with how competitive we played, and how we fought for every point."
MSU plays at the Boise State Invitational Sept. 23-25.
Results:
Doubles A Draw
Reboredo/Van Baelen (Montana State) 8-6 over Morett/Davies (Weber State)
Winners Bracket
Reboredo/Van Baelen (MSU) 8-5 over Herffernan/Conde Vendrell (BSU)
Championship
Baptista/Discenza 8-6 over Reboredo/Van Baelen
Doubles B Draw
Lerman/Cuquerella (MSU) 8-6 over Mellor/Lundberg (UT)
Winners Bracket
Kershner/Shah (BSU) 8-3 over Lerman/Cuquerella (MSU)
Doubles C Draw
Shalakova/Jayasaputra (ISU/MSU) 8-6 over Roshark/Dorny (UT)
Chen/Villarejo (MSU) 8-3 over Amelkina/Oyama (UT)
Winners Bracket
Shalakova/Jayasaputra (ISU/MSU) 8-5 over Chen/Villarejo (MSU)
Championship
Lombardi/Yangpingan (WSU) 8-0 over Shalakova/Jayasaputra (ISU/MSU)
Singles Bengal Draw
JJ Chen (MSU) 6-1, 6-2 over Alysha Damron (UT)
Rosie Sterk (UM) 6-2, 6-7, 7-6 (7-3) over Felicia Jayasaputra (MSU)
Andrea Cuquerella (MSU) Bye
Winners Bracket
Jessica Hill (WSU) 6-2, 6-3 over JJ Chen (MSU)
Ivayla Mitkova (UM) 6-3, 6-0 over Andrea Cuquerella (MSU)
Consolation Bracket
Felicia Jayasaputra (MSU) 6-0, 6-1 over Cami Oyama (UT)
Felicia Jayasaputra (MSU) 7-5, 7-5 over Alysha Damron (UT)
Felicia Jayasaputra (MSU) 6-4, 6-0 over Roshark (UT)
Singles Black Draw
Jazmin Lerman (MSU) 6-3, 6-1 over Cirkeline Lundberg (UT))
Hailey Murphy (UM) 6-2, 6-2 over Maria Villarejo (MSU)
Jazmin Lerman (MSU) 6-3, 6-4 over Megan Lang-Gould (ISU)
Hailey Murphy (UM) 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 over Jazmin Lerman (MSU)
Jazmin Lerman (MSU) 6-3, 6-4 over Sicely Ferreira (WSU) (3rd place match)
Consolation Bracket
Maria Villarejo (MSU) retire over Shauna Heffernan (BSU)
Maria Villarejo (MSU) 6-3, 1-6, 10-6 over Nancy Cabanas (UM)
Rachel Mellor (UT) 6-3, 6-4 over Maria Villarejo (MSU)
Singles Orange Draw
Bhakti Shah (BSU) 7-5, 4-6, 6-2 over Mirte Van Baelen (MSU)
Lola O'Lideadha (ISU) 1-6, 6-4, 7-5 over Marta Garcia Reboredo (MSU)
Consolation Bracket
Mirte Van Baelen (MSU) 6-1, 6-4 over Dylan Lolofie (WSU)
Marta Garcia Reboredo (MSU) 6-2, 6-7, 10-8 over Ana Conde Vendrell (BSU)
Marta Garcia Reboredo (MSU) 6-3, 6-4 over Hana Cho (ISU)
Shivika Agrawal (UM) 6-3, 6-4 over Mirte Van Baelen (MSU)
Marta Garcia Reboredo (MSU) 6-4, 6-3 over Shivika Agrawal (UM)
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