March 2, 2006

LOGAN, Utah-- - Utah State's women's tennis team fell to 5-7 on the spring season with a 4-3 loss to Nevada here on Thursday afternoon.

In doubles action the Aggies took the doubles point winning two of its three matches. At the No. 2 spot Jill Smith and Lauren Monson defeated Myriam Bouchlava and Nawchali Desilva 8-5 which gives Smith and Monson a 5-7 record at the No. 2 spot in doubles. At the No. 3 position Dee-Dee Nelson and Courtney Anderson defeated Fiorella Velez and Bachlan Pham 9-8. The win puts Nelson and Anderson also at a 5-7 doubles record this spring.

Utah State won two of the six singles matches winning at the No. 2 and 3 spots. Senior Jill Smith took the No. 2 spot defeating Kristen Davenport 6-4, 6-4 improving her record to 6-6 this spring season. Courtney Anderson improved her record to 10-2 which leads the Aggies in singles defeating Nevada's Myriam Bouchlava 6-1, 6-2.

"We played with a lot of effort and confidence, but sometimes I thought we got too confident and then didn't pull out with a win," said head coach Christian Wright. "We know we need to keep playing with a lot of energy and momentum for this weekend's matches."

The Aggies head to Salt Lake City on Sat. March 3 to take on the University of Utah. The match will begin at 5 p.m. Utah State women's tennis will play again on Sun., March 4 in Salt Lake against Portland also at 5 p.m.

NEVADA 4, UTAH STATE 3

Doubles:

#1-Caroline Bailly/Kristen Davenport (Nevada) def. Lindsey Bennion/Andrea Barker 8-6

#2-Jill Smith/Lauren Monson (USU) def. Myriam Bouchlava/Nawchali Desilva 8-5

#3-Dee-Dee Nelson/Courtney Anderson (USU) def. Fiorella Velez/Bachlan Pham 9-8

Singles:

#1- Caroline Bailly (Nevada) def. Lindsey Bennion 6-1, 6-0

#2- Jill Smith (USU) def. Kristen Davenport 6-4, 6-4

#3- Courtney Anderson (USU) def. Myriam Bouchlavia 6-1, 6-2

#4- Bachlan Pham (Nevada) def. Dee-Dee Nelson 6-2, 2-6, 6-3

#5- Fiorella Velez (Nevada) def. Andrea Barker 6-4, 6-1

#6- Nawchali Delsiva (Nevada) def. Lauren Monson 6-1, 7-6 (3)