April 15, 2007

BOISE, Idaho - Courtney Anderson recorded a straight sets win at number one singles (6-3, 6-3) and teamed up with Brianna Harris for an 8-6 win in doubles competition to lead Utah State to a 4-3 win against Portland on Saturday at the Appleton Tennis Center in Boise, Idaho. Utah State improves to 8-9 on the spring season with the win.

Utah State also got straight sets win by Erin Monson at number two singles (7-6, 6-2) and Harris at number four singles (6-4, 6-3), and won the doubles point as Bridgette Strickland and Dee-Dee Nelson recorded an 8-5 win in the third doubles match.

Utah State will return to action on Thur., April 19 when it travels to Ogden to face Weber State University at 2 p.m. USU defeated the Wildcats earlier this year in Logan, 5-2.

Singles1. Courtney Anderson (USU) def. Christina Feyen (UP), 6-3, 6-32. Erin Monson (USU) def. Megan Sporndli (UP), 7-6, 6-23. Lindsey Griffin (UP) def. Dee-Dee Nelson (USU), 7-5, 6-14. Brianna Harris (USU) def. Jenna Tanzer (UP), 6-4, 6-35. Anna Gullickson (UP) def. Lauren Monson (USU), 6-2, 6-16. Audree Jenks (UP) def. Bridgette Strickland (USU), 6-4, 6-1
Doubles1. Sporndli/Tanzer (UP) def. Monson/Monson (USU), 8-12. Harris/Anderson (USU) def. Griffin/Jenks (UP), 8-63. Strickland/Nelson (USU) def. Teyen/Kennel, Katie (UP), 8-5