Women's Tennis Wraps Season with Shutout Win

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – Northern Arizona women’s tennis closed the 2009 regular season with a 7-0 win over Portland State at the Flagstaff Athletic Club on Saturday. The Lumberjacks finished the year 11-9 overall and 6-2 in the Big Sky Conference.

NAU posted its third shutout of the season defeating the Vikings 3-0 in doubles and 6-0 in straight sets in singles play. It was the third conference sweep for the Lumberjacks.

In Saturday's win, Leslie Vial finished the conference season 6-0 with a 6-0, 6-1 win over defeated Caitlin Stocking at No. 4 singles.

The Lumberjacks will play in the Big Sky Championships on Friday, April 24 through Sunday, April 26. NAU will be the No. 3 seed.

Match 20: NAU 7, Portland State 0
Apr 18, 2009 at Flagstaff, Ariz.
(Flagstaff Athletic Club)

Singles competition
1. Edit Suhajda (NAU) def. Molly Knox (PSU) 6-3, 6-1
2. Kim Van Ginkel (NAU) def. Alyssa Ferry (PSU) 6-2, 6-0
3. Orsi Golovics (NAU) def. Anya Dalkin (PSU) 6-0, 6-0
4. Leslie Vial (NAU) def. Caitlin Stocking (PSU) 6-0, 6-1
5. Stacey Pinchbeck (NAU) def. Victoria Bravo (PSU) 6-1, 6-0
6. Yumi Hasegawa (NAU) def. Kylea Gleason (PSU) 6-0, 6-0

Doubles competition
1. GOLOVICS, Orsi/SUHAJDA, Edit (NAU) def. DALKIN, Anya/KNOX, Molly (PSU) 8-2
2. VAN GINKEL, Kim/VIAL, Leslie (NAU) def. BRAVO, Victoria/FERRY, Alyssa (PSU) 8-5
3. HASEGAWA, Yumi/PINCHBECK, Stacey (NAU) def. GLEASON, Kylea/STOCKING, Caitlin (PSU) 8-5

Match Notes:
Portland State 5-18, 1-7 BSC
Northern Arizona 11-9, 6-2 BSC