Emerson leads MSU at LSC Individual Championships

WICHITA FALLS, Texas - Senior Brett Emerson won titles in both singles and doubles in leading the Midwestern State University squad in the 2006 Lone Star Conference Individual Tennis Championships hosted by MSU this weekend.

Emerson won the men's number one singles by defeating Abilene Christian's Juan Nunez, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2.

The senior from

, then teamed with Zach Dillard of Wichita Falls/Rider to beat Jordi Mullor and Nicolas Mascheroni of Cameron in number one doubles, 6-1, 4-6, 10-7.

MSU sophomore Stefan McKinney of

/Rio Mesa won number two singles with a 6-2, 1-6, 6-2, victory over Cameron's Ignacio Murgier.

However, MSU didn't fare as well in three other finals.

Agustin Criado of Cameron beat senior Charles van Swelm of

, 6-4, 7-5, in number four singles. Cameron's Tin Hinst defeated senior Ivan Camillo of Angers, France, 6-1, 6-3, in number five singles, and Abilene Christian's Ryan Hudson and Kevin Beedy beat McKinney and van Swelm in number two doubles, 6-4, 6-4.

In the women's draw, MSU's number three doubles team of senior Cilia Muller of Middelburg, South Africa and freshman Janell Hetherington of Wichita Falls/High advanced to the finals of the flight by beating Cameron's Sandra-Leigh King and Viviana Seca, 6-4, 6-4.

But in the final, the duo fell to Meagan Brown and Sarah Drummond of Abilene Christian, 6-1, 6-2.

MSU had one other player in the women's draw, as freshman Collean Kinzer of Austin/Bowie lost in the semifinals of the number four singles to eventual champion Emina Spirtovic of

, 6-3, 6-2.

The LSC Individual Championships determine the 2006-07 All-Lone Star Conference teams, with the flight champions named first-team and the other finalists earning second-team honors.

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