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No. 26 MSU downs North Central Texas 6-3

09 April 2007
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For Immediate Release Contact: Bill Powers, SID

April 10, 2007 Office 940.397.4818

MSU TENNIS WOMEN DOWN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS 6-3

WICHITA FALLS, Texas - The Midwestern State University women's tennis team picked up a 6-3 victory over North Central Texas College Tuesday afternoon at the MSU Tennis Center.

MSU (15-6), ranked 26th in NCAA Division II, dropped two of the three doubles games, before claiming all but one of the singles contests.

Sophomore Faye d'Hamecourt led the way with wins at number three singles over Bertha Lee Perez 6-2, 6-1 and teamed with Brynne Chappell to beat Shanei Garcia and Erica Blakley at number two doubles 8-5.

MSU got singles wins from Cilia Muller, Collean Kinser, Melissa dos Prazeres-Silva and Michelle Watson.

The MSU women are in action again on Thursday when they host East Central in Lone Star Conference action at 3 p.m.

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North Central Texas vs Midwestern State

Apr 10, 2007 at Wichita Falls, Texas

#26 Midwestern State 6, North Central Texas 3

Singles competition

1. Nadia Solomon (NCTC) def. Brynne Chappell (MSU) 6-3, 6-3

2. Cilia Muller (MSU) def. Manuella Viana (NCTC) 6-1, 6-4

3. Faye d'Hamecourt (MSU) def. Bertha Lee Perez (NCTC) 6-2, 6-1

4. Collean Kinser (MSU) def. Morgan Hoffman (NCTC) 6-1, 6-1

5. Melissa dos Prazeres-Silva (MSU) def. Shanei Garcia (NCTC) 6-2, 6-4

6. Michelle Watson (MSU) def. Alex Buckingham (NCTC) 6-4, 6-2

Doubles competition

1. Nadia Solomon/Manuella Viana (NCTC) def. M.dos Prazeres-Silva/Cilia Muller (MSU) 8-2

2. Brynne Chappell/Faye d'Hamecourt (MSU) def. Shanei Garcia/Erica Blakley (NCTC) 8-5

3. Bertha Lee Perez/Alex Buckingham (NCTC) def. Michelle Watson/Collean Kinser (MSU) 9-8

Match Notes:

Midwestern State 15-6; National ranking #26; Regional ranking #5