April 17, 2005

Final Stats

ABILENE, Texas - Hardin-Simmons' women's tennis team won its fifth straight American Southwest Conference title with a 5-0 blanking of Texas Lutheran, Sunday afternoon in the championship at the Streich Tennis Center on the HSU campus.

The Cowgirls won all three doubles points to claim control of the match then Sara Beth Bolin scored a 6-0, 6-0 win at No. 6 singles and Stephanie Haynes won 6-0, 6-2 at No. 5 singles to close out the match. The rest of the matches went unfinished.

The win was the first ASC title for head coach Shane Williford. Haynes was named the Tournament MVP and she was joined on the All-Tournament team by teammates Caroline Scott, Hazel de la Torre and Tracy Hennington.

HSU is now 14-6 on the season and will await word from the NCAA for a berth into the NCAA Championships.

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Hardin-Simmons 5, Texas Lutheran 0 Singles 1. Caroline Scott (HSU) vs. Angela Bryant (TLU) unfinished 2. Tracy Henington (HSU) vs. Jenny Growcock (TLU) unfinished 3. Hazel de la Torre (HSU) vs. April Seydler (TLU) unfinished 4. McKenzie Swindle (HSU) vs. Alanna Gangemi (TLU) unfinished 5. Stephanie Haynes (HSU) def. Sonia Martinez (TLU) 6-0, 6-2 6. Sara Beth Bolin (HSU) def. Sarah Koehler (TLU) 6-0, 6-0 Doubles 1. Sara Beth Bolin/Stephanie Haynes (HSUW) def. Angela Bryant/Jenny Growcock (TLU) 8-5 2. Hazel de la Torre/Caroline Scott (HSUW) def. Alanna Gangemi/April Seydler (TLU) 8-6 3. Tracy Henington/McKenzie Swindle (HSUW) def. Sarah Koehler/Sonia Martinez (TLU) 8-3

All-Tournament Team Angela Bryant, Texas Lutheran Hazel de la Torre, Hardin-Simmons Stephanie Haynes, Hardin-Simmons (MVP) Tracy Hennington, Hardin-Simmons April Seydler, Texas Lutheran Caroline Scott, Hardin-Simmons Sarah Spraberry, Mississippi College Marie Williams, Howard Payne