April 27, 2007

ABILENE, Texas - Hardin-Simmons' women's tennis team won its 66th straight American Southwest Conference match with a 5-2 win over McMurry to advance to the finals of the ASC Championship, Friday afternoon at the Streich Tennis Center.

The Cowgirls won two of the doubles matches - with Brittany Brazell and Tracy Henington winning 8-2 at No. 1 and Hazel de la Torre and Bria Camarillo winning 8-3 at No. 2 doubles.

Heninton won 6-0, 6-1 at No. 1 singles over Amy Torti and de la Torre won 6-2, 6-0 at No. 2 singles. Brazell won 6-3, 6-2 at No. 3 singles over Veronica Quiroz.

McMurry won at No. 5 singles and No. 3 doubles.

HSU will look for its seventh straight ASC title on Saturday at 2 p.m. against Howard Payne. The winner will advance to the NCAA Championship.

Hardin-Simmons 5, McMurry 2 Singles 1. Tracy Henington (HSUW) def. Amy Torti (MCM) 6-0, 6-1 2. Hazel de la Torre (HSUW) def. Kristin Bray (MCM) 6-2, 6-0 3. Brittany Brazell (HSUW) def. Veronica Quiroz (MCM) 6-3, 6-2 4. Bria Camarillo (HSUW) vs. Jamie Doby (MCM) unfinished 5. Kim Patterson (MCM) def. Sara West (HSUW) 6-4, 6-1 6. Kassidi Langley (HSUW) vs. Sally Green (MCM) unfinished

Doubles competition 1. Tracy Henington/Brittany Brazell (HSUW) def. Kristin Bray/Sally Green (MCM) 8-2 2. Hazel de la Torre/Bria Camarillo (HSUW) def. Veronica Quiroz/Jamie Doby (MCM) 8-3 3. Amy Torti/Kim Patterson (MCM) def. Sara West/Kassidi Langley (HSUW) 8-3

Howard Payne 5, Mississippi College 1 1. Sarah Spraberry (MC) def. Susanna Street (HPU) 6-1, 6-1 2. Hillary Matheny (MC) vs. Casey Morgan (HPU) unfinished 3. Emily Newman (MC) vs. Cathleen Touisithiph (HPU) unfinished 4. Kayleigh Sullivan (HPU) def. Audra Nicholas (MC) 6-1, 6-3 5. Laci Fitzgearld (HPU) def. Claire Cox (MC) 6-0, 6-2 6. Jena Tetzlaff (MC) vs. Stephanie Ortiz (HPU) unfinished Doubles 1. Cathleen Touisithiph/Casey Morgan (HPU) def. Sarah Spraberry/Hillary Matheny (MC) 8-3 2. Susanna Street/Kayleigh Sullivan (HPU) def. Emily Newman/Claire Cox (MC) 8-4 3. Brea Roth/Stephanie Ortiz (HPU) def. Audra Nicholas/Jena Tetzlaff (MC) 8-4