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RMAC Women’s Tennis Week 10 April 3, 2013 2013 RMAC WOMEN’S TENNIS STANDINGS Institution Metro State Western New Mexico Colorado Mesa CSU-Pueblo Colorado Christian Montana State, Billings
RMAC W-L Pct PF PA 3-0 1.000 6.3 2.7 1-0 1.000 9.0 0.0 1-1 0.500 6.5 2.5 1-2 0.333 2.7 6.3 0-1 0.000 2.0 7.0 0-2 0.000 1.5 7.5
Upcoming Schedule April 4 Colorado Mesa at Colorado Christian*
3 PM
April 5 Colorado Mesa at CSU-Pueblo* Mont. State, Billings at Colo. Christian* Western New Mexico at Metro State*
1 PM 1 PM 1 PM
April 6 Western New Mexico at Colorado Mesa* 9 AM Montana State, Billings at CSU-Pueblo* 9 AM Colorado Mesa at Colorado College 2:30 PM Mont. State, Billings at Western N.M.* 2:30 PM April 7 Colo. Christian vs Western N.M.
9 AM
April 12 Colorado Christian at Metro State*
1 PM
April 13 Hastings at Metro State CSU-Pueblo at Metro State
10 AM
Overall W-L Pct PF 4-9 0.308 2.6 4-14 0.222 2.2 5-9 0.357 4.0 2-5 0.286 2.4 0-3 0.000 0.7 0-13 0.000 0.7
PA 5.7 6.2 4.7 6.6 8.3 8.3
Last Week’s Results March 27 Northern Colorado 7, Colorado Mesa 0 March 29 Colorado Mesa 9, Montana State, Billings 0* March 30 Metro State 5, Colorado Mesa 4* Western New Mexico 9, CSU-Pueblo 0* Metro State 6, Montana State, Billings 3*
RMAC Player of the Week Cara Cromwell Metro State Freshman Fort Collins, Colo./ Rocky Mountain HS Cromwell went 4-0 over the weekend including going 2-0 in No. 1 Singles with victories against Colorado Mesa’s Kaylee Davis, 7-6 (7-3), 6-0, and Hannah Shepherd of Montana State-Billings, 6-1, 6-1. Together with teammate Alicia Holm, Cromwell also went 2-0 in No. 1 doubles against CMU and MSU, Billings.
2013 RMAC Women’s Tennis News & Notes Colorado Christian University (0-3, 0-1 RMAC) Team Notes: CCU’s match at Western New Mexico, scheduled for March 29, was moved to Pueblo, Colo., and rescheduled for Sunday, April 7. Prior to that match, they will host Colorado Mesa and MSU Billings in home conference bouts on Thursday and Friday. Colorado Mesa University (5-9, 1-1 RMAC) Top Player: Kristyn Wykert (Freshman, Alomogordo, N.M./Alamogordo HS) Wykert posted a 3-1 singles record, with her only loss coming to Stephanie Catlin of Division I foe Northern Colorado. She won all her other singles matches in straight sets, dropping just 11 games in six sets. In doubles, Wykert and partner Skyler Nelson went 3-1, losing to Northern Colorado’s No. 2 team of Chrissie Hoolahan and Claire Uhle. Wykert and Nelson were the only CMU doubles team to win versus Metro State, winning 8-2 over Marianne Evangelista and Sam Schall. On the year Wykert is 5-6 overall in singles, and her overall doubles record to date is 6-6. Team Notes: Colorado Mesa split a pair of duals in Billings, Mont. in their opening weekend of RMAC action. CMU swept host Montana State-Billings on Friday, 9-0 before falling to Metro State 5-4 on Saturday morning in Billings. Versus Metro State, the Roadrunners took an early 2-1 advantage winning points at No. 1 and No. 3 doubles. CMU and Metro split the six singles matches for the Roadrunner to edge out the Mavericks 5-4. Shannen McNamara (No. 2), Kristyn Wykert (No. 3) and Nicole Lessley (No. 6) each posted singles victories for CMU. In action last week, Colorado Mesa went 1-2 on the road as the Mavericks opened up their spring break with a trip to Nebraska and Montana. CMU fell to former RMAC foe; Neb.-Kearney 6-3 on Monday at the Grand Island Tennis Center in Grand Island, Neb. Tuesday the Mavericks swept Hastings College 9-0, before falling to Division I Northern Colorado, Wednesday in Greeley, Colo. Against Hastings, CMU allowed just five games in six singles matches. CMU swept the doubles action squandering just a single game in the 9-0 team victory. Against Division I foe Northern Colorado on Wednesday afternoon, the Bears proved to be too strong and deep, defeating CMU 7-0. UNC was challenged at No. 2 doubles as Wykert and Nelson fell 8-5. CMU will continue league play on the road this weekend on the Front Range. The Mavs will play at Colorado Christian on Thursday before meeting CSU-Pueblo and Western New Mexico in Pueblo, Colo., on Friday and Saturday. CMU will play a non-league match at Colorado College on Saturday afternoon in Colorado Springs, Colo. Colorado State University - Pueblo (2-5, 1-2 RMAC) Top Player: Gia Montoya (Freshman, Pueblo, Colo./Central HS) Montoya failed to score a win for the ThunderWolves, but she fared the best among her teammates in singles play, falling 6-3, 6-3 to Western New Mexico’s Maria Monier at the No. 4 position. Metropolitan State University of Denver (4-9, 3-0 RMAC) Top Player: Cara Cromwell (Freshman, Fort Collins, Colo./Rocky Mountain HS) RMAC Player of the Week Montana State University, Billings (0-13, 0-2 RMAC) Team Notes: MSUB fell 9-0 to Colorado Mesa and 6-3 to Metro State in their opening weekend of conference play. They wrap up their regular season in Pueblo, Colo., this weekend, taking on Colorado Christian, CSU-Pueblo, and Western New Mexico April 5-6. Western New Mexico University (4-14, 0-1 RMAC) Top Player: Ganna Tiurina (Sophomore, Kiev, Ukraine) Tiurina won her top flight match against CSU-Pueblo’s Teresa Haro, rolling to a 6-1, 6-0 victory. In doubles, she partnered with Ashley Newell to win at the No. 1 position, 8-0, against the ThunderWolves’ pair of Katie Howe and Gia Montoya.
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2013 RMAC Women’s Tennis Release ITA National Rankings March 27, 2013 Rank Team 1 Armstrong Atlantic 2 Barry 3 Hawaii Pacific 4 BYU Hawaii 5 Abilene Christian 6 Columbus State 7 Saint Leo 8 Lynn 9 West Florida 10 Francis Marion 11 Fresno Pacific 12 Rollins 13 Grand Canyon 14 Tampa 15 NYIT 16 Cal U of PA 17 Tarleton State 18 Cameron 19 UC San Diego 20 Florida Tech 21 Nova Southeastern 22 Oklahoma Christian 23 Palm Beach Atlantic 24 Azusa Pacific 25 Cal State LA 26 Florida Southern 27 Midwestern 28 St. Mary’s 29 Drury 30 Incarnate Word 31 St. Edwards 32 Clayton State 33 Augusta State 34 Young Harris College 35 Southwest Baptist 36 Queens 37 Northeastern 38 Academy of Art 39 Central Oklahoma 40 Northwood 41 Lewis 42 Grand Valley 43 Georgia College 44 Indiana of PA 45 Erskine 46 Sonoma State 47 WV State 48 Concordia 49 Wingate 50 Chestnut Hill
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RMAC Players of the Week April 3 Cara Cromwell, Metro State March 27 Ganna Tiurina, Western New Mexico March 20 Nicole Herrmann, Metro State March 13 Kristyn Wykert, Colorado Mesa March 6 Nicole Lessley, Colorado Mesa February 27 Ganna Tiurina, Western New Mexico February 20 Ashley Newell, Western New Mexico February 13 Ganna Tiurina, Western New Mexico
ITA South Central Regional Ranking March 20, 2013 Rank Team 1 Abilene Christian 2 Tarleton State 3 Cameron 4 Oklahoma Christian 5 Midwestern State 6 St. Mary’s 7 Incarnate Word 8 St. Edwards 9 Dallas Baptist 10 Arkansas Ft. Smith
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2013 Preseason Information RMAC Men’s Tennis Preseason Poll
‘12 RMAC # School (1st Pl. Votes) Points Reg. Season 1. Western New Mexico (5) 5 1st 2. Montana State, Billings (1) 11 3rd 3. Metro State 13 4th 4. Colorado Mesa 16 6th 5. CSU-Pueblo 20 5th 6. Colorado Christian 25 7th
Preseason Player of the Year Rodrigo Almeida Western New Mexico Junior Arapongas, Brazil Nene Lourenco HS RMAC Player of the Year in 2012. Almeida was 19-4 in singles matches while leading the Mustangs to the RMAC regular season and tournament titles. He was also chosen as the WNMU Scholar Athlete Award winner after being named RMAC Academic Player of the Year.
Preseason All-Conference Team
RMAC Women’s Tennis Preseason Poll
‘12 RMAC # School (1st Pl. Votes) Points Season 1. Western New Mexico (3) 8 3rd Colorado Mesa (2) 8 2nd 3. Metro State (1) 11 4th 4. Colorado Christian 21 6th 5. CSU-Pueblo 22 5th 6. Montana State, Billings 23 7th
Preseason Player of the Year Ganna Tiurina Western New Mexico Sophomore Kiev, Ukraine Was RMAC Freshman of the Year and a unanimous choice for first team allconference in 2012. Tiurina and doubles partner Nikolina Vukadin were also selected first team All-RMAC. This fall, Tiurina recorded two wins over players from NCAA Division I schools.
Preseason All-Conference Team
Rodrigo Almeida, Western New Mexico Junior, Arapongas, Brazil
Ganna Tiurina, Western New Mexico Sophomore, Kiev, Ukraine
Navin Marimuthu, Montana State Billings Senior, Chennai, India
Cara Cromwell, Metro State Freshman, Fort Collins, Colo.
Gabriel Vlahos, Metro State Senior, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Kaylee Davis, Colorado Mesa Junior, Abilene, Texas
Juan Pablo Fuentes, Western New Mexico Sophomore, Guadalajara, Mexico
Kara Williams, Colorado Christian Junior, Jonesboro, Arkansas
Jordan Lyden, Colorado Mesa Sophomore, St. George, Utah
Ashley Newell, Western New Mexico Sophomore, Las Vegas, Nevada
Christian Fischer, Montana State Billings Junior, Berlin, Germany
Alicia Holm, Metro State Senior, Las Vegas, Nevada
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2013 RMAC Women’s Tennis Schedules Colorado Christian University
Date Mar. 2 Mar. 2 Mar. 8 Apr. 4 Apr. 5 Apr. 7 Apr. 12 Apr. 19-20 Apr. 28-30 May 8-11
Opponent at Nebraska-Kearney vs William Jewell @ Kearney, Neb. at CSU-Pueblo * Colorado College Colorado Mesa * Montana State, Billings * vs Western New Mexico @ Pueblo, Colo.* at Metro State * RMAC Championship Tournament NCAA South Central Region Tournament NCAA Championship Tournament
Time/Result L, 0-9 L, 0-9 L, 2-7 Postponed TBA 1 PM 9 AM 1 PM
Date Feb. 15 Mar. 1 Mar. 1 Mar. 2 Mar. 7 Mar. 8 Mar. 9 Mar. 10 Mar. 12 Mar. 25 Mar. 26 Mar. 27 Mar. 29 Mar. 30 Apr. 4 Apr. 5 Apr. 6 Apr. 6 Apr. 19-20 Apr. 28-30 May 8-11
Opponent Time/Result at Weber St. L, 1-6 at Grand Canyon L, 0-9 at Arizona Christian University W, 8-1 vs Vanguard @ Scottsdale, Ariz. L, 3-6 at Dixie State W, 8-1 vs Academy of Art @ St. George, Utah L, 0-9 vs Holy Names @ St. George, Utah W, 8-1 Cameron L, 1-8 Dallas Baptist L, 2-7 vs. Nebraska-Kearney @ Grand Island, Neb. L, 3-6 vs Hastings @ Grand Island, Neb. W, 9-0 at Northern Colorado L, 0-7 at Montana State, Billings * W, 9-0 vs Metro State @ Billings, Mont. * L, 3-6 at Colorado Christian * TBA at CSU-Pueblo * TBA vs Western New Mexico @ Pueblo, Colo. * TBA at Colorado College TBA RMAC Championship Tournament NCAA South Central Region Tournament NCAA Championship Tournament
Date Feb. 22 Mar. 2 Mar. 8 Mar. 11 Mar. 15 Mar. 30 Apr. 5 Apr. 6 Apr. 19-20 Apr. 28-30 May 8-11
Opponent at Air Force at Colorado College Colorado Christian * Cameron Dallas Baptist Metro State * at Western New Mexico * Colorado Mesa * Montana State, Billings * RMAC Championship Tournament NCAA South Central Region Tournament NCAA Championship Tournament
Colorado Mesa University
Colorado State University-Pueblo
Time/Result L, 0-9 W, 6-3 W, 7-2 L, 0-9 L, 3-6 L, 1-8 L, 0-9 TBA 9 AM
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Date Feb. 7 Feb. 7 Feb. 8 Feb. 9 Feb. 10 Feb. 16 Feb. 23 Mar. 8 Mar. 14 Mar. 15 Mar. 22 Mar. 30 Mar. 30 Apr. 5 Apr. 12 Apr. 13 Apr. 19-20 Apr. 28-30 May 8-11 Date Feb. 6 Feb. 7 Feb. 8 Feb. 8 Feb. 9 Feb. 9 Mar. 5 Mar. 6 Mar. 7 Mar. 9 Mar. 29 Mar. 30 Apr. 5 Apr. 6 Apr. 6 Apr. 19-20 Apr. 28-30 May 8-11 Date Feb. 3 Feb. 7 Feb. 8 Feb. 9 Feb. 10 Feb. 15 Feb. 16 Feb. 23 Feb. 25 Feb. 26 Mar. 8 Mar. 9 Mar. 10 Mar. 16 Mar. 23 Mar. 24 Mar. 23 Mar. 30 Apr. 5 Apr. 6 Apr. 6 Apr. 7 Apr. 19-20 Apr. 28-30 May 8-11
Metropolitan State University of Denver
Opponent Time/Result vs Western New Mexico @ Phoenix, Ariz. L, 3-6 vs Tarleton State @ Phoenix, Ariz. L, 0-9 vs Academy of Art @ Phoenix, Ariz. L, 0-9 vs Azusa Pacific @ Phoenix, Ariz. L, 0-5 vs Chaminade @ Phoenix, Ariz. W, 7-2 vs South Dakota St. @ Lakewood, Colo. L, 1-8 at Air Force L, 0-7 Cameron L, 1-8 Dallas Baptist L, 3-6 at CSU-Pueblo * W, 8-1 at Northern Colorado L, 0-6 vs Colorado Mesa @ Billings, Mont. * W, 5-4 at Montana State, Billings * W, 6-3 Western New Mexico * 1 PM Colorado Christian * 1 PM at Metro State 12 PM RMAC Championship Tournament NCAA South Central Region Tournament NCAA Championship Tournament
Montana State University-Billings Opponent at Grand Canyon vs Fresno Pacific @ Phoenix, Ariz. vs Azusa Pacific @ Phoenix, Ariz. vs Sonoma St. @ Phoenix, Ariz. vs Academy of Art @ Phoenix, Ariz. vs Tarleton State @ Phoenix, Ariz. vs Bellarmine @ Orlando, Fla. vs Saginaw Valley State @ Orlando, Fla. vs Grand Valley State @ Orlando, Fla. vs Nova Southeastern vs Wayne St. (Mich.) @ Orlando, Fla. Colorado Mesa * Metro State * at Colorado Christian * at CSU-Pueblo * vs Western New Mexico @ Pueblo, Colo. * RMAC Championship Tournament NCAA South Central Region Tournament NCAA Championship Tournament
Western New Mexico University
Opponent at New Mexico vs Metro State @ Phoenix, Ariz. vs Chaminade vs Academy of Art vs Sonoma State vs McMurry @ Abilene, Texas at Abilene Christian vs Azusa Pacific @ San Diego, Calif. at San Diego vs Pt. Loma Nazarene @ San Diego, Calif. at New Mexico St. vs Tarleton State @ El Paso, Texas at Texas-El Paso Cameron vs Idaho St. @ Las Vegas, Nev. vs Idaho St. @ Las Vegas, Nev. vs Seattle @ Las Vegas, Nev. CSU-Pueblo * at Metro State * vs Colorado Mesa @ Pueblo, Colo. * vs Montana State, Billings @ Pueblo, Colo. * vs Colorado Christian @ Pueblo, Colo.* RMAC Championship Tournament NCAA South Central Region Tournament NCAA Championship Tournament
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Time/Result L, 0-9 L, 0-9 L, 0-9 L, 1-8 L, 1-8 L, 1-8 L, 1-8 L, 1-8 L, 0-9 L, 0-9 L, 1-8 L, 0-9 L, 3-6 1 PM 9 AM 2:30 PM
Time/Result L, 0-7 W, 6-3 W, 9-0 L, 1-8 W, 9-0 W, 7-2 L, 0-9 L, 0-9 L, 1-8 L, 1-8 L, 1-6 L, 1-8 L, 0-7 W, 8-1 L, 1-6 L, 1-6 L, 0-7 W, 9-0 1 PM TBA 2:30 PM 9 AM
RMAC Women’s Tennis Week 10 April 3, 2013 2013 RMAC WOMEN’S TENNIS STANDINGS Institution Metro State Western New Mexico Colorado Mesa CSU-Pueblo Colorado Christian Montana State, Billings
RMAC W-L Pct PF PA 3-0 1.000 6.3 2.7 1-0 1.000 9.0 0.0 1-1 0.500 6.5 2.5 1-2 0.333 2.7 6.3 0-1 0.000 2.0 7.0 0-2 0.000 1.5 7.5
Upcoming Schedule April 4 Colorado Mesa at Colorado Christian*
3 PM
April 5 Colorado Mesa at CSU-Pueblo* Mont. State, Billings at Colo. Christian* Western New Mexico at Metro State*
1 PM 1 PM 1 PM
April 6 Western New Mexico at Colorado Mesa* 9 AM Montana State, Billings at CSU-Pueblo* 9 AM Colorado Mesa at Colorado College 2:30 PM Mont. State, Billings at Western N.M.* 2:30 PM April 7 Colo. Christian vs Western N.M.
9 AM
April 12 Colorado Christian at Metro State*
1 PM
April 13 Hastings at Metro State CSU-Pueblo at Metro State
10 AM
Overall W-L Pct PF 4-9 0.308 2.6 4-14 0.222 2.2 5-9 0.357 4.0 2-5 0.286 2.4 0-3 0.000 0.7 0-13 0.000 0.7
PA 5.7 6.2 4.7 6.6 8.3 8.3
Last Week’s Results March 27 Northern Colorado 7, Colorado Mesa 0 March 29 Colorado Mesa 9, Montana State, Billings 0* March 30 Metro State 5, Colorado Mesa 4* Western New Mexico 9, CSU-Pueblo 0* Metro State 6, Montana State, Billings 3*
RMAC Player of the Week Cara Cromwell Metro State Freshman Fort Collins, Colo./ Rocky Mountain HS Cromwell went 4-0 over the weekend including going 2-0 in No. 1 Singles with victories against Colorado Mesa’s Kaylee Davis, 7-6 (7-3), 6-0, and Hannah Shepherd of Montana State-Billings, 6-1, 6-1. Together with teammate Alicia Holm, Cromwell also went 2-0 in No. 1 doubles against CMU and MSU, Billings.
2013 RMAC Women’s Tennis News & Notes Colorado Christian University (0-3, 0-1 RMAC) Team Notes: CCU’s match at Western New Mexico, scheduled for March 29, was moved to Pueblo, Colo., and rescheduled for Sunday, April 7. Prior to that match, they will host Colorado Mesa and MSU Billings in home conference bouts on Thursday and Friday. Colorado Mesa University (5-9, 1-1 RMAC) Top Player: Kristyn Wykert (Freshman, Alomogordo, N.M./Alamogordo HS) Wykert posted a 3-1 singles record, with her only loss coming to Stephanie Catlin of Division I foe Northern Colorado. She won all her other singles matches in straight sets, dropping just 11 games in six sets. In doubles, Wykert and partner Skyler Nelson went 3-1, losing to Northern Colorado’s No. 2 team of Chrissie Hoolahan and Claire Uhle. Wykert and Nelson were the only CMU doubles team to win versus Metro State, winning 8-2 over Marianne Evangelista and Sam Schall. On the year Wykert is 5-6 overall in singles, and her overall doubles record to date is 6-6. Team Notes: Colorado Mesa split a pair of duals in Billings, Mont. in their opening weekend of RMAC action. CMU swept host Montana State-Billings on Friday, 9-0 before falling to Metro State 5-4 on Saturday morning in Billings. Versus Metro State, the Roadrunners took an early 2-1 advantage winning points at No. 1 and No. 3 doubles. CMU and Metro split the six singles matches for the Roadrunner to edge out the Mavericks 5-4. Shannen McNamara (No. 2), Kristyn Wykert (No. 3) and Nicole Lessley (No. 6) each posted singles victories for CMU. In action last week, Colorado Mesa went 1-2 on the road as the Mavericks opened up their spring break with a trip to Nebraska and Montana. CMU fell to former RMAC foe; Neb.-Kearney 6-3 on Monday at the Grand Island Tennis Center in Grand Island, Neb. Tuesday the Mavericks swept Hastings College 9-0, before falling to Division I Northern Colorado, Wednesday in Greeley, Colo. Against Hastings, CMU allowed just five games in six singles matches. CMU swept the doubles action squandering just a single game in the 9-0 team victory. Against Division I foe Northern Colorado on Wednesday afternoon, the Bears proved to be too strong and deep, defeating CMU 7-0. UNC was challenged at No. 2 doubles as Wykert and Nelson fell 8-5. CMU will continue league play on the road this weekend on the Front Range. The Mavs will play at Colorado Christian on Thursday before meeting CSU-Pueblo and Western New Mexico in Pueblo, Colo., on Friday and Saturday. CMU will play a non-league match at Colorado College on Saturday afternoon in Colorado Springs, Colo. Colorado State University - Pueblo (2-5, 1-2 RMAC) Top Player: Gia Montoya (Freshman, Pueblo, Colo./Central HS) Montoya failed to score a win for the ThunderWolves, but she fared the best among her teammates in singles play, falling 6-3, 6-3 to Western New Mexico’s Maria Monier at the No. 4 position. Metropolitan State University of Denver (4-9, 3-0 RMAC) Top Player: Cara Cromwell (Freshman, Fort Collins, Colo./Rocky Mountain HS) RMAC Player of the Week Montana State University, Billings (0-13, 0-2 RMAC) Team Notes: MSUB fell 9-0 to Colorado Mesa and 6-3 to Metro State in their opening weekend of conference play. They wrap up their regular season in Pueblo, Colo., this weekend, taking on Colorado Christian, CSU-Pueblo, and Western New Mexico April 5-6. Western New Mexico University (4-14, 0-1 RMAC) Top Player: Ganna Tiurina (Sophomore, Kiev, Ukraine) Tiurina won her top flight match against CSU-Pueblo’s Teresa Haro, rolling to a 6-1, 6-0 victory. In doubles, she partnered with Ashley Newell to win at the No. 1 position, 8-0, against the ThunderWolves’ pair of Katie Howe and Gia Montoya.
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2013 RMAC Women’s Tennis Release ITA National Rankings March 27, 2013 Rank Team 1 Armstrong Atlantic 2 Barry 3 Hawaii Pacific 4 BYU Hawaii 5 Abilene Christian 6 Columbus State 7 Saint Leo 8 Lynn 9 West Florida 10 Francis Marion 11 Fresno Pacific 12 Rollins 13 Grand Canyon 14 Tampa 15 NYIT 16 Cal U of PA 17 Tarleton State 18 Cameron 19 UC San Diego 20 Florida Tech 21 Nova Southeastern 22 Oklahoma Christian 23 Palm Beach Atlantic 24 Azusa Pacific 25 Cal State LA 26 Florida Southern 27 Midwestern 28 St. Mary’s 29 Drury 30 Incarnate Word 31 St. Edwards 32 Clayton State 33 Augusta State 34 Young Harris College 35 Southwest Baptist 36 Queens 37 Northeastern 38 Academy of Art 39 Central Oklahoma 40 Northwood 41 Lewis 42 Grand Valley 43 Georgia College 44 Indiana of PA 45 Erskine 46 Sonoma State 47 WV State 48 Concordia 49 Wingate 50 Chestnut Hill
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RMAC Players of the Week April 3 Cara Cromwell, Metro State March 27 Ganna Tiurina, Western New Mexico March 20 Nicole Herrmann, Metro State March 13 Kristyn Wykert, Colorado Mesa March 6 Nicole Lessley, Colorado Mesa February 27 Ganna Tiurina, Western New Mexico February 20 Ashley Newell, Western New Mexico February 13 Ganna Tiurina, Western New Mexico
ITA South Central Regional Ranking March 20, 2013 Rank Team 1 Abilene Christian 2 Tarleton State 3 Cameron 4 Oklahoma Christian 5 Midwestern State 6 St. Mary’s 7 Incarnate Word 8 St. Edwards 9 Dallas Baptist 10 Arkansas Ft. Smith
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2013 Preseason Information RMAC Men’s Tennis Preseason Poll
‘12 RMAC # School (1st Pl. Votes) Points Reg. Season 1. Western New Mexico (5) 5 1st 2. Montana State, Billings (1) 11 3rd 3. Metro State 13 4th 4. Colorado Mesa 16 6th 5. CSU-Pueblo 20 5th 6. Colorado Christian 25 7th
Preseason Player of the Year Rodrigo Almeida Western New Mexico Junior Arapongas, Brazil Nene Lourenco HS RMAC Player of the Year in 2012. Almeida was 19-4 in singles matches while leading the Mustangs to the RMAC regular season and tournament titles. He was also chosen as the WNMU Scholar Athlete Award winner after being named RMAC Academic Player of the Year.
Preseason All-Conference Team
RMAC Women’s Tennis Preseason Poll
‘12 RMAC # School (1st Pl. Votes) Points Season 1. Western New Mexico (3) 8 3rd Colorado Mesa (2) 8 2nd 3. Metro State (1) 11 4th 4. Colorado Christian 21 6th 5. CSU-Pueblo 22 5th 6. Montana State, Billings 23 7th
Preseason Player of the Year Ganna Tiurina Western New Mexico Sophomore Kiev, Ukraine Was RMAC Freshman of the Year and a unanimous choice for first team allconference in 2012. Tiurina and doubles partner Nikolina Vukadin were also selected first team All-RMAC. This fall, Tiurina recorded two wins over players from NCAA Division I schools.
Preseason All-Conference Team
Rodrigo Almeida, Western New Mexico Junior, Arapongas, Brazil
Ganna Tiurina, Western New Mexico Sophomore, Kiev, Ukraine
Navin Marimuthu, Montana State Billings Senior, Chennai, India
Cara Cromwell, Metro State Freshman, Fort Collins, Colo.
Gabriel Vlahos, Metro State Senior, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Kaylee Davis, Colorado Mesa Junior, Abilene, Texas
Juan Pablo Fuentes, Western New Mexico Sophomore, Guadalajara, Mexico
Kara Williams, Colorado Christian Junior, Jonesboro, Arkansas
Jordan Lyden, Colorado Mesa Sophomore, St. George, Utah
Ashley Newell, Western New Mexico Sophomore, Las Vegas, Nevada
Christian Fischer, Montana State Billings Junior, Berlin, Germany
Alicia Holm, Metro State Senior, Las Vegas, Nevada
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2013 RMAC Women’s Tennis Schedules Colorado Christian University
Date Mar. 2 Mar. 2 Mar. 8 Apr. 4 Apr. 5 Apr. 7 Apr. 12 Apr. 19-20 Apr. 28-30 May 8-11
Opponent at Nebraska-Kearney vs William Jewell @ Kearney, Neb. at CSU-Pueblo * Colorado College Colorado Mesa * Montana State, Billings * vs Western New Mexico @ Pueblo, Colo.* at Metro State * RMAC Championship Tournament NCAA South Central Region Tournament NCAA Championship Tournament
Time/Result L, 0-9 L, 0-9 L, 2-7 Postponed TBA 1 PM 9 AM 1 PM
Date Feb. 15 Mar. 1 Mar. 1 Mar. 2 Mar. 7 Mar. 8 Mar. 9 Mar. 10 Mar. 12 Mar. 25 Mar. 26 Mar. 27 Mar. 29 Mar. 30 Apr. 4 Apr. 5 Apr. 6 Apr. 6 Apr. 19-20 Apr. 28-30 May 8-11
Opponent Time/Result at Weber St. L, 1-6 at Grand Canyon L, 0-9 at Arizona Christian University W, 8-1 vs Vanguard @ Scottsdale, Ariz. L, 3-6 at Dixie State W, 8-1 vs Academy of Art @ St. George, Utah L, 0-9 vs Holy Names @ St. George, Utah W, 8-1 Cameron L, 1-8 Dallas Baptist L, 2-7 vs. Nebraska-Kearney @ Grand Island, Neb. L, 3-6 vs Hastings @ Grand Island, Neb. W, 9-0 at Northern Colorado L, 0-7 at Montana State, Billings * W, 9-0 vs Metro State @ Billings, Mont. * L, 3-6 at Colorado Christian * TBA at CSU-Pueblo * TBA vs Western New Mexico @ Pueblo, Colo. * TBA at Colorado College TBA RMAC Championship Tournament NCAA South Central Region Tournament NCAA Championship Tournament
Date Feb. 22 Mar. 2 Mar. 8 Mar. 11 Mar. 15 Mar. 30 Apr. 5 Apr. 6 Apr. 19-20 Apr. 28-30 May 8-11
Opponent at Air Force at Colorado College Colorado Christian * Cameron Dallas Baptist Metro State * at Western New Mexico * Colorado Mesa * Montana State, Billings * RMAC Championship Tournament NCAA South Central Region Tournament NCAA Championship Tournament
Colorado Mesa University
Colorado State University-Pueblo
Time/Result L, 0-9 W, 6-3 W, 7-2 L, 0-9 L, 3-6 L, 1-8 L, 0-9 TBA 9 AM
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Date Feb. 7 Feb. 7 Feb. 8 Feb. 9 Feb. 10 Feb. 16 Feb. 23 Mar. 8 Mar. 14 Mar. 15 Mar. 22 Mar. 30 Mar. 30 Apr. 5 Apr. 12 Apr. 13 Apr. 19-20 Apr. 28-30 May 8-11 Date Feb. 6 Feb. 7 Feb. 8 Feb. 8 Feb. 9 Feb. 9 Mar. 5 Mar. 6 Mar. 7 Mar. 9 Mar. 29 Mar. 30 Apr. 5 Apr. 6 Apr. 6 Apr. 19-20 Apr. 28-30 May 8-11 Date Feb. 3 Feb. 7 Feb. 8 Feb. 9 Feb. 10 Feb. 15 Feb. 16 Feb. 23 Feb. 25 Feb. 26 Mar. 8 Mar. 9 Mar. 10 Mar. 16 Mar. 23 Mar. 24 Mar. 23 Mar. 30 Apr. 5 Apr. 6 Apr. 6 Apr. 7 Apr. 19-20 Apr. 28-30 May 8-11
Metropolitan State University of Denver
Opponent Time/Result vs Western New Mexico @ Phoenix, Ariz. L, 3-6 vs Tarleton State @ Phoenix, Ariz. L, 0-9 vs Academy of Art @ Phoenix, Ariz. L, 0-9 vs Azusa Pacific @ Phoenix, Ariz. L, 0-5 vs Chaminade @ Phoenix, Ariz. W, 7-2 vs South Dakota St. @ Lakewood, Colo. L, 1-8 at Air Force L, 0-7 Cameron L, 1-8 Dallas Baptist L, 3-6 at CSU-Pueblo * W, 8-1 at Northern Colorado L, 0-6 vs Colorado Mesa @ Billings, Mont. * W, 5-4 at Montana State, Billings * W, 6-3 Western New Mexico * 1 PM Colorado Christian * 1 PM at Metro State 12 PM RMAC Championship Tournament NCAA South Central Region Tournament NCAA Championship Tournament
Montana State University-Billings Opponent at Grand Canyon vs Fresno Pacific @ Phoenix, Ariz. vs Azusa Pacific @ Phoenix, Ariz. vs Sonoma St. @ Phoenix, Ariz. vs Academy of Art @ Phoenix, Ariz. vs Tarleton State @ Phoenix, Ariz. vs Bellarmine @ Orlando, Fla. vs Saginaw Valley State @ Orlando, Fla. vs Grand Valley State @ Orlando, Fla. vs Nova Southeastern vs Wayne St. (Mich.) @ Orlando, Fla. Colorado Mesa * Metro State * at Colorado Christian * at CSU-Pueblo * vs Western New Mexico @ Pueblo, Colo. * RMAC Championship Tournament NCAA South Central Region Tournament NCAA Championship Tournament
Western New Mexico University
Opponent at New Mexico vs Metro State @ Phoenix, Ariz. vs Chaminade vs Academy of Art vs Sonoma State vs McMurry @ Abilene, Texas at Abilene Christian vs Azusa Pacific @ San Diego, Calif. at San Diego vs Pt. Loma Nazarene @ San Diego, Calif. at New Mexico St. vs Tarleton State @ El Paso, Texas at Texas-El Paso Cameron vs Idaho St. @ Las Vegas, Nev. vs Idaho St. @ Las Vegas, Nev. vs Seattle @ Las Vegas, Nev. CSU-Pueblo * at Metro State * vs Colorado Mesa @ Pueblo, Colo. * vs Montana State, Billings @ Pueblo, Colo. * vs Colorado Christian @ Pueblo, Colo.* RMAC Championship Tournament NCAA South Central Region Tournament NCAA Championship Tournament
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Time/Result L, 0-9 L, 0-9 L, 0-9 L, 1-8 L, 1-8 L, 1-8 L, 1-8 L, 1-8 L, 0-9 L, 0-9 L, 1-8 L, 0-9 L, 3-6 1 PM 9 AM 2:30 PM
Time/Result L, 0-7 W, 6-3 W, 9-0 L, 1-8 W, 9-0 W, 7-2 L, 0-9 L, 0-9 L, 1-8 L, 1-8 L, 1-6 L, 1-8 L, 0-7 W, 8-1 L, 1-6 L, 1-6 L, 0-7 W, 9-0 1 PM TBA 2:30 PM 9 AM
