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ISU MATCH NOTES: BENGAL SCHEDULE/RESULTS MEN’S TENNIS Overall: 0-0 Big Sky: 0-0 JANUARY 26 UTAH STATE 1:00 p.m. TENNIS 28 MONTANA 1:00 p.m. FEBRUARY BENGALS HOST UTAH STATE AT HOME TO OPEN SEASON 4 SACRAMENTO STATE* 3:30 p.m. 8 at Weber State 12:00 p.m. WOMEN’S TENNIS: SERIES INFO (last 8 years) 12 at UNLV 2:00 p.m. Utah State leads 15-1 13 vs. UC Riverside# 10:00 a.m. UTAH STATE 19 vs. Montana State^ TBA Tuesday, January 25 • 1:00 p.m., MT Last Meeting: USU 7 - ISU 0 27 EASTERN WASHINGTON* 10:00 a.m. 04/20/10 at USU Pocatello, Idaho • Reed Gym MARCH 9 at Utah 5:00 p.m. MEN’S TENNIS: SERIES INFO (last 8 years) 22 at Northern Arizona* TBA UTAH STATE (1-2) Utah State leads 11-7 23 vs. Western New Mexico$ TBA Last Meeting: USU 7 - ISU 0 24 vs. Seattle$ TBA Wednesday, January 26 • 1:00 p.m., MT 25 vs. Seattle$ TBA Pocatello, Idaho • Reed Gym 04/20/10 at USU APRIL 8 at Montana State* TBA MEN’S IDAHO STATE Away Record: 0-0 WOMEN’S IDAHO STATE Away Record: 0-0 9 at Montana* TBA Season Record: 0-0 Neutral Record: 0-0 Season Record: 0-0 Neutral Record: 0-0 12 WEBER STATE* TBA Big Sky Record: 0-0 Doubles Point: 0-0 Big Sky Record: 0-0 Doubles Point: 0-0 16 at Northern Colorado* 1:00 p.m. 19 at Utah State 1:00 p.m. Home Record: 0-0 Current Streak: 0-0 Home Record: 0-0 Current Streak: 0-0 22-24 Big Sky Tournament+ TBA ABOUT IDAHO STATE ALL CAPS Denotes Home Game The Idaho State men’s and women’s tennis teams will open their seasons at home against * Denotes Big Sky Conference Game # Denotes at UNLV (Las Vegas, Nev.) Utah State for the third straight year. The Bengal women will host the Aggies on Tuesday, ^ Denotes at Apple Athletic Club (Idaho Falls, Idaho) Jan. 25 at 1 p.m. while the men play the following day on Wednesday, Jan. 26 at 1 p.m. $ Denotes at Bally’s Hotel (Las Vegas, Nev.) Both dual matches will be played at Reed Gym. +Denotes Big Sky Tournament hosted by Montana State (Bozeman, Mont.) BENGAL WOMEN TO WATCH The Bengal women return five players including junior Rilee Moorhead and sophomore WOMEN’S TENNIS Amy Bettis. Both Moorhead and Bettis posted a 10-5 singles record last season and were Overall: 0-0 Big Sky: 0-0 6-0 in three set matches. The women’s team also welcomes four new players including JANUARY transfers Katharina Marsela of Lewis and Clark State and Tennessee Tech’s Laura Porras. 25 UTAH STATE 1:00 p.m. FEBRUARY THE LEWIS AND CLARK CONNECTION 9 at Weber State 11:00 a.m. When it comes to recruiting it’s all about connections and the Bengal men’s and women’s 19 EASTERN WASHINGTON* 9:00 a.m. team is no stranger to this rule. ISU’s Moorhead transferred to Idaho State last season from Lewis and Clark State. Her former teammate saw the success the new Bengal was MARCH having and decided to join her friend. The addition was a welcome one for ISU as Marsela, 21 at Southern Utah 1:00 p.m. 22 at Northern Arizona* 1:00 p.m. affectionately called “Sela” played No. 1 singles for two years and No. 1 doubles in 2010. 23 vs. Seattle$ 12:00 p.m. She also made two appearances at the NAIA National Championship. 23 vs. Western New Mexico$ TBA 24 vs. North Dakota$ 5:00 p.m. BENGAL MEN STANDOUTS 25 vs. South Dakota$ 10:00 a.m. The men return five players including senior Danel Barrenechea who posted a 6-7 singles APRIL record at the No. 2 spot and sophomore Nate Gross who held a 6-7 record at the No. 4 and 8 at Montana State* TBA 5 positions. ISU also welcomes Western Illinois transfer Rodrigo Azevedo. 9 at Montana* TBA 10 SACRAMENTO STATE* 3:00 p.m. 13 WEBER STATE* 1:00 p.m. BROTHERLY LOVE 16 at Northern Colorado* 10:00 a.m. The Idaho State men welcomed Western Illinois transfer R. Azevedo to the Bengal squad. R. 19 at Utah State 1:00 p.m. Azevedo switched schools for academic reasons as he wanted to major in civil engineering. When his younger brother Gilberto Azevedo was looking for a place to go to school and ALL CAPS Denotes Home Game * Denotes Big Sky Conference Game play tennis Rodrigo suggested he join the Bengals. However, they are not the only brothers $ Denotes at Bally’s Hotel (Las Vegas, Nev.) on the team as ISU returns junior Dakota Pate and sophomore Colton Pate. Dakota Pate +Denotes Big Sky Tournament hosted by Montana State (Bozeman, Mont.) transferred to Idaho State from Tennessee-Chattanooga last season. 2011 • Idaho State University • Men’s and Women’s Tennis Match Notes • Pg. 1 2011 • BENGAL TENNIS • BENGAL MATCH NOTES FATHER OF PATE BROTHERS IS A FORMER PRO 2011 MEN’S TENNIS Both Pate brothers descend from a strong tennis background as their father David was BIG SKY PLAYER OF THE WEEK a professional tennis player. He reached a career-high world doubles ranking of No. 1 (1991) and a career-high singles world ranking of No. 18 (1987). He earned two singles Jan 25 ........................................................................................... titles and 18 doubles titles including a Grand Slam at the Australian Open in 1991. Feb 1 ............................................................................................. Feb 8 ............................................................................................. INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS Feb 15 .......................................................................................... The Bengal men’s and women’s tennis teams house nine international students, Feb 22 .......................................................................................... four from Brazil (G. Azevedo, R. Azevedo, Cavalcanti, Severino), two from Colombia Mar 1 ............................................................................................ (Porras, Vasquez), one from Spain (Barrenechea), one from Japan (Fujiwara) and one Mar 8 ............................................................................................ Mar 15 .......................................................................................... from Indonesia (Marsela). Mar 22 .......................................................................................... Mar 29 .......................................................................................... ABOUT UTAH STATE - WOMEN Apr 5 ............................................................................................. The Utah State women will be playing their season opener at Idaho State. The Aggies return its top players Monica Abella, Hailey Swenson, Jaclyn West and Taylor Perry to the line-up. 2011 WOMEN’S TENNIS BIG SKY PLAYER OF THE WEEK ABOUT UTAH STATE - MEN The Utah State men are 1-2 on the season coming off a 4-3 win over New Mexico State. Jan 25 ........................................................................................... The Aggies opened the season with a 6-1 loss to Brigham Young then fell to Texas A&M Feb 1 ............................................................................................. Corpus Christi 7-0 the following day. USU’s Alex Thatcher was the only Aggie to post Feb 8 ............................................................................................. a victory against Brigham Young, a 7-5, 1-6, 10-4 contest against Daniel Hwang at the Feb 15 .......................................................................................... No. 5 spot. The Aggies No. 1 player Sven Poslusny is 0-3 in singles for the year. Feb 22 .......................................................................................... Mar 1 ............................................................................................ MEN & WOMEN TABBED TO FINISH 8TH IN PRESEASON POLL Mar 8 ............................................................................................ The Idaho State men’s and women’s tennis teams were selected to finish eighth in Mar 15 .......................................................................................... the Big Sky preseason poll released by the conference office with the men receiving Mar 22 .......................................................................................... 15 points and the women 13. Both ISU’s men’s and women’s teams finished ninth in Mar 29 .......................................................................................... the conference last season. Defending men’s and women’s conference champions Apr 5 ............................................................................................. Sacramento State were selected to finish first in the preseason poll. MEN’S BIG SKY STANDINGS MEN’S 2011 PRESEASON POLL PLACE/TEAM (1ST PLACE VOTES) PTS School Big Sky Pct Overall Home Away Streak 1. Sacramento State (7) 63 Eastern Washington 0-0 0.000 2-2 1-1 0-0 L1 2. Northern Arizona (1) 53 Northern Colorado 0-1 0.000 1-1 1-1 0-0 L1 Weber State 0-0 0.000 0-2 0-0 0-2 L2 3. Montana (1) 47 Idaho State 0-0 0.000 0-0 0-0 0-0 --- 4. Weber State 42 Montana State 1-0 1.000 1-2 0-0 1-2 W1 5. Eastern Washington 40 Montana 0-0 0.000 0-0 0-0 0-0 --- 6. Portland State 31 Sacramento State 0-0 0.000 0-1 0-0 0-1 L1 7. Montana State 24 Northern Arizona 0-0 0.000 2-1 1-0 1-1 L1 Portland State 0-0 0.000 0-1 0-1 0-0 L1 8. Idaho State 15 9. Northern Colorado 9 DANEL BARRENECHEA WOMEN’S BIG SKY STANDINGS WOMEN’S 2011 PRESEASON POLL PLACE/TEAM (1ST PLACE VOTES) PTS School Big Sky Pct Overall Home Away Streak 1. Sacramento State (8) 64 Eastern Washington 0-0 0.000 2-0 1-0 1-0 W2 2. Northern Arizona (1) 55 Idaho State 0-0 0.000 0-0 0-0 0-0 --- 3. Montana 52 Weber State 0-0 0.000 0-2 0-0 0-0 L2 4. Montana State 38 Montana 0-0 0.000 0-0 0-0 0-0 --- Northern Colorado 0-0 0.000 1-1 1-1 0-0 L1 5. Eastern Washington 36 Montana State 0-0 0.000 0-0 0-0 0-0 --- 6. Weber State 29 Sacramento State 0-0 0.000 0-0 0-0 0-0 --- 7. Northern Colorado 27 Northern Arizona 0-0 0.000 1-1 0-0 1-1 W1 8. Idaho State 13 Portland State 0-0 0.000 0-1 0-0 0-1 L1 9. Portland State 10 RILEE MOORHEAD Pg.