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Women's Tennis News

WOMEN CARDINALS ADVANCE WITH THURSDAY WIN -- posted Thursday, May 8 2008

Incarnate Word’s women’s tennis Cardinals, ranked 17 in the nation, moved on in the NCAA Division II South Central Regional Tournament with a 5-1 decision over Central Oklahoma in Thursday’s first round.

The Cardinals, seeded second in the region, now play number three ranked Tarleton State for the right to play in the Division II Sweet Sixteen May 14-17 in Houston. Friday’s match will begin at 2 p.m. at UIW’s Mabry Center.

While the score was significantly one-sided the match was closer than meets the eye. Incarnate Word got off to a rapid start with all three doubles points setting itself up for just two more points and the win.

In three of the six singles UIW lost the first set. Ultimately over at number three, Nadia Pope had to retire with leg cramps giving the point to UCO’s Dasha Titkina. And that would be it for the Bronchos.

With the Cardinals having either split sets or trailing in other encounters, it came down to Big Match Sarah Carswell and Big Match Gretchen Trautmann. On five other occasions this spring these two have won singles matches putting the Cardinals over the top for team victories.

Trautmann worked too fast Thursday as she defeated Amy Cabato 6-4, 6-0 at number four. That left the winner’s door open for Carswell who just minutes later polished off a 6-2, 6-2 win at number five and the match belonged to the Cardinals.

UIW is now 17-4 on the year while Central Oklahoma falls to 11-9. This was Incarnate Word’s second win over UCO this year as the Cardinals won 5-1 back on March 28 in Abilene.

CARDINALS DOMINATE HEARTLAND TENNIS HONORS -- posted Monday, April 28 2008

As the Heartland Conference champions, Incarnate Word’s women’s tennis team had a heavy presence when the league announced its 2008 yearend awards.

Of the four individual honors presented the Cardinals received three. Nadia Pope was voted senior of the year while Gretchen Trautmann was named freshman of the year. John Newman is the 2008 coach of the year, the same honor he received on the men’s side of the net as both his teams won the title.

Fifteen individual players were selected for the All-Heartland Conference Team, and six were Cardinals—juniors Chandra Capozzi, Alba Passanisi and Sarah Carswell along with Pope, Trautmann and sophomore Erica Engberg.

At the conference tournament the Cardinals defeated St. Mary’s and St. Edward’s on the way to the title and they now await a bid to the NCAA Division II Central Regional tournament set for May 8 and 9.

INDIVIDUAL AWARDS

Player of the Year, Jeanelle Stines, Dallas Baptist
Senior of the Year, Nadia Pope, Incarnate Word
Freshman of the Year, Gretchen Trautmann, Incarnate Word
Coach of the Year, John Newman, Incarnate Word

ALL-HEARTLAND CONFERENCE

Chandra Capozzi, Incarnate Word
Alba Passanisi, Incarnate Word
Nadia Pope, Incarnate Word
Gretchen Trautmann, Incarnate Word
Sarah Carswell, Incarnate Word
Erica Engberg, Incarnate Word
Regina Del Bosque, St. Edward’s
Elizabeth Jacobi, St. Edward’s
Giselle Lopez, St. Edward’s
Janelle Otero, St. Edward’s
Jeanelle Stines, Dallas Baptist
Lisa Olian, Dallas Baptist
Dixie Matzen, Newman
Hayley Harris, St. Mary’s
Ana Lidon, Lincoln

CARDINALS RETURN TO HEARTLAND TITLE ROOM -- posted Saturday, April 26 2008

INCARNATE WORD 5, ST. EDWARD'S 3

It was a bit of a struggle Saturday morning in Austin but in the end Incarnate Word's women's tennis team won its fifth crown in the eight years of the league with a 5-3 team victory over St. Edward's, reversing a loss to the Hilltoppers in the 2007 tournament finals.

The fifth win in a row for the Cardinals gives them a 16-4 season mark and puts UIW smack in the middle of the Central Regional picture. In fact, Incarnate Word has a chance to be seeded second in the region meaning the Cardinals could possibly hosts a first round match.

Plus, the Cardinals are within one team victory of equaling the school record of 17 in a single season. That occurred in 2004 when UIW came within a single point of winning the region and moving on to the NCAA Division II National Championships.

In the title match played at the South Austin Tennis Center, the Cardinals got wins at second and third doubles but saw the Hilltoppers surge back in the lead with wins at one and three singles.

That is when the bottom of the Cardinals' order came forward with three wins and the crown returned to Incarnate Word. Both Gretchen Trautmann at four and Sarah Carswell at five were victorious by identical 6-1, 6-1 scores before Erica Engberg iced the deal at six with a 6-4, 6-1 win.

Now the Cardinals will await their regional bid and to see if indeed the matches come to the Mabry Center on May 8.

DOUBLES

1) Regina DelBosque-Giselle Lopez, SEU, d. Chandra Capozzi-Sarah Carswell, UIW, 8-4
2) Gretchen Trautmann-Erica Engberg, UIW, d. Caryn McGraw-Janelle Otero, SEU, 8-3
3) Alba Passanisi-Nadia Pope, UIW, d. Anne Ruscoe-Elizabeth Jacobi, SEU, 8-5

SINGLES

1) DelBosque, SEU, d. Capozzi, UIW, 6-2, 6-3
2) Alba Passanisi, UIW, vs. Jacobi, SEU, DNF
3) Lopez, SEU, d. Pope, UIW, 6-2, 6-1
4) Trautmann, UIW, d. Otero, SEU, 6-1, 6-1
5) Carswell, UIW, d. McGraw, SEU, 6-1, 6-1
6) Engberg, UIW, d. Ruscoe, SEU, 6-4, 6-1

RECORD:

Incarnate Word 16-4

UIW ADVANCES TO TITLE MATCH -- posted Friday, April 25 2008

INCARNATE WORD WOMEN 5, ST. MARY'S 0

Incarnate Word's women's tennis team, seeded number one, advanced to the finals of the Heartland Conference championship tournament with a 5-0 clean sweep of St. Mary's Friday afternoon in Austin.

The Cardinals are seeking to return to the trophy room after finishing second a year ago. That chance will come Saturday at 10 a.m. when UIW plays defending champion and this year's number two seed St. Edward's. The title match is set for the South Austin Tennis Center.

As the number one seed, the Cardinals advanced to the semi-finals where they won the three doubles points against St. Mary's with the loss of but a single point.

To reach the necessary five points, Incarnate Word got a singles win from Gretchen Trautmann at number four and from Erica Engberg at the sixth position and the match was over.

To earn a spot in the final match St. Edward's whipped Dallas Baptist 5-0 in the other semi-final. The two squads met one time earlier this spring with UIW winning 5-4 at St. Edward's.

DOUBLES

1) Chandra Capozzi-Sarah Carswell, UIW, d. Hayley Harris-Morgan Riddle, StM, 8-0
2) Gretchen Trautmann-Erica Engberg, UIW, d. Danielle Arranda-Vanessa Sholles, StM, 8-1
3) Alba Passanisi- Nadia Pope, UIW, d. Rachel Calderon-Tiffany Edwards, StM, 8-0

SINGLES

1) Capozzi, UIW, vs. Arranda, StM, DNF
2) Passanisi, UIW, vs Harris, StM, DNF
3) Pope, UIW, Sholles, StM, DNF
4) Trautmann, UIW, d. Calderon, StM, 6-0, 6-1
5) Carswell, UIW, vs Edwards, StM, DNF
6) Engberg, UIW, d. Ashley Hernandez, StM, 6-0, 6-1

RECORD:

15-4

CARDINALS GET TOP SEED IN LEAGUE TOURNAMENT -- posted Tuesday, April 22 2008

Incarnate Word’s women’s tennis team will go to Austin Friday as the top seed in the yearend Heartland Conference championship tournament to be hosted by St. Edward’s University.

The Cardinals earned the number one rating based on their 14-4 overall record this spring which includes a perfect 5-0 mark against other Heartland squads in dual match play.

All women’s matches will be played at the South Austin Tennis Center and get underway at 9 a.m. on Friday. UIW will see its first action at 2 p.m. Friday with a match against the winner of #4 St. Mary’s and #5 Lincoln.

A year ago Incarnate Word finished as runnerup to now defending champion St. Edward’s.

The women’s championship match is set for Saturday also at the South Austin Tennis Center at 10 a.m.

FRIDAY, at South Austin Tennis Center

9 a.m. #4 St. Mary’s vs. #5 Lincoln
9 a.m. #3 Dallas Baptist vs. #6 Newman

2 p.m. #1 Incarnate Word vs. winner of St. Mary’s / Lincoln
2 p.m. #2 St. Edward’s vs. winner of Dallas Baptist / Newman

SATURDAY, at South Austin Tennis Center

10 a.m. Championship Match

CARDINALS GET BIG REGIONAL WIN -- posted Friday, April 18 2008

The scramble is on for positions in the NCAA Division II Central Regional tennis tournament during early May and Incarnate Word’s women’s team took a big step on Friday afternoon at the Mabry Center.

The Cardinals hosted and defeated Tarleton State 6-3. What was important was the fact this was an in-region match. What was big was the fact that Tarleton State (11-5) was ranked ahead of UIW in the standings, third to fourth. With the victory, UIW (14-4) figures to move up into a more favorable position come seedings time.

The Cardinals jumped out 2-1 in the doubles despite losing at number one where juniors Chandra Capozzi and Sarah Carswell dropped the affair 8-3 while never looking comfortable in the effort.

Both both redeemed themselves in singles, with flying colors.

Nursing that 2-1 margin, Carswell at number five singles won in a romp, 6-0, 6-2 to give UIW its third point. Number four point came from freshman Gretchen Trautmann with her 6-1, 6-4 win at number four.

All the while Capozzi at number one was steadily moving ahead and soon after Trautmann’s win posted the winning fifth point with a 6-1, 6-3 win.

Next up for the Cardinals is the annual Heartland Conference championship tournament set for Austin on April 25 and 26. Incarnate Word was runnerup a year ago in the league’s title competition.

DOUBLES

1) Shannon Jordan-Adriana Jaskova, TSU, d. Chandra Capozzi-Sarah Carswell, UIW, 8-3
2) Gretchen Trautmann-Erica Engberg, UIW, d. Melanie Zilles-Chrissie Cooper, TSU, 9-7
3) Alba Passanisi-Nadia Pope, UIW, d. Eugenia Prokefeva-Jade Charlot, TSU, 8-2

SINGLES

1) Capozzi, UIW, d. Jordan, TSU, 6-1, 6-3
2) Cooper, TSU, d. Passanisi, UIW, 6-3, 6-0
3) Jaskova, TSU, d. Pope, UIW, 6-2, 6-1
4) Trautmann, UIW, d. Charlot, TSU, 6-1, 6-4
5) Carswell, UIW, d. Zilles, TSU, 6-0, 6-2
6) Engberg, UIW, d. Prokefeva, TSU, 6-3, 6-2

RECORDS:

Tarleton State 11-5
Incarnate Word 14-4

UIW TIGHTENS GRIP ON REGIONAL POSITION -- posted Friday, April 11 2008

INCARNATE WORD WOMEN 6, CAMERON 1

What Incarnate Word did Friday afternoon was tighten up its hold on a regional ranking with a decisive 6-1 win over Cameron of Oklahoma in a tennis match played at UIW’s Mabry Center.

The Cardinals are currently ranked fourth in the NCAA Division II Central Region while Cameron is sixth. The win pushed UIW to 12-4 on the year as teams are jockeying for positions in the upcoming regional tournaments.

The clincher came at number five singles where junior Sarah Carswell made short work of her opponent with a 6-0, 6-1 victory. That was point five which is needed in a nine-point match.

Incarnate Word got out of the blocks quickly by winning the top two doubles matches for a 2-1 lead heading into the singles. Prior to Carswell finishing, Gretchen Trautmann won at number four and Alba Passanisi won at two.

Next up for the Cardinals is a trip across town to play at St. Mary’s at 10 a.m. on Saturday.

DOUBLES

1) Chandra Capozzi-Sarah Carswell, UIW, d. Irene George-Whitney Redfurm, CU, 8-1
2) Gretchen Trautmann-Erica Engberg, UIW, d. Megan de Blonk-Viviana Seca, CU, 8-5
3) Sophia Rich-Carolina Mullor, CU, d. Alba Passanisi-Nadia Pope, UIW, 8-1

SINGLES

1) Capozzi, UIW, d. George, CU, 6-3, 4-6, 6-1
2) Passanisi, UIW, d. Kim Romero, CU, 6-3, 6-3
3) Pope, UIW, vs. de Blonk, CU, Did Not Finish
4) Trautmann, UIW, d. Seca, CU, 6-0, 6-3
5) Carswell, UIW, d. Renfurm, CU, 6-0, 6-1
6) Engberg, UIW, vs. Mullor, CU, Did Not Finish

RECORDS:

INCARNATE WORD 12-4
CAMERON 13-5

CARDINALS DROP MATCH TO RANKED TEAM -- posted Friday, April 4 2008

BARRY (Fla) 8, INCARNATE WORD 1

Incarnate Word had a promising beginning to Friday’s match with the nation’s 10th-ranked team but when the results were posted it was not such a good ending.

Barry came to town with the national ranking and a glittering record—now 16-4—and won two of the three doubles to open the day. Incarnate Word’s Sarah Trautmann and Erica Engberg won at number two doubles preventing the Buccaneers from jumping out to a 3-0 lead in a match which needed five points to be won.

Barry won handily at number one doubles but struggled to a 9-7 win at number three where UIW’s Alba Passanisi and Nadia Pope took it to the wire before losing.

Then, Barry began its roll by winning the top three singles to guarantee itself another victory.

Incarnate Word, ranked 28th in the nation, goes to 11-4 on the year.

DOUBLES

1) Ildiko Csordas-Caroline Stevens, BU, d. Chandra Capozzi-Sarah Carswell, UIW, 8-2
2) Gretchen Trautmann-Erica Engberg, UIW, d. Angie Werschel-Helen Wisnieski, BU, 8-5
3) Berit Peterson-Olivia Lillen, BU, d. Alba Passanisi-Nadia Pope, UIW, 9-7

SINGLES

1) Csordas, BU, d. Capozzi, UIW, 6-1, 6-3
2) Stevens, BU, d. Passanisi, UIW, 6-5, 7-5
3) Werschel, BU, d. Pope, UIW, 2-6, 6-3, 6-0
4) Wisniewski, BU, d. Trautmann, UIW, 0-6, 6-4, 6-1
5) Peterson, BU, d. Carswell, UIW, 6-4, 6-1
6) Lillen, BU, d. Engberg, UIW, 6-3, 6-4

RECORDS:

Barry 16-4
Incarnate Word 11-4

CARDINALS GET TO LAST MATCH TIEBREAKER BEFORE FALLING -- posted Monday, March 17 2008

SEATTLE PACIFIC WOMEN 5, INCARNATE WORD 4

Let us count the ways this women's tennis match was in doubt all afternoon and ultimately came down to a final point before nationally-ranked Hawaii Pacific prevailed over Incarnate Word's women by a 5-4 count Monday afternoon at the Mabry Center.

Twenty-second ranked HPU had taken a narrow 4-3 lead and needed but one more point when the numbers five and six singles matches became extra heated. And both went three sets and one, the deciding match, went into a third set tiebreaker.

The Cardinals won at number one doubles and at number three doubles for a 2-1 lead prior to the singles.

Then when Chandra Capozzi won at number one singles for UIW, the Cardinals had a 3-1 margin. The Sea Warriors recovered however with wins at two through four singles to go on top 4-3. That's when the other late-starting singles warmed up.

As UIW's Sarah Carswell and Erica Engberg both fought their way into third sets, Engberg at number six found herself in a hole. With the deciding set at 5-3 for HPU's Lauren Shin, Engberg fought off three match points--her match and the team match--to break serve and get it to 5-4 with her serve coming up. She held and ultimately prevailed 6-0, 3-6, 7-5.

Meanwhile, one court over, Carswell and Pacific's Ralitsa Pirdopska were going at it with both racquets and words as practically half the spectators got involved in disputed lines calls.

Down 4-1 in the final set, Carswell fought back and held serve to level it at 4-4. Pirdopska held to go up 5-4 before there were three consecutive service breaks and the match, at 6-6, was headed for the tiebreaker. There Pirdopska jumped out early and went on to a 7-3 margin in the breaker and a 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 victory to give the Sea Warriors their 10th win against three losses.

DOUBLES

1) Chandra Capozzi-Sarah Carswell, UIW, d. Ralitsa Pirdopska-Elena Hudzikova, HPU, 8-3
2) Ingrid Cseh-Lauren Shin, HPU, d. Erica Engberg-Gretchen Trautmann, UIW, 8-3
3) Nadia Pope-Alba Passanisi, UIW, d. Tinka Mihova-Nina Mihova, HPU, 8-2

SINGLES

1) Capozzi, UIW, d. Cseh, HPU, 7-6, 6-1
2) N. Mihova, HPU, d. Passanisi, UIW, 6-0, 6-0
3) Hudzikova, HPU, d. Pope, UIW, 6-0, 7-5
4) Tl. Mihova, HPU, d. Trautmann, UIW, 7-5, 6-1
5) Pirdopska, HPU, d. Carswell, UIW, 6-4, 2-6, 7-6
6) Engberg, UIW, d. Shin, HPU, 6-0, 3-6, 7-5

RECORDS:

Hawaii Pacific 10-3
Incarnate Word 10-2

UIW SAILS THROUGH ST. MARY'S -- posted Friday, March 14 2008

INCARNATE WORD WOMEN 8, ST. MARY’S 1

It was only at number six singles Friday afternoon where Incarnate Word falterd and that came with a retirement as the Cardinals were on their way to an 8-1 Heartland Conference tennis victory over St. Mary’s.

In the match played at UIW’s Mabry Center, Ashley Hernandez had dropped the first set 6-1 but was rallying in the second, up 4-2, when she became ill and had to retire. That gave St. Mary’s its only win of the afternoon.

Otherwise, the Cardinals upped their season mark to 10-1 with relative ease.

UIW won all three doubles with the loss of but two games, then plowed through the first four singles matches before hitting a speed bump at number five. There, Jennifer Solis of UIW lost the first set 7-6 but came back 6-3 in the second to force a tiebreaker which she won 10-5.

The Cardinals now get ready for traditional power Hawaii Pacific. This match is set for Monday at 2 p.m. at the Mabry Center on the UIW campus.

DOUBLES

1) Chandra Capozzi-Sarah Carswell, UIW, d. Hayley Harris-Morgan Riddle, StM, 8-1
2) Erica Engberg-Gretchen Trautmann, UIW, d. Dari Aranda-Vanessa Sholles, StM, 8-1
3) Nadia Pope-Alba Passanisi, UIW, d. Tiffany Edwards-Rachel Calderon, StM, 8-0

SINGLES

1) Capozzi, UIW, d. Aranda, StM, 6-1, 6-0
2) Passanisi, UIW, d. Harris, StM, 6-2, 6-0
3) Pope, UIW, d. Sholles, StM, 6-2, 6-3
4) Trautmann, UIW, d. Calderon, StM, 6-0, 6-0
5) Jennifer Solis, UIW, d. Edwards, StM, 6-7, 6-3, 10-5
6) Ashley Hernandez, StM, d. Ana Perez, UIW, 6-1, 2-4, retired

RECORDS:

StM 3-4
UIW 10-1

WOMEN WIN THIRD IN A ROW -- posted Wednesday, March 12 2008

INCARNATE WORD 9, SCHREINER 0

Incarnate Word Wednesday continued its roll Wednesday afternoon with a clean sweep of Schreiner at a match played at the Mabry Center on campus.

The fast start found wins in two doubles plus a forfeit for UIW as Incarnate Word's season mark grew to 9-1.

The Cardinals then won all five singles matches played and got another point in a number six singles forfeit. In winning five singles, only two times did the Cardinals give up as many as two games in a set.

Having now won three in a row, UIW prepares for a Friday (March 14) joust with Heartland Conference foe St. Mary's. That match at the Mabry Center gets underway at 2 p.m.

DOUBLES

1) Erica Engberg-Sarah Carswell, UIW, d. Katrina Priess-Michelle Martinez, SU, 8-2
2) Jennifer Solis-Ana Perez, UIW, d. Jill Perez-Alicia Wilbanks, SU, 8-0
3) Alba Passanisi-Madalynn Wheeler, UIW, by default

SINGLES

1) Passanisi, UIW, d. Priess, SU, 6-1, 6-2
2) Engberg, UIW, d. Martinez, SU, 6-1, 6-0
3) Solis, UIW, d. Wilbanks, SU, 6-1, 6-1
4) Perez, UIW, d. Tina Philippi, SU, 6-0, 6-0
5) Wheeler, UIW, d. Perez, SU, 6-0, 6-2
6) Nancy Tran, UIW, by default

RECORDS:

Incarnate Word 9-1
Schreiner 2-2

The Cardinals got the day off on the right foot by winning all three doubles matches including a default at number three.

UIW then won all five singles matches played and picked up a point at number six via a forfeit.

In only two of the singles did an Incarnate Word player drop as many as two games in a set.

The Cardinals now have won three in a row leading up to Friday's (March 14) engagement with St. Mary's in Heartland Conference action. First serve at the Mabry Center is 2 p.m.

DOUBLES

1) Erica Engberg-Sarah Carswell, UIW, d. Katrina Priess-Michelle Martinez, SU, 8-2
2) Jennifer Solis-Ana Perez, UIW, d. Jill Perez-Alicia Wilbanks, SU, 8-0
3) Alba Passanisi-Madalynn Wheeler, UIW, by default

SINGLES

1) Passanisi, UIW, d. Priess, SU, 6-1, 6-2
2) Engberg, UIW, d. Martinez, SU, 6-1, 6-0
3) Solis, UIW, d. Wilbanks, SU, 6-1, 6-1
4) Perez, UIW, d. Tina Philippi, SU, 6-0, 6-0
5) Wheeler, UIW, d. Perez, SU, 6-0, 6-2
6) Nancy Tran, UIW, by default

RECORDS:

Incarnate Word 9-1
Schreiner 2-2

CLEAN SWEEP FOR CARSWELL, WOMEN’S TENNIS TEAM -- posted Monday, March 10 2008

Incarnate Word’s women’s tennis Cardinals went to Austin and then up Hildebrand Avenue recently for a pair of matches against worthy opponents and came home with two victories.

At St. Edward’s in Austin, against the team ranked number 27 in the nation by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA), Incarnate Word put a narrow 5-4 loss on the Hilltoppers.

After winning at the top two doubles positions, the Cardinals watched St. Edward’s win at three doubles and the top three singles matches to go up 4-2.

Then the Cardinals power kicked in and UIW won the final three singles for the one-point margin.

The key match came at number five singles where Sarah Carswell won 7-5, 7-5. This was after being unable to practice because of illness and having Coach John Newman, for strategic purposes, telling her to take the court and “just stand there as long as she felt she could” before possibly retiring. Well, the junior from San Antonio Churchill “stood” there long enough to win.

Next up for UIW was Trinity, a Division III powerhouse.

Carswell again was not totally healthy and the same strategy was employed in singles. Once more, she stood around just long enough to win at number five singles, 6-0, 6-1, and that turned out to be the deciding match in the 6-3 UIW victory over the Tigers.

Trinity had won two of three doubles before Incarnate Word won at one and two singles and five (Carswell) and six singles to win the day.

The Cardinals are now 8-1 on the year.

UIW SWEEPS MCMURRY IN HOME OPENER -- posted Friday, February 29 2008

INCARNATE WORD WOMEN 9, MCMURRY 0

Incarnate Word's women's tennis team kept its unblemished season record intact Friday afternoon with a clean sweep of McMurry University in a match played at the Mabry Center on the UIW campus.

The only bumps in the UIW path came in the number one double match where the Cardinals twosome of Gretchen Trautmann and Erica Engberg won by 8-3 and the loss of just two sets in the six singles events.

With the Friday win Incarnate Word is now 5-0 with a Saturday match set at Laredo College followed by a home match on Sunday at 11 a.m. against Nichols State.

DOUBLES

1) Gretchen Trautmann-Erica Engberg, UIW, d. Kristen Bray, MU, 8-3
2) Chandra Capozzi-Sarah Carswell, UIW, d. Jerri Crofforfd-Gavee Olsen, MU, 8-0
3) Nadia Pope-Alba Passanisi, UIW, d. Smith-Qurrell, MU, 8-0

SINGLES

1) Capozzi, UIW, d. Bray, MU, 6-0, 6-1
2) Passanisi, UIW, d. Amy Torti, MU, 6-0, 6-0
3) Trautmann, UIW, d. Olsen, MU, 6-0, 6-0
4) Pope, UIW, d. Crofford, MU, 6-1, 6-0
5) Carswell, UIW, d. Sally Green, MU, 6-0, 6-0
6) Engberg, UIW, d. Qurrell, MU, 6-0, 6-0

RECORDS:

UIW 5-0
MU 2-5

AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT CLAIMS REYES -- posted Monday, December 17 2007

Former Incarnate Word Student-Athlete of the Year Cosette Reyes died December 14 in an automobile accident in Mexico City.

Reyes was residing in her home city and was employed in the field of fashion merchandising, her study concentration at UIW. She was 25.

She received her bachelor’s degree, summa cum laude, at Incarnate Word in the spring of 2005 and that same spring received the University’s highest athletic award based on her scholastic achievements in combination with her accomplishments in her sport, tennis.

A fashion management major with an emphasis in design, Reyes posted a 3.90 grade point average over her four years including a perfect 4.0 in her major.

In the 2005 UIW Cutting Edge Fashion Show, an annual Fiesta Week event on campus, she captured all four major awards, a clean sweep of the event. She was first in construction, in design, in collection and Best of Show. The central theme of her presentation for the event was “A Night to Remember Around the World.”

In her four UIW years, she was Dean’s List every semester and Heartland Conference President’s Honor Roll each year. She also was National Dean’s List. She was a member of Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society. She was a four-year member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Council.

On the athletic side, Reyes was a key member of two Cardinals tennis teams which won Heartland Conference titles and in 2004 her team came within one single point of winning a regional championship and advancing to the NCAA Division II National Championships.

On the courts, in singles in her career, she won nearly 60 per cent of her matches while her contributions in doubles were more impressive with a 73 winning percentage. In one of her final tennis tournaments, she enjoyed perhaps her greatest success when at the prestigious Broncho Invitational in Oklahoma she was undefeated in both singles and doubles as the Cardinals went 5-0 in team match play.

UIW PAIR REACHES SINGLES 16 AT ITA -- posted Monday, September 24 2007

A pair of Incarnate Word players reached the round of 16 in singles over the weekend for the Cardinals best showing at the ITA Central Regional Championships played at Abilene Christian University.

Junior Sarah Carswell and senior Nadia Pope both won two matches before being upended in the third round of play.
Both players got their matches into third sets before falling. Sophomore Erica Engberg won her opening singles match and then lost in the round of 32. Meanwhile freshman Gretchen Trautmann could not pull off a win in the opening round on Friday.

Over in doubles, Carswell and Pope lost in the round of 32 while the twosome of Engberg and Trautmann managed an opening round win before falling in the round of 16.

UIW SINGLES RESULTS

Round of 64
Sarah Carswell, UIW, d. Audrey Donovan, Central Oklahoma, 2-6, 6-2, 6-4
Nadia Pope, UIW, d. Brittany McCleary, Dallas Baptist, 6-1, 6-1
Erica Engberg, UIW, d. Janelle Ortero, St. Edward’s, 6-1, 6-1
Meagan Brown, Abilene Christian, d. Gretchen Trautmann, UIW, 6-2, 7-5

Round of 32
Sarah Carswell, UIW, d. Paisha Van Tho, St. Edward’s, 6-0, 6-1
Julia Arguello, East Central Oklahoma, d. Erica Engberg, UIW, 6-1, 6-1
Nadia Pope, UIW, d. Liz Jacobi, St. Edward’s, 6-4, 6-1

Round of 16
Irene Squillaci, Abilene Christian, d. Nadia Pope, UIW, 5-7, 6-3, 6-1
Jaclyn Walker, Abilene Christian, d. Sarah Carswell, UIW, 2-6, 6-0, 6-4

UIW DOUBLES RESULTS

Round of 32
Donovan-Vo, Central Oklahoma, d. Carswell-Pope, UIW, 6-7, 6-3, 10-7
Engberg-Trautmann, UIW, d. Banks-Gomez, 6-3, 6-3

Round of 16
Arguello-Lotter, East Central Oklahoma, d. Engberg-Trautmann, UIW, 6-4, 6-2