Men's and Women's Tennis advance to regional semifinals

JBU men's and women's tennis teams advance to the semifinals in post season regional tournament
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Siloam Springs, Ark. (4/17/2009) - Both the JBU men's and women's tennis teams advance to Saturday's semifinal action in their post season tournaments after big wins on Friday. The men defeated Oklahoma Wesleyan 5-3 earlier in the day, and the women took down Our Lady of the Lakes (Texas) 5-1 in an afternoon showdown.

The men look to face the NAIA's 17th ranked Oklahoma Christian Eagles, while the women are up against No. 8 Southern Nazarene (Okla.).

Final scores for Friday's matches are below.

Women

John Brown 5, Our Lady of the Lakes 1

Singles

1. Emily Caneday, JBU, def. Thea Lonewolf, OLLU, 6-3, 6-2

2. Amanda Keenan, JBU, def. Audrey Alba, OLLU, 4-6, 6-2, 11-9

3. Michelle Reyes, OLLU, def. Christine Hendee, JBU, 6-3, 6-0

4. Audrey Phillips, JBU, def. Monse Sierra, OLLU, 4-6, 7-6 (7-2), 10-4

5. Margo Smith, JBU, def. Liz Rodriguez, OLLU, 6-4, 6-1

6. Carrie George, JBU, def. Martina Duran, OLLU, 6-1, 6-4

Men

John Brown vs. Oklahoma Wesleyan

Singles

1. Peter Thulson, JBU, def. Sergio Alava, OWU, 6-1, 6-2

2. Austin Phillips, JBU, def. Trey Terrell, OWU, 6-3, 6-0

3. Tyler Stearns, OWU, def. Jamin Schweiger, JBU, 6-2, 6-1

4. Tim Meyer, JBU, vs. Walter Hoyos, OWU, 7-5, 6-4

5. Curtis Hodges, OWU, def. Brad Herman, JBU, 6-3, 6-3

6. David Dunn, OWU, def. Eric Engstrom, JBU, 6-1, 6-2

Doubles

1. Thulson-Phillips, JBU, def. Terrell-Stearns, OWU, 9-7

2. Meyer-Schweiger, JBU, vs. Hoyos-Alava, OWU

3. Herman-Engstrom, JBU, def. Dunn-Hodges, OWU, 8-4