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Show toiiiih WEDNESDAY, MARCH2 6 - DIXfESUNNEWS.COM Women's tennis struggles against SUU, hopes to rebounl for an 6 win over the SUU tandem of Veronika Rogova and Laura Martin Lozano. Kukaras, a sophomore biology major from Heidelberg, Germany, said the win was huge for the team. I wasn't nervous playing Division I girls, she said. We played Division II in the past and improved in doubles. We're all learning how each other plays. Unfortunately, this proved to be the Storms only win of the day as the Thunderbirds rallied to statement wins. During the next double, Evgenia Marushko and Teresa De Enrique beat junior Laura Hartle and freshman Jenna Fosdick while Megan Bell and Charity Sagiao took down juniors Samantha Yacano and Kaylee Tarver by the same final score. In the singles set, the DSU girls were outnum 8-- Junior Samantha Yacano pulls back for a power smash The Dixie State University women's tennis team faced Southern Utah University Feb 24 8-- 3, BY DAN LAUPER IAmDanL A cool spring afternoon set the sights for the Dixie State University women's BASEBALL continued from page and win two, File said. Junior pitcher Mason Hilty allowed five runs on eight hits over five innings of work and earned the victory. Hilty is 0 from the mound in the young season. The final game of the series saw the Storm score 4-- 5 tennis team as it took on Southern Utah University Wednesday Feb 24. The women looked prepared as they chanted the traditional school name and bounced the balls into the ground to get started in their home portion finale. The double set started in the afternoon with the Red Storm picking up their lone point of the match at No. 1 doubles, where sophomore Karolin Kukaras and freshman Lacey Hancock teamed up three runs in the top of the first inning. CMU, how- tie the score at 12 going into the final inning. ever, would score six runs while keeping the Storm quiet and held a 3 lead going into the top of the seventh. DSU exploded for n a inning, followed three runs in the top of by the eighth. The Mavericks would then push across six runs in the bottom of the eighth to Redshirt junior outfielder Jerome Hill II sent a d double down the line, scoring the run in the ninth to help 2 give the Storm the confidence. It meant a lot, especially to do it in their hostile environment. Redshirt senior infielder Tanner Morache led the DSU offense going 6 with three RBIs. Redshirt juniors Drew McLaughlin and Reece Lucero each went 5 with two RBIs to help the Storm. Rodriguez went a combined throughout the series. 6-- six-ru- left-fiel- go-ahe- ad 13-1- victory. To rebound from those losses was extremely rewarding, Pfatenhauer said. We gained a lot of Now Accepting Applications for u: p 3-- 2-- 8-- As a designated hitter, I always just try to stay focused and stay loose, said Rodriguez, a business administration major from Folsom, California. Eve always got a bat in my hands and always stay ready to go. DSU sports a 12-- 2 record and will return home to begin its Pacific West Conference schedule bered. The SUU women swept all matches by picking up the other tw0 doubles matches and w0 five of the six singles matches in straight sets while Rogova (SUU) be Hancock, a communica-tiomajor from St. George. She said she learned a lot when playr the Thunderbirds. We weren't focused the match, she said.(y game has been up and down, but that's whatwe struggled with today. Still feeling pride intf team, though, head c'oacl Eric Pelton said the women came out and played well. We've had some 0 and a few spots tr fill, he said. Now we need to put them in the match and close these spots out. DSU w.U make a trip down to So Them Califor nia for a match. with Mill College in Oakland, California, March 18. i : ! against California Baptist University. We are going to focus on not looking too far ahead, Rodriguez said, We need to take each S series one at a time andtr to win every series. e The series p,: CBU start will against Thursday at 6 p.m. All games will be played at Bruce Hurst Field. four-gam- |