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Show SPORTS '11911 4:10,PV '41 4 Women's tennis PI ' P4, BY ISSAC GARCIA f' issacgarcia - r - ' 6 doubles play reTrines , 4 1 lUiVrdignet - , A",t, ' ,r,,q' ,, ' ',. si - c1,061--- , ss , i , . - ,,'', ,, - , The Dixie State Uni' versity women's tennis team's improvement in 0 doubles play has given , , , them a strong start to the 2018-201- 9 season. ' I., The Trailblazers have won nine of the 11 matches played this " . , 'I. ' ',,,,'!' season. Although they ', 0 ' ,, ', t 1 j,,,.,4;,;,1,..,'.,,...,', t ( , i - ,'t ,::.- ,,,, i ,,,,,,:A., V '': ,, i have only played a single ',it, ,,,,XX:,', ''1' . conference game thus far, 411 ''.c( l' '.''''.' , )',i,',,''''( '1',,' i i ,,: ,,,' ,,:, ,,,,,,,,',,k-,,,,',' v ,, ' :s ,'' ' ,' ' ', 'ti, ..- t' ' i , the Trailblazers are ' , ,'. ...',1',, ',','.'., r'4,.. ','''', DSU has two scheduled Nuntasiommsrerl!'s,171,"rilw conference games left in ). : (,(('('X'''X'''''('-'' '' :,( , t, ''. ',',' 1the season. DSU's 2 start to ,.,., , , ,,, the season is a great ,--,.,. ... .. ,,.... , ' improvement from last season's 6 start. Head coach Eric Pe lton said . this season has been a good year and the team has dominated more so than they have in the 0 past. z "It hasn't just been z one or two players that have improved," Pe Iton Megan Lynch, a sophomore business administration major from Albuquerque, New Mexico, finishes a serve during practice. The said. "They've all imwomen's tennis team is looking to improve its doubles plays. proved overall which has to help the other player," doubles matches. Isabel doing a lot of drills durhelped their singles and Lynch said. "It's helped to "We've kind said. us." it's helped their doubles Heras, a freshman exering practice Lynch help pump up our players on a a of a ton. They're playing bit little cise science major from the court. I think we've synced up Megan Lynch, sophoone more more." of the business major more aggressive and Saipan, said just gone out there and from Albuquerque, New team's greatest improveoverall as a team." Lynch said the team played our game and I has also really been moIn DSU's first four ments this season has think it's been pretty sucMexico, said the team anmore other each how one has learned been their doubles the cessful so far." tivating play. matchups, in and on off 12 the court. doubles. our other "In doubles game DSU's next home ers won six out of the plays "We learned what our we attack more at the net "When we're watching match is on April 12 at 3 doubles matches played. other people's matches, and we approach more," Since then, the Trailblazstrengths are, what our p.m. against Idaho State weaknesses are, and how we're cheering a lot," ers have won 13 of the 18 Heras said. "We've been University. i, ,. - -- - - , 45-4- , ., , . f ' s, .4 , '. ' ,I, ', ' ' 'N, , k i 3 ,'-,- ,, ,,' ', ,v s ' ', ,,',:':,,,,,.,,'.-,,,,,,,N;,-.-..,,,w,,,,c- '',..'.',-','--- i . , .. Noon Away Pueblo, Colorado Colorado State University - Pueblo ,, , ....... 45 i.'''- -' -f ' Women's Tennis i- -- - , '. , '. , Mustang Intercollegiate , ,, - '.41 ' ' ;.- Baseball '''(,'('''C '," . S. 45 . .,, Mines Softball 'Nit,- 46 2 p.m. Away Denver, Colorado Black Hills State -- Women's golf prepares for final meet of regular season ) 8-- 9-- 2 Softball defeated Regis with a score of 6-- 1, improving their overall record to on Sunday. INAMEP, , , ' '. third top 20. Ashley Fernandez, an integrated studies major from Anaheim, California, had her first collegiate top-fiv- e finish, placing fifth. Fernandez said it was a really nice moment for her to see the results after all of the work she put in. "I've been seeing myself improve," Fernandez said. "Seeing that on the leader board was definitely rewarding." The third place finish at the Augusta Spring Fling was the Trailblazers' best finish of the 2019 spring season. Head coach Lindsey Stucki said the grit the team has been playing with ha S been a big improvement this season. "They don't have any quit out there," Stucki said. "That's been nice to see as a coach. They tend to rely on me less out there, which is important, '..'"'''''''''''''.1 a A, ' s FA, 4 t .. u . , place finish at its last matchup. The Trailblazers are com- Augusta Spring Fling. Four Trailblazers finished in the ,,,,,,,,,-,- , 2018-201- ing off a third place finish out of 10 teams at the 2019 ",, , -, ,, 5 0 1 '' . , , - , , ''' ' '"' - ., ,, STAFF FORME 20184019 salooLyEAR THE FOLLOWING POSMO NS COME ViTni SCHOLARSELPS. '', - ' ' ,. , ,,,,'-',,,,,..-,- ,,, E, cz z m SPORTS EDITOR: , Madison Moss, a freshman psychology major from Highland, prepares to tee off during practice. The team prepares for its final match of the regular season at the Western New Mexico Intercollegiate on April 5 and 6. them- - and they can manage selves and finish strong." Despite placing top 15 at the State University San Marcos Fujikura Invita- tional, the Trailblazers have head-Californ- ia VIC I and spring season. Katie Ford, a senior communication major from St. George, said an im- provement the team has had season is that their scores are more consistent. lettfIlY IIVILY "I think that we all have the game to shoot really well," Fernandez said. "And I think that with maybe a little bit of course management and working on where our weaknesses are, whether that be k.tia ting greens or putting, we can definitely lower our scores." regular season. LIA,S,151 IEC: AND MISIC:N :1, FOR MITIN 1 TY, 3 SIC Ri LS RZ5E CO IA1133. AVM: F137- - 3h5; ati 1:1 xra tIct c ES 12 GI hartTINI, SICTIO.NIRAIN.13i5 AND EVA 1131. tamcts 15 i I LI7Ll'i): I K. .- -- ; - LI TORHI ettSICN sT,In,, wcxi ENIAUVi mia PIM Lkna CC NITSII VICKLY. "PCRS:SIE - ' Skirl t DIN G C SECT:CN, ) 5 CCA:Ilit VAIEKIY. FRI1111. FA'50t:CIN hit-th- is Trailblazers' final match of the is IX !FORTS. FRI-ICO- FC IS tiCLUtretitEX OP11110t1 EDITOR: ASSI:SLN KS::Lt CfSI:NIKIN, C LaSAIIEJL on April 5 and 6 in Goodyear, Arizona. This will be the qualifying or just playing for fun, it carries over into our aK114 VtITH SPORTS WRITER: DSU is preparing for its next match at the Western New Mexico Intercollegiate "We're all about the same, and we battle each other on and off the course," Ford said. "Whether we're CCMINI !OATH! IICIA1131AVIRACIS the season. finished in the top 10 at every match including both the fall tournament play, too, which good." Fernandez said the team has a lot of room to improve inc, into the final matches of ECI:LN FL 57-C- i it 1 , -- - ; t o110,,tiL,,,,:;,,,I,.-,),;10- v ' 1 04', an 1 victory over University of California Santa Cruz, improving on their record to Sunday. I The Dixie State University women's golf team looks 9 to close out the st ' clt.t1 61 Women's tennis had ) , spring-be- -1 1111 lila 6 (t., season after a r' ;1-4- f) 7.7 BY ISSAC GARCIA 6 p.m. Away Golden, Colorado Colorado School of , ,,, ,:w issacgarcial Away 6 Goodyear, Arizona Western New Mexico . , ,, , ,. 5-- ',. ',' .' .,'','-..- 9-- ' '', , Women's Golf ., ' , ' 0. ., - ,,,, , ' ., i 23-- 8 |