Jones, Phillipi End Season on High Note
(4/18/06)  Senior Leslie Jones won her final collegiate match with a 6-1, 6-0 victory at #1 singles in Austin.  Teammate Tina Phillipi won her second match in the last four at #3 singles, but the Mountaineers didn't have enough healthy or available players to win the match and dropped at 7-2 score vs. Concordia-Austin.  Jones nearly went 2-0 on the day, but she and partner Emily Cox were edged out at #1 doubles by a 9-8 (7-4) count.

Howard Payne Shuts Out SU, 9-0, in Jones' Last Home Match
(4/14/06)  It wasn't the way Leslie Jones would have wanted her final home match as a Mountaineer to go, but she battled to the end.  Howard Payne was able to blank Schreiner, 9-0, but Jones did her best to stave off defeat.  She lost a close match at #1 singles by the count of 7-5, 6-4, which was SU's closest match of the day.  She also dropped her final doubles match, with partner Kristen Morton, 8-5.  That result was also the best doubles match of the afternoon.  Jones' career will close when the Mountaineers final regular season match takes place next week at Concordia-Austin.

TLU Blanks Mountaineers 4-0
(4/11/06)  SU, which has been plagued by injury and illness this spring, was down to three healthy players in its match with Texas Lutheran.  The result was evident before the match was even started as Schreiner fell by the score of 4-0.  The latest obstacle was the illness of SU's top player, Leslie Jones.  With her also out, the remaining players had to move up a spot to compete against TLU.  SU could only field one doubles team.

Phillipi Wins First Collegiate Match but SRS Gets 7-2 Win
(4/7/06)  Tina Phillipi won her first collegiate match,  at #4 singles, but it wasn't enough as Sul Ross State posted a 7-2 win over Schreiner.  Phillipi, a sophomore, won her match by scores of 6-3, 6-7 (10-6).  Also winning for the Mountaineers was the top doubles team of Leslie Jones and Janna Soefje who defeated the Lady Lobos top duo by an 8-5 count.  Since SU only had four available players, Schreiner was behind 3-0 before the match started.  Emily Cox lost at #3 singles by the score of 7-5, 6-2. 

Southwestern Shuts Out Women's Tennis
(4/5/06)  Southwestern University took advantage of a shortened SU roster to post a 9-0 win over the Mountaineers in Kerrville.  Leslie Jones and Kristen Morton, who was playing in place of injured Patty Santiago, were competitive with Southwestern's top doubles duo but were beaten 8-4.  In singles, Emily Cox (#3) and Janna Soefje (#4) each put up a battle but each fell by identical 6-2, 6-3 scores.

Jones Gets Two Wins but McMurry Beats SU, 7-2
(3/25/06)  Leslie Jones earned two wins in SU's ASC opening match but McMurry was able to score a 7-2 win.  Jones paired with Patty Santiago at #1 doubles to beat McMurry's top duo, 8-4.  She then won at #2 singles by 7-6, 6-4 scores.  Santiago nearly won her match at #1 singles but was edged out, 5-7, 6-1, 7-6.  It was SU's best match of the year and also the first match where the Mountaineers fielded a full squad.

Women's Tennis Defeated by St. Mary's
Schreiner was beaten by NCAA Division II St. Mary's in San Antonio, 9-0.  Only four Mountaineer players were able to participate in the match.  According to head coach Lee Jennings, "Our women continued to struggle, losing to a fairly strong Division II St. Mary's team.  We expect to have a full lineup for the McMurry match."

Mountaineers Drop Pair Before Rain Takes Over
Rain was the big winner this weekend as Schreiner lost two matches to ASC foes in Dallas.  SU lost to both LeTourneau and UT-Tyler by 0-5 scores before the weather cancelled the remainder of the weekend's scheduled competition.   Because the team only traveled five members, they were already down 2 points (#6 singles, #3 doubles) before the matches started.  Although the Mountaineers tried to overcome the deficit and the weather, it was to no avail.  In the match vs. UT-Tyler, Patty Santiago lost at #1 singles by the scores of 6-4, 6-2.  Leslie Jones lost at #2 singles, 6-4, 6-3 and Emily Cox lost at #3 singles (6-4, 3-6, 10-4).  In the match vs. LeTourneau, the #1 doubles team of Santiago and Jones were clipped 9-8 (9-7 in the tiebreak).

SU's #1 Doubles Team of Jones & Lesosky Finish 4th
Schreiner's top women's doubles team of Leslie Jones and Lacey Lesosky braved frigid, blustery conditions to finish 4th at the HEB Invitational here in Kerrville.  The tournament featured 8 teams, including two NCAA Division II programs, juco power Temple College and several ASC foes.  While the weather leading up to the event was spring-like, the conditions for the event itself were anything but as temperatures plummeted throughout the event and winds increased.  This didn't phase Jones and Lesosky as they defeated Temple College's top duo of Riley and Moreno, 8-5, in the first round but fell to St. Mary's top pairing, 8-3, in their final match.  Jones also found success at #3 singles and finished 7th, defeating Howard Payne's #3 player in the final, 6-4, 1-6, 10-4.

Jennings, Bayer Team Up to Win #1 Doubles
The SU #1 doubles team of freshmen Danae Bayer (San Antonio, TX) and Gwen Jennings (Kerrville, TX) won the top flight consolation bracket at the ASC Individual Championships in Tyler last weekend.  Both Mountaineers also advanced to the quarterfinals in the singles draw, Jennings at #2 and Bayer at #3, before being eliminated.  Senior Leslie Jones (Uvalde, TX) and freshman Janna Soefje (Round Rock, TX) also advanced to the quarterfinals in their respective singles brackets.  Jones at #4 and Soefje at #5.   They teamed  at #3 doubles and reached the quarterfinals.

Bayer Wins Consolation Title at Dr. Pepper Open
SU freshman Lacey Lesosky (Uvalde, TX) advanced to the singles semi-finals before falling to #1 seed Michelle Ash at the Dr. Pepper/Kerrville Adult Open this past weekend.  SU teammate and fellow freshman Danae Bayer (San Antonio, TX) won the singles consolation championship but had to battle her teammates all weekend to get there.  First, yet another SU freshman, Gwen Jennings (Kerrville, TX) knocked Danae into the consolation bracket with a 7-6, 6-3 win.  From there, Danae knocked off sophomore teammate Becky Bonine (Rising Star, TX) 6-2, 6-2 and then defeated SU senior Leslie Jones (Uvalde, TX) in the finals, 0-6, 6-2, 10-2.  Leslie advanced to the title after beating SU sophomore Tina Phillipi (Pearland, TX).  Jones and Lesosky teamed up in doubles and reached the semi-finals.