Anna Lask Breaks Record, Racers Beat SEMO

Thursday, March 29

Murray, Ky.

2:30 p.m.

Murray State

Southeast Missouri State

3/29/2007 10:00:00 PM | Women's Tennis

Anna Lask became Murray State's winningest women's tennis player as the Racers beat Southeast Missouri, 7-0, today at the Bennie Purcell Tennis Courts on the MSU campus. With her victory at No. 1 doubles, Lask raised her career singles and doubles combined wins total to 186 and moved past Sheri Chong into first place.

MSU improved to 8-5 overall and 3-1 in the Ohio Valley Conference. The Redhawks drop to 9-8 on the season and 3-3 in league play.

Lask also picked up a singles victory to move into sole possession of fifth place on MSU's career singles wins list. Her career singles record stands at 89-34. The doubles win improved her record to 98-32 and moved the senior from Louisville, Ky., to within two wins of tying April Horning's (1980-84) school record of 100 doubles victories.

“It means a lot,” said Lask of breaking the record. “To accomplish this in my last year and in our first home match was really fun.”

Lask held her fate in her own hands as she served in the 12^th game of the No. 1 doubles match. Along with twin sister Rachael Lask, the Racer tandem won the first two points before SEMO drew within 30-15. The Redhawks would get no closer, the Lasks won the next two points to earn an 8-4 win and give Anna Lask the school record.

The win by the Lask sisters clinched the doubles point for the Racers, but they didn't stop there. Before earning the victory at No. 1 doubles, MSU's Lyndsay Ottosen and Casady Pruitt beat Julia Masotti and Elise Nattier, 8-0, at No. 2 doubles. Lynsey Bochenek and Angela McGahee completed the doubles sweep for the Racers with an 8-0 win at No. 3.

Murray State didn't stop at sweeping the doubles matches, the Racers completed the match by winning all six singles matches as well.

Pruitt did not lose a single game on her way to a 6-0 and 6-0 win over Luz Garcia at No. 3 singles. Ottosen lost just one game in beating Kimmy Anderson 6-1 and 6-0 at No. 6 singles. Rachael Lask dropped only two games during her 6-1 and 6-1 victory over Drew Kristal at No. 2 singles.

Anna Lask's 6-1 and 6-4 victory at No. 1 singles over Bryce Kristal improved her career doubles and singles combined record to 187-66.

Chong played at Murray State from 1985 to 1989 and finished her career with a 185-86 record. Chong still holds MSU's career singles wins record with 104 and is 10^th on the school's career doubles victories list with 81.

The Racers will return to action on Tuesday when they face last season's Ohio Valley Conference regular season champion Tennessee-Martin. The match will be played in Martin, Tenn., and is scheduled to begin at 2:30 p.m.

Tennis Match Results

Southeast Missouri State Univ. vs Murray State University

Mar 29, 2007 at Murray, Ky.

Murray State University 7, Southeast Missouri 0

Singles competition

1. Anna Lask (MUR) def. Bryce Kristal (SEMO) 6-1, 6-4

2. Rachael Lask (MUR) def. Drew Kristal (SEMO) 6-1, 6-1

3. Casady Pruitt (MUR) def. Luz Garcia (SEMO) 6-0, 6-0

4. Angela McGahee (MUR) def. Julia Masotti (SEMO) 6-0, 6-5

5. Lynsey Bochenek (MUR) def. Elise Nattier (SEMO) 6-2, 6-2

6. Lyndsay Ottosen (MUR) def. Kimmy Anderson (SEMO) 6-1, 6-0

Doubles competition