Colorado State University Athletics
Colorado State
ITA Central Region Championships
Kirchem, Tyler Finish Play at ITA Regionals
10/21/2006 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Oct. 21, 2006
Salt Lake City, Utah - Colorado State University tennis players Emily Kirchem and Hillary Tyler completed play in the ITA Central Region Championships in Salt Lake City Saturday.
Kirchem fell in the quarterfinal round of the main draw to fourth-ranked Annette Aksday of Denver 0-6, 7-5, 6-3 in a three-and-a-half hour match.
Tyler lost to Karine Bourdages of Utah in the back draw of the tournament 6-7, 6-1, 1-0(5).
"I was pleased with the effort of the whole team," commented CSU head coach Jon Messick. "We were in every match we played and showed that our team was as competitive as anyone here."
The Rams complete their fall season with this tournament and will play next Jan. 28 when they entertain Eastern Washington in a dual in Fort Collins.
