Jan. 28, 2001
SAN DIEGO - The 27th-ranked San Diego State women's tennis team (2-0) won its second match in as many days defeating No. 63 Rice 7-0 Sunday at the SDSU Tennis Courts.
The Aztecs won five of six singles matches in straight sets with sophomore Silvia Tornier kicking the rally off in the No. 1 spot with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Rice senior Erin Waters.
The No. 5 singles match up between Aztec junior Katey Becker and Rice freshman Annie Goodrich proved exciting with Becker winning the first game, 6-2, Goodrich the second, 3-6, and Becker the tie breaker, 10-3.
Doubles play started with the Aztec pair of senior Whitney Wells and sophomore Katja Karrento losing, 8-2. SDSU picked up the slack and the doubles point with the teams of sophomore Lindsey Hedberg and Tornier and freshman Erin Polowski and Becker winning their matches, 8-6, 8-3, respectively.
The Aztecs return to action Feb. 7 with a match at Southern California at 3 p.m. before coming home to compete against Cal Feb. 9 at 1:30 p.m. All home matches are played at the SDSU Tennis Courts.
Results
San Diego State: 7
Rice: 0
SINGLES
1. Silvia Tornier (SDSU) def. Erin Waters (RICE) 6-2, 6-2
2. Katja Karrento (SDSU) def. Judith Hagedorn (RICE) 6-2, 6-3
3. Lindsey Hedberg (SDSU) def. Jeri Gonzales (RICE) 6-3, 6-2
4. Whitney Wells (SDSU) def. Natalie Briaud (RICE) 6-2, 6-3
5. Katey Becker (SDSU) def. Annie Goodrich (RICE) 6-2, 3-6 (10-3)
6. Julie Chidley (SDSU) def. Yasmin Fisher (RICE) 6-2, 6-2
7. Karen Chao (RICE) def. Emelie Akerbrant (SDSU) 7-5, 4-6 (7)
8. Kristine Avendano (SDSU) def. Kylie Wallis (RICE) 6-4
DOUBLES (SDSU wins doubles point, 2-1)
1. Jeri Gonzales/Fisher (RICE) def. Wells/Karrento (SDSU) 8-2
2. Hedberg/Tornier (SDSU) def. Waters/Briaud (RICE) 8-6
3. Erin Polowski/Becker (SDSU) def. Goodrich/Hagedorn (RICE) 8-3
4. Akerbrant/Chidley (SDSU) def. Wallis/Chao (RICE) 8-2