April 1, 2001
LAS VEGAS, Nev. - The 66th-ranked San Diego State women's tennis team won its second Mountain West Conference match in as many days defeating 60th-ranked UNLV, 4-3, Sunday at UNLV's Fertitta Tennis Complex. The Aztecs have now won three of their last four matches.
SDSU (8-7, 2-1 MWC) again jumped out to an early lead taking the doubles point, 2-1. The Aztecs scored wins at the No. 1 and 2 positions. Lindsey Hedberg and Silvia Tornier won, 8-6, at No. 1 and Whitney Wells and Julie Chidley, 8-3, at No. 2.
UNLV (5-10, 1-2 MWC) stopped the Aztecs' momentum with wins at No. 1 and 2 singles, however, SDSU easily won all three matches in the middle of the lineup to split singles and earn the overall victory.
The Aztecs return to the court April 5 (Thurs.) with an away match at in-city rival USD. The match, which was postponed due to rain on Mar. 6, starts at 1:30 p.m.
RESULTS
No. 66 SDSU - 4 (8-7, 2-1 MWC)
No. 60 UNLV - 3 (5-10, 1-2 MWC)
SINGLES
1. Paulina Janus (UNLV) def. Silvia Tornier (SDSU) 5-7, 6-1, 7-6
2. Agnieszka Abram (UNLV) def. Whitney Wells (SDSU) 6-3, 6-4
3. Lindsey Hedberg (SDSU) def. Marianne Bakken (UNLV) 6-2, 6-1
4. Katja Karrento (SDSU) def. Urska Radanovic (UNLV) 6-1, 6-1
5. Katey Becker (SDSU) def. Britta Gabl (UNLV) 6-2, 6-2
6. Amy Hadziosmanovic (UNLV) def. Julie Chidley (SDSU) 6-4, 6-2
DOUBLES(SDSU won doubles point, 2-1)
1. Hedberg/Tornier (SDSU) def. Janus/Abram (UNLV) 8-6
2. Wells/Chidley (SDSU) def. Bakken/Hadzioamanovic (UNLV) 8-3
3. Radanovic/Gabl (UNLV) def. Erin Polowski/Karrento (SDSU) 8-4