Feb. 2, 2002
STANFORD, Calif. - The 52nd-ranked San Diego State men's tennis team had its 10-match regular season win streak snapped on Saturday, losing to second-ranked Stanford 6-1 at the Taube Family Tennis Stadium.
The Aztecs lone win came in No. 3 singles, where SDSU's Felix Hardt defeated Stanford's Scott Lipsky, 6-3, 6-2. Lipsky is the nation's 31st-ranked singles player. Khalid Naffa was the only other Aztec to win a game, taking the second game in No. 6 singles, 6-4, from Stanford's Sam Warburg. Warburg won the first and third games, with scores of 6-1 and 6-2 respectively.
The Aztecs and Cardinal will rematch next Thursday in Louisville, Ky., as the two teams square off in the first round of the ITA National Indoor Championships. The 16-team event runs Feb. 7-9.
Stanford 6, San Diego State 1
Singles:
1. K.J. Hippensteel (STAN) def. Oliver Maiberger (SDSU) 6-4, 6-3
2. David Martin (STAN) def. Valentino Pest (SDSU) 6-3, 6-2
3. Felix Hardt (SDSU) def. Scott Lipsky (STAN) 6-3, 6-2
4. Ryna Haviland (STAN) def. Travis Hasson (SDSU) 6-4, 6-1
5. Phil Sheng (STAN) def. Gabe Coren (SDSU) 6-3, 7-6
6. Sam Warburg (STAN) def. Khalid Naffa (SDSU) 6-1, 4-6, 6-2
Doubles:
1. Haviland/Hippensteel (STAN) def. Maiberger/Redondo (SDSU) 4-5 Ret.
2. Lipsky/Martin (STAN) def. Hardt/Hasson (SDSU) 8-6
3. Warburg/Sheng (STAN) def. Pest/Coren (SDSU) 8-5