Oct. 24, 2003
SAN DIEGO - On Friday at the Barnes Tennis Center, San Diego State was one of just four schools to advance multiple singles players and multiple doubles teams on the opening day of the main draw at the ITA Western Regional Championships.
Joining the Aztecs, which are co-hosting the 16-team event, with multiple entries left in the singles and doubles brackets are Arizona, UCLA and San Diego.
Senior Katalina Romero and junior Indra Erichsen both won a pair of matches in the singles draw to advance to the round of 16.
Romero defeated Mio Fukishina of UCSB, 6-3, 6-0, and Iza Ferreira of Arizona, 6-1, 2-0, ret., to move on Saturday's play. Erichsen, dropped the first-set of her round of 64 match, but rallied for a 6-7 (6), 6-0, 6-4 victory over Michelle Beyronneau of UC Riverside. The junior had a straight-set win in the round of 32, defeating Olga Yepremian of Cal State Northridge, 6-0, 6-4.
Three other Aztecs fell on the first day of the main draw. Sophomore Dita Hauerlandova lost in the round of 32, while junior Patricia Graf and freshman Alesya Vidov, who qualified for the main draw by winning a qualifying match on Thursday, were eliminated in singles play.
In doubles action, both Aztec teams won opening round matches. The tournament's second-seeded team of Romero and Erichsen cruised to an 8-3 win over Lauren Fitzgerald and Paige Mainor of Hawai'i in the round of 32. Hauerlandova and Vidov paired-up for an 8-4 victory against UC Santa Barbara's Andrea Pintar and Leslie Damion.
The round of 16 and quarterfinal singles matches and round of 16 doubles are on tap for Saturday at the Barnes Center. Matches are scheduled to begin at 9 a.m.
ITA Women's West Regional Championship
Barnes Tennis Center
San Diego State Univ. and Univ. of San Diego, co-host
San Diego, Calif.
Singles Main Draw
Round of 64
(1) Jackie Carlton, UCLA def. Paulie Fabian, ASU - 6-2, 6-1
Carla Arguelles, LMU def. Jenny Kuhle, UCSB - 6-3, 6-1
Gyorgui Zsiros, UNLV def. Melissa Esmero, USC - 6-2, 6-0
Nicole Bouiffler, LBSU def. Tiffany Chang, UCI - 6-4, 6-4
Dita Hauerlandova, SDSU def. Lena Baesch, USD - 7-6, 6-1
Kelly Perry, Arizona def. Jaime Hu, UCI - 4-3, ret.
Bernadette Bayani, USC def. Lauren Fitzgerald, Hawai'i - 6-0, 6-4
(8) Natalie Braverman, Pepp. def. Ruya Inapulat - 6-2, 6-0
(6) Lauren Perl, USD def. Kate Jolson, UCLA - 6-1, 6-3
Lise Sissler, Pepp. def. Tammy Day, LBSU - 7-6 (3), 6-4
Laura Gordon, UCLA def. Andrea Pintar, UCSB - 6-3, 6-2
Carine Vermeulen, USC def. Cindy Treber, UNLV - 6-0, 3-6, 6-2
Olga Yepremian, CSUN def. Amy Vyhnis, UCSB - 6-7 (7), 6-4, 6-4
Indra Erichsen, SDSU def. Michelle Beyronneau, UCR - 6-2, 6-2
Anya Loncaric, UCLA def. Diana Vinis, LMU - 6-2, 6-2
(3) Maja Mlakar, Arizona def. Ioani Sisoe, CSUF - 6-0, 6-2
(4) Diane Hollands, Arizona def. Mirielle Gruenig, UCSB - 6-0, 6-2
Shilpa Joshi, UCLA def. Lindsey Marvel, LBSU - 6-3, 6-2
Karin Schlapbach, Pepp. def. Alesya Vidov, SDSU - 7-5, 6-3
Diane Matias, USC def. Tara Livesay, USD - 6-3, 6-3
Katalina Romero, SDSU def. Mio Fukishina, UCSB - 6-3, 6-0
Iza Ferreira, Arizona def. Sylvia Jaros, Hawai'i - 3-6, 7-6 (7), 6-4
Claire Smith, UNLV def. Ana Matijasevic, CSUN - 6-2, 6-4
(7) Emma Murphy, USD def. Kasia Jakowlew, Arizona - 7-5, 6-3
(5) Sarah Gregg, UCLA def. Lauren Kazarian, USD - 3-6, 6-1, 6-3
Joslyn Burkett, ASU def. Judy De Vera, USC - 6-1, 7-6 (2)
Eva Dickes, Pepp. def. Patricia Graf, SDSU - 6-4, 7-5
Debbie Larocque, Arizona def. Casey Cross, UCR - 6-2, 6-3
Merve Asimgil, Pepperdine def. Anna Bentzer, UCI - 6-1, 4-6, 6-4
Anne Claire Ortiz Luis def. Claudia Argumedo, LBSU - 6-2, 6-4
Jenny Brown, USD def. Patrycia Hubl, LMU - 1-6, 6-4, 6-3
(2) Luana Magnani, USC def. Nina Yaftali, UCLA - 7-6 (2), 6-2
Round of 32
(1) Jackie Carlton, UCLA def. Carla Arguelles, LMU - 6-4, 6-1
Gyorgui Zsiros, UNLV def. Nicole Bouiffler, LBSU - 3-6, 6-3, 6-1
Kelly Perry, Arizona def. Dita Hauerlandova, SDSU - 2-6, 6-3, 6-4
(8) Natalie Braverman, Pepp. def. Bernadette Bayani, USC - 6-4, 6-3
(6) Lauren Perl, USD def. Lise Sissler, Pepp. - 6-3, 6-1
Carine Vermeulen, USC def. Laura Gordon, UCLA - 3-6, 6-4, 6-2
Indra Erichsen, SDSU def. Olga Yepremian, CSUN - 6-0, 6-4
Anya Loncaric, UCLA wo (3) Maja Mlakar, Arizona
(4) Diane Hollands, Arizona def. Shilpa Joshi, UCLA - 6-1, 6-1
Diane Matias, USC def. Karin Schlapbach, Pepp. - 6-3, 6-4
Katalina Romero, SDSU def. Iza Ferreira, Arizona - 6-1, 2-0, ret.
(7) Emma Murphy, USD def. Claire Smith, UNLV - 6-0, 6-1
Joslyn Burkett, ASU def. (5) Sarah Gregg, UCLA - 6-1, 6-3
Debbie Larocque, Arizona def. Eva Dickes, Pepp. - 3-6, 6-0, 6-3
Anne Claire Ortiz Luis, UNLV def. Merve Asimgil, Pepperdine - 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-3
(2) Luana Magnani, USC def. Jenny Brown, USD - 6-1, 6-4
Doubles Main Draw
Round of 32
Carlton-Fisher, UCLA def. Burkett-Fabian, ASU - 9-7
Livesay-Murphy, USD def. Myintton/Myintton, CSUN - 9-8 (4)
Hauerlandova-Vidov, SDSU def. Pintar-Damion, UCSB - 8-4
Braverman-Asimgil, Pepp. def. Arguelles-Kaloi, LMU - 8-6
Zsiros-Treber, UNLV def. Bayani-Esmero, USC - 8-6
Perry-Ferreira, Arizona def. Gregg-Gordon, UCLA - 8-4
Chan-Rocha, LBSU def. Perl-Baensch, USD - 8-3
Matijasevk-Krasinska, CSUN def. Fukushima-Dillon, UCSB - 8-5
Schlapbach-Dickes, Pepp. def. (3) Magnani-Vermeulen, USC - 8-4
Yepremian-Bierman, CSUN def. Jolson-Yaftali, UCLA - 8-6
Brown-Kazarian, USD def. Bouffler-Day, LBSU - 8-6
Chang-Bentzer, UCI def. Beyronneau-Cross, UCR - 8-1
De Vera-Matias def. Marvel-Carroll, LBSU - 8-6
Joshi-Loncaric, UCLA def. Jaros-Aikawa, Hawai'i - 8-2
Larocque-Jakowlew, Arizona def. Ortiz Luiz-Smith, UNLV - 8-4
(2) Romero-Erichsen, SDSU def. Fitzgerald-Mainor, Hawai'i - 8-3