Oct. 25, 2003
SAN DIEGO - San Diego State received victories from second-seeded Katalina Romero and Indra Erichsen and from Dita Hauerlandova and Alesya Vidov in the doubles round of 16 on Saturday at the Barnes Tennis Center in the ITA Western Regional Championships.
Romero and Erichsen posted an 8-6 victory over Debbie Larocque and Kasia Jakowlew of Arizona in the round of 32. Hauerlandova and Vidov earned a spot in the quarterfinals with a win an 8-4 win over Natalie Braverman and Merve Asimgil of Pepperdine.
San Diego State joins USC as the only teams to have multiple doubles teams remaining in the 32-team field, which features the top doubles teams from the region. Other schools still represented in the doubles bracket include Arizona, Long Beach State, San Diego and UCLA.
In singles action, the field was paired from 16 down to four, with both remaining San Diego State players losing on Saturday. Erichsen won her round of 16 match over UCLA's Anya Loncaric, 6-2, 6-4, but lost in the quarterfinals to USC's Carine Vermeulen, 6-1, 6-2.
The Aztecs' Romero was eliminated in the round of 16 with a 6-4, 6-0 loss to seventh-seeded Emma Murphy of San Diego.
The championships continue tomorrow at the Barnes Tennis Center. The singles semifinals open the day at 10 a.m. PDT.
SINGLES - Round of 16
(1) Jackie Carlton, UCLA def. Gyorgui Zsiros, UNLV - 6-4, 6-1
(8) Natalie Braverman def. Kelly Perry, Arizona - 6-2, 6-0
Carine Vermeulen, USC def. (6) Lauren Perl, USD - 4-6, 6-4, 6-0
Indra Erichsen, SDSU def. Carine Vermeulen, USC - 6-2, 6-4
(4) Diane Hollands, Arizona def. Diane Matias, USC - 6-3, 6-3
(7) Emma Murphy, USD def. Katalina Romero, SDSU - 6-4, 6-0
Joslyn Burkett, ASU def. Debbie Larocque, Arizona - 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
(2) Luana Magnani, USC def. Anne Claire Ortiz Luis, UNLV - 6-2, 6-4
SINGLES - Quarterfinals
(1) Jackie Carlton, UCLA def. (8) Natalie Braverman - 7-5, 6-2
Carine Vermeulen, USC def. Indra Erichsen, SDSU - 6-1, 6-2
(4) Diane Hollands, Arizona def. (7) Emma Murphy, USD - 6-1, 6-4
(2) Luana Magnani, USC def. Joslyn Burkett, ASU - 6-4, 7-5
DOUBLES - Round of 16
(1) Carlton-Fisher, UCLA def. Livesay-Murphy, USD - 8-4
Hauerlandova-Vidov, SDSU def. Braverman-Asimgil, Pepperdine - 8-4
Perry-Hollands, Arizona def. Zsiros, Treber, UNLV - 8-2
Chan-Rocha, LBSU def. Matijasevk-Krasinska, CSUN - 8-3
(3) Magnani-Vermeulen, USC def. Yepremian-Bierman, CSUN, 8-3
Brown-Kazarian, USD def. Chang-Bentzer, UCI - 8-2
De Vera-Matias, USC def. Joshi-Loncaric, UCLA - 8-5
(2) Romero-Erichsen def. Larocque-Jakowlew, Arizona - 8-6