April 20, 2004
SAN DIEGO - The San Diego State women's tennis team got a victory from its nationally-ranked doubles team and an upset win at number two singles but it was not enough as 49th-ranked San Diego defeated the 69th-ranked Aztecs 5-2 at the SDSU Courts on Tuesday afternoon.
The Toreros won the doubles point, claiming two of the three tightly contested matches. At number two, USD's Lauren Kazarian and Jenny Brown posted an 8-6 win. The Aztecs battled back, getting an 8-6 win at number one from Katalina Romero and Indra Erichsen, the nation's 30th-ranked doubles team. USD clinched the point with a hard-fought 9-7 win at number three by Tara Livesay and Emma Murphy.
All six singles matches were decided in straight sets. San Diego pushed their team advantage to 2-0 when 46th-ranked Murphy defeated Romero at number one singles. The Toreros clinched the match with victories at the bottom of the lineup. At six, Lauren Kazarian was a 6-4, 6-3 winner over Sarah Sansom. That was followed by a USD victory at five, with Jenny Brown claiming a 7-5, 6-4 decision against Patricia Graf.
San Diego State got on the board with an upset at number two when Dita Hauerlandova disposed of 107th-ranked Lauren Perl, 6-4, 6-4. That win was followed up by another victory for the Aztecs, this time at number four, with Alesya Vidov defeating Lina Baensch, 7-5, 4-1, ret.
Livesay completed the scoring for the day, as the Torero was a 7-5, 7-5 winner over Erichsen at number three.
San Diego State, which had won four of the previous five matches against USD, ended the regular season with an 8-14 record, San Diego improved to 9-8 overall. Next up for both teams is their respective conference tournament. The Aztecs play host to the Mountain West Conference Championships beginning April 29 at the Barnes Tennis Center.
No. 49 San Diego 5, No. 69 San Diego State 2
SDSU Courts; San Diego, Calif.
Weather: 74 degrees; sunny
Doubles -- (San Diego claims point)No. 1 - No. 30 Indra Erichsen/Katalina Romero (SDSU) def. Lauren Perl/Lina Baensch (USD) - 8-6No. 2 - Lauren Kazarian/Jenny Brown (USD) def. Dita Hauerlandova/Alesya Vidov (SDSU) - 8-6No. 3 - Tara Livesay/Emma Murphy (USD) def. Patricia Graf/Sarah Sansom (SDSU) - 9-7Order of Finish: 2, 1, 3Clinched Point: 3
Singles --No. 1 - No. 46 Emma Murphy (USD) def. Katalina Romero (SDSU) - 6-2, 6-0No. 2 - Dita Hauerlandova (SDSU) def. No. 107 Lauren Perl (USD) - 6-4, 6-4No. 3 - Tara Livesay (USD) def. Indra Erichsen (SDSU) - 7-5, 7-5No. 4 - Alesya Vidov (SDSU) def. Lina Baensch (USD) - 7-5, 4-1, ret.No. 5 - Jenny Brown (USD) def. Patricia Graf (SDSU) - 7-5, 6-4No. 6 - Lauren Kazarian (USD) def. Sarah Sansom (SDSU) - 6-4, 6-3Order of Finish: 1, 6, 5, 2, 4, 3Clinched Match: 5
Exhibition Match --Jenna Anderson (USD) def. Julie Litrich (SDSU) - 8-4