Feb. 23, 2005
LOS ANGELES - San Diego State's 69th-ranked women's tennis team fell to No. 12 Southern California, 7-0, at Marks Stadium on Wednesday afternoon. The Aztecs, playing their first dual match since Feb. 6, fall to 3-3 on the season, while the Women of Troy improve to 5-0.
In doubles play, Southern California won the doubles point by defeating SDSU in all three matches.
Indra Erichsen and Dita Hauerlandova lost, 8-5, at number one to Nicole Leimbach and Carine Vermuelen. At number two, Alesya Vidov and Eliska Krausova fell, 8-2, to Anca Anatasiu-Lindsey Nelson. In the third doubles match, Andrea Hermansen and Sisse Nielsen were defeated, 8-3.
The Aztecs' struggles continued into singles play as well, losing five of the six matches in straight sets. Four of SDSU defeats came against nationally ranked opposition.
Erichsen fell to 17th-ranked Lindsey Nelson, 6-0, 6-0, at court two. Later, No. 88 Anastasiu downed Vidov in straight sets, 6-1, 6-1. Then at center court, USC's ninth-ranked Leimbach beat Hauerlandova, 6-0, 6-0, to clinch the match for the Women of Troy.
Rounding out the day, Krausova lost to No. 87 Dianne Matias, 6-1, 6-3, at number four. At number six, Nielsen lost to Judy DeVera, 6-3, 6-1.
At number five, Hermansen put up a fight against USC's Vermuelen, losing the first set, 6-2, and bouncing back to win, 6-4, in the second. The final set was a close one, as it required a tiebreaker, one in which Vermuelen won 10-6.
SDSU will be back in action on Feb. 26, when they play at UC Irvine beginning at noon.
#12 USC 7, #69 San Diego State 0
Doubles
(1) Leimbach/Vermeulen (USC) def. Erichsen/Hauerlandova (SDSU) - 8-5
(2) Anastasiu/Nelson (USC) def. Vidov/Krausova (SDSU) - 8-2
(3) DeVera/Matias (USC) def. Hermansen/Nielsen (SDSU) - 8-3
USC wins doubles point
Singles
(1) #9 Nicole Leimbach (USC) def. Dita Hauerlandova (SDSU) - 6-0, 6-0*
(2) #17 Lindsey Nelson (USC) def. Indra Erichsen (SDSU) - 6-0, 6-0
(3) #88 Anca Anastasiu (USC) def. Alesya Vidov (SDSU) - 6-1, 6-1
(4) #87 Dianne Matias (USC) def. Eliska Krausova (SDSU) - 6-1, 6-3
(5) Carine Vermeulen (USC) def. Andrea Hermansen (SDSU) - 6-2, 4-6, 7-6(10-6)
(6) Judy Devera (USC) def. Sisse Nielsen (SDSU) - 6-3, 6-1
Order of finish: 2, 3, 1, 6, 5, 4
* Match-clinching victories