March 14, 2005
SAN DIEGO -
SDSU Weekly Olympic Sports Release
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SDSU Looks to Break Recent Two-Match Slide Against 53rd-Ranked Tulsa
* The 25th-ranked San Diego State women's tennis team continues its longest homestand of the season with a single match versus No. 53 Tulsa on Tuesday. The Aztecs come into the match having lost two straight and own a record of 7-5. The Golden Hurricane, meanwhile, visits San Diego with a 7-9 record, having just recently lost to Mountain West Conference member New Mexico.
After the Tulsa match, SDSU will have the week off until it faces Ohio State, March 22, in the last match of the current seven-match homestand.
SDSU Returns Home For a Brief One-Match Homestand Versus No. 29 Virginia Commonwealth
* San Diego State returns home from a 1-2 trip at the Blue/Gray National Tennis Classic in Montgomery, Ala., to play host to 29th-ranked VCU on Saturday.
The Aztecs head into the match with a 5-5 overall record after losing to Rice and Brown and defeating William and Mary at the Blue/Gray over the weekend. The Rams meanwhile have a record of 9-5 after beginning the year winning nine of their first 10 matches. Before Sunday's match, the Rams will take on UCLA Wednesday and San Diego on Saturday.
After Sunday's contest, the Aztecs will not be in action until March 29 when they travel to Santa Barbara during spring break to face Harvard and UC Santa Barbara March 30.
SDSU Faces Long Beach State For A Brief Road Trip Sunday
* San Diego State (9-9, 2-5 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) goes on the road again, this time for a single game against Long Beach State, on Sunday at noon.
After enjoying a five-game homestand, with a not-so-enjoyable 3-2 record, SDSU will take on the 49ers in a MPSF game and then heads to Hawaii March 26-30, for the Hawai'i Invitational and a conference game versus the Wahine during spring break.
SDSU Continues Spring Schedule In Hawaii
*After a three-week break, the San Diego State women's golf team continues its spring schedule by heading to Hawaii for the Dr. Thompson Invitational, March 15-16. The tournament will be held in Kaneohe, Hawaii, at the par-72, 5,829-yard Kaneohe Klipper Golf Course. Kaneohe is approximately 12 miles northeast of Honolulu on the island of Oahu.
SDSU will be one of 12 teams in the field, which also includes two teams, No. 22 Washington State and No. 45 USF, ranked in the top 50 in the current Golfweek/Sagarin Top 25. Other teams competing include British Columbia, BYU-Hawaii, Hawai'i, Hawaii-Hilo, Middle Tennessee State, Northern Colorado, Osaka University, UTEP and Weber State.
The first 36 holes will be played on Tuesday, with the final 18 holes on Wednesday. A 7:30 a.m. (HT) shotgun start is scheduled for both days.
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