Women's Tennis

No. 25 SDSU Women's Tennis Falls to No. 33 Florida State

No. 25 SDSU Women's Tennis Falls to No. 33 Florida StateNo. 25 SDSU Women's Tennis Falls to No. 33 Florida State

March 8, 2005

SAN DIEGO - The 25th-ranked San Diego State women's tennis team was defeated by No. 33 Florida State in a close match, 4-3, at SDSU Tennis Stadium. The loss snaps the Aztecs four-match winning streak and is the first suffered at their new facility. As a result, SDSU falls to 7-4 on the season, while the Seminoles climb to 4-4.

Florida State started off on the right foot by sweeping doubles play, all 8-6 victories, and winning at number one singles to take a 2-0 lead.

Junior Dita Hauerlandova got the Aztecs on the board with her, 6-3, 6-3, win over Roxanne Clarke at number two.

At the four position, freshman Eliska Krausova lost to Miranda Foley, 6-4, 6-4, but freshman teammate Nina Spaeth came back and won at number six over Amberly Tantee, 6-3, 6-3.

Following Spaeth's victory, Indra Erichsen evened the match at 3-3 by defeating Tapiwa Marobela by a score of 6-4, 7-6, at number five.

The deciding match came down to SDSU's Andrea Hermansen and FSU's Lindsay Deason at the number three spot.

Deason breezed through the first set, 6-0, but could not keep the momentum as Hermansen bounced back and took the second, 7-6. Unfortunately for Hermansen, Deason claimed the third set and the match for the Seminoles in a tiebreaker, 7-6(8-6).

San Diego State will be action Thurs., March 10, as it hosts 41st-ranked Rice at SDSU Tennis Stadium.

#33 Florida State 4, #25 San Diego State 3
Doubles
1. #12 Moldovan-Deason (FSU) def. Erichsen-Krausova (SDSU), 8-6
2. Clarke-Tantee (FSU) def. Hauerlandova-Vidov (SDSU), 8-6
3. Foley-Marobela (FSU) def. Nielsen-Spaeth (SDSU), 8-6
Florida State wins doubles point

Singles
1. #18 Mihaela Moldovan (FSU) def. Alesya Vidov (SDSU), 6-1, 6-0
2. Dita Hauerlandova (SDSU) def. Roxanne Clarke (FSU), 6-3, 6-3
3. Lindsay Deason (FSU) def. Andrea Hermansen (SDSU), 6-0, 6-7, 7-6(8-6)*
4. Miranda Foley (FSU) def. Eliska Krausova (SDSU), 6-4, 6-4
5. Indra Erichsen (SDSU) def. Tapiwa Marobela (FSU), 6-4, 7-6
6. Nina Spaeth (SDSU) def. Amberly Tantee (FSU), 6-3, 6-3
order of finish: 1, 2, 4, 6, 5, 3
*clinching match