Jan. 20, 2007
SAN DIEGO - The 39th-ranked San Diego State women's tennis team kicked off its 2007 dual-match campaign in dominating fashion on Saturday, defeating Cal State Fullerton, 6-1, and UC Riverside, 7-0, in a doubleheader at Aztec Tennis Center. The Aztecs lost only two matches on the afternoon en route to the sweep and began their season with a 2-0 record for the fourth year in a row.
Battling unusually cool temperatures throughout the day, SDSU caught fire early in its clash with Cal State Fullerton by taking all three doubles matches. First off the court was the duo of Kathryn Kitts and Sisse Nielsen, who upended the Titans' Katrina Domela and Brandy Andrews, 8-4. The tandem of Holly Bagshaw and Eliska Krausova then secured the doubles point for the Scarlet and Black with an 8-3 defeat of Shelly Injejikian and Cheyenne Inglis.
In singles play, senior Alesya Vidov got things rolling for the Aztecs by overpowering Inglis in straight sets, 6-1, 6-1, in the No. 3 position. Over on the No. 6 court, freshman Ozge Atalay was triumphant in her first dual match for SDSU after taking down the Titans' Brandy Andrews, 6-4, 6-0, while sophomore Esther Cadua clinched the victory for SDSU with a 6-1, 6-2 decision over Injejikian at the No. 4 spot. Rounding out the winners were Nielsen and junior Eliska Krausova, who entered the season with a No. 69 national ranking.
The Aztecs kept up the momentum in their afternoon tilt with UC Riverside by grabbing the early doubles point. Vidov joined forces with Atalay to dispatch the Highlanders' H.R. Espiritu and Roxanne Plata, 8-2. The Nielsen-Kitts pairing then duplicated its earlier success with an 8-4 win over Anne Marie Simonsen and Alex Khoury to give SDSU a 1-0 advantage.
Singles play was painted all Scarlet and Black, as SDSU lost only one set en route to capturing all six matches. Vidov was once again first off the court after disposing of Espiritu, 6-1, 6-1, at the No.2 position, while Cadua, Krausova and Atalay followed with their second wins of the day. Meanwhile, Kitts and senior Yuki Hagiwara were victorious in their first dual matches of the year to help complete the Aztec sweep.
SDSU returns to the courts Sunday, Jan. 28, when it plays host to 11th-ranked California at Aztec Tennis Center. Match time is scheduled for 10 a.m. PST.
No. 39 SAN DIEGO STATE 6, CAL STATE FULLERTON 1
Jan. 20, 2007
Aztec Tennis Center--San Diego, Calif.
Doubles
1. Holly Bagshaw/Eliska Krausova (SDSU) def. Shelly Injejikian/Cheyenne Inglis (CSF), 8-3.
2. Alesya Vidov/Esther Cadua (SDSU) def. Gina Le/Mai-Ly Tran (CSF), 9-8.
3. Kathryn Kitts/Sisse Nielsen (SDSU) def. Katrina Domela/Brandy Andrews
(CSF), 8-4.
SDSU wins doubles point
Singles
1. Gina Le (CSF) def. No. 51 Holly Bagshaw (SDSU), 3-6, 7-5, 10-8.^
2. No. 69 Eliska Krausova (SDSU) def. Katrina Domela (CSF), 6-4, 6-3.
3. Alesya Vidov (SDSU) def. Cheyenne Inglis (CSF), 6-1, 6-1.
4. Esther Cadua (SDSU) def. Shelly Injejikian (CSF), 6-1, 6-2.
5. Sisse Nielsen (SDSU) def. Mai-Ly Tran (CSF), 6-3, 6-4.
6. Ozge Atalay (SDSU) def. Brandy Andrews (CSF), 6-4, 6-0.
Order of finish
Doubles: 3, 1, 2
Singles: 3, 6, 4*, 2, 5, 1
*match-securing victory
^super tie-breaker
No. 39 SAN DIEGO STATE 7, UC RIVERSIDE 0
Jan. 20, 2007
Aztec Tennis Center--San Diego, Calif.
Doubles
1. Erynne Oki/Donna McCullough (UCR) def. Holly Bagshaw/Eliska Krausova (SDSU), 9-8.
2. Alesya Vidov/Ozge Atalay (SDSU) def. H.R. Espiritu/Roxanne Plata (UCR), 8-2.
3. Kathryn Kitts/Sisse Nielsen (SDSU) def. Anne Marie Simonsen/Alex Khoury (UCR), 8-4.
SDSU wins doubles point
Singles
1. No. 69 Eliska Krausova (SDSU) def. Erynne Oki (UCR), 6-1, 6-3.
2. Alesya Vidov (SDSU) def. H.R. Espiritu (UCR), 6-1, 6-1.
3. Esther Cadua (SDSU) def. Donna McCullough (UCR), 6-3, 6-0.
4. Kathryn Kitts (SDSU) def. Yasaman Sakhakorn (UCR), 2-6, 7-6(5), 10-6.^
5. Yuki Hagiwara (SDSU) def. Catrisha Cabanilla (UCR), 6-4, 6-4.
6. Ozge Atalay (SDSU) def. Roxanne Plata (UCR), 6-4, 6-4.
Order of finish
Doubles: 2, 3, 1
Singles: 2, 3, 6*, 1, 4, 5
*match-securing victory
^super tie-breaker