Women's Tennis

Aztec Women's Tennis Can't Avoid Washington Sweep In Final Home Match

Aztec Women's Tennis Can't Avoid Washington Sweep In Final Home MatchAztec Women's Tennis Can't Avoid Washington Sweep In Final Home Match

April 10, 2009

SAN DIEGO - In its final home match of the season, the San Diego State women's tennis team was unable to take down 35th-ranked Washington Friday at the Aztec Tennis Center. The Aztecs fell to the Huskies, 7-0, in their last non-conference match of the season.

In doubles action, Joyce Ardies and Denise Dy defeated 58th-ranked Holly Bagshaw and Julia Trunk in first doubles, 8-2. Samantha Smith and Lina Xu clinched the doubles point for the Huskies by topping Esther Cadua and Emma Cioffi in third doubles, 8-4. Roxanne and Sierra Ellison downed Venise Chan and Aleks Malovic in second doubles, 8-7 (2). With the victory the Ellison sisters improved their overall record to 19-8.

In singles action, Washington's Samantha Smith picked up a win over Roxanne Ellison in fourth singles, 6-1, 6-0. In first singles, No. 24 Chan defeated Bagshaw, 6-4, 6-3. Trunk was outmatched in second singles, ultimately falling to 78th-ranked Dy, 6-4, 6-2. In sixth singles Malovic got past Olivia Colman, 6-0, 6-4, while Milana Yusupov fell in fifth singles to Ardies, 6-4, 7-5. Xu defeated Cadua in third singles, 6-3, 7-6 (8), to complete the singles sweep.

#35 Washington 7, #42 San Diego State 0
April 10 - Aztec Tennis Center

Doubles
1. Ardies/Dy (UW) def. (#58) Bagshaw/Trunk (SDSU), 8-2
2. R. Ellison/S. Ellison (SDSU) def. Chan/Malovic (UW), 8-7(2)
3. Smith/Xu (UW) def. Cadua/Cioffi (SDSU), 8-4

Singles
1. (#24) Venise Chan (UW) def. Holly Bagshaw (SDSU), 6-4, 6-3
2. (#78) Denise Dy (UW) def. Julia Trunk (SDSU), 6-4, 6-2
3. Lina Xu (UW) def. Esther Cadua (SDSU), 6-3, 7-6(8)
4. Samantha Smith (UW) def. Roxanne Ellison (SDSU), 6-1, 6-0
5. Joyce Ardies (UW) def. Milana Yusupov (SDSU), 6-4, 7-5
6. Aleks Malovic (UW) def. Olivia Colman (SDSU), 6-0, 6-4