April 14, 2009
SAN DIEGO - The San Diego State women's tennis team was unable to defeat cross-town opponent, USD on Tuesday. The Toreros topped the Aztecs, 4-3, in a close match held at the USD West Tennis Courts.
SDSU got out to an early lead in doubles with Esther Cadua and Emma Cioffi downing Marite Raygada and Alexandra Demidova in third doubles, 8-3. The 58th-ranked doubles team of Holly Bagshaw and Julia Trunk clinched the doubles point for San Diego State by defeating Juliette Coupez and Milou Teeling in first doubles, 8-5. In second doubles, the Ellison sisters were outpaced with Roxanne and Sierra falling to Maja Sujica and Tammy Kevey, 8-5.
In singles action, San Diego came out fighting with No. 121 Kevey getting past Cioffi in third singles, 6-4, 6-1. In first singles, Trunk could not hold off Coupez, falling, 6-3, 6-3. Bagshaw would also fall to her USD opponent Sujica, in second singles, 6-3, 6-2. Cadua attempted to rally for the Aztecs, taking down Teeling in fourth singles, 6-2, 6-2. Milana Yusupov followed suit by downing Demidova in sixth singles, 6-4, 0-6, 6-2. Despite her best efforts, Roxanne Ellison could not close out the match for the Scarlet and Black, ultimately falling to Raygada in fifth singles, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2.
SDSU will close out its regular season against BYU and Utah in Las Vegas beginning on April 17.
#54 San Diego 4, #42 San Diego State 3
April 14 - USD West Tennis Courts
San Diego, Calif.
Doubles
1. #58 Bagshaw/Trunk (SDSU) def. Coupez/Teeling (USD) 8-5
2. Sujica/Kevey (USD) def. Ellison/Ellison (SDSU) 8-5
3. Cadua/Cioffi (SDSU) def. Raygada/Demidova (USD) 8-3
Singles
1. Juliette Coupez (USD) def. Julia Trunk (SDSU) 6-3, 6-3
2. Maja Sujica (USD) def. Holly Bagshaw (SDSU) 6-3, 6-2
3. #121 Tammy Kevey (USD) def. Emma Cioffi (SDSU) 6-4, 6-1
4. Esther Cadua (SDSU) def. Milou Teeling (USD) 6-2, 6-2
5. Marite Raygada (USD) def. Roxanne Ellison (SDSU) 2-6, 6-3, 6-2
6. Milana Yusupov (SDSU) def. Alexandra Demidova (USD) 6-4, 0-6, 6-2