Jan. 24, 2010
SAN DIEGO - The 42nd-ranked San Diego State women's tennis team posted their 14th consecutive season-opening victory with their 6-1 win over UC Riverside on Sunday morning at Aztec Tennis Center. SDSU improves to 1-0, while the Highlanders fall to 0-1.
In doubles action, the Scarlet and Black dominated from start to finish. The duo of Roxanne Ellison and Sierra Ellison were the first team off the court as they blanked UCR's top team of Roxanne Plata and Angelique Corpuz, 8-0. Next off were Julia Trunk and Alicia Aguilar at No. 2, when they downed Donna McCullough and Nadia Sakhakorn, 8-2. Then to make it a clean sweep, Emma Cioffi and Julia Wais posted an 8-3 victory over Taylor Raney and Natalie McKay and third doubles.
The Aztec dominance continued on into singles play as Wais set the tone at No. 4 when she dispatched Plata in straight sets, 6-0, 6-3. Playing in her first singles match at SDSU, Aguilar made quick work of Raney as she, too, won in straight sets, 6-3, 6-2, putting San Diego State just one point away from recording the dual-match victory.
UC Riverside finally dented the scoreboard when Naseem Eslami fell victim to McKay, losing in 7-5, 6-4 fashion. But soon after the minor setback, Trunk clinched the match for the home team with her 6-2, 6-4 decision over McCullough at the top of the singles ladder.
Cioffi and Roxanne Ellison put the finishing touches on the morning with their wins at No. 5 and 2, respectively, as the Aztecs went on to post their sixth win over UCR in as many tries.
San Diego State returns to the court later this afternoon when they play host to Cal State Fullerton at Aztec Tennis Center. First serve is set for 4 p.m. PT.
#42 San Diego State 6, UC Riverside 1
Doubles
1. Roxanne Ellison/Sierra Ellison (SDSU) def. Roxanne Plata/Angelique Corpuz (UCR), 8-0
2. Julia Trunk/Alicia Aguilar (SDSU) def. Donna McCullough/Nadia Sakhakorn (UCR), 8-2
3. Emma Cioffi/Julia Wais (SDSU) def. Taylor Raney/Natalie McKay (UCR), 8-3
San Diego State wins doubles point.
Singles
1. Julia Trunk (SDSU) def. Donna McCullough (UCR), 6-2, 6-4
2. Roxanne Ellison (SDSU) def. Nadia Sakhakorn (UCR), 4-6, 6-3, 10-4
3. Alicia Aguilar (SDSU) def. Taylor Raney (UCR), 6-3, 6-2
4. Julia Wais (SDSU) def. Roxanne Plata (UCR), 6-0, 6-3
5. Emma Cioffi (SDSU) def. Angelique Corpuz (UCR), 6-7(6), 6-0, 6-2
6. Natalie McKay (UCR) def. Naseem Eslami (SDSU), 7-5, 6-4
Order of finish
Doubles: 1, 2, 3
Singles: 4, 3, 6, 1*, 5, 2
*clinching match