Jan. 22, 2011
SAN DIEGO - The San Diego State women's tennis squad opened its 2011 dual-match season Saturday and defeated UC Riverside and Cal State Fullerton by identical 6-1 scores at Aztec Tennis Center.
In the morning match vs. the Highlanders, SDSU won the doubles point and never looked back. No. 27 Roxanne Ellison and Sierra Ellison experienced zero trouble at the top of the order, dismissing Taylor Raney and Jamie Raney, 8-2. Then at No. 2, Alicia Aguilar and Julia Wais stepped off the court after registering an 8-3 win over Nadia Sakhakorn/Natalie McKay and were followed by Olivia Colman and Aztec newcomer Laura Antonana Iriarte's 8-6 effort over Angelique Corpuz/Kate Bergeson at No. 3.
After a brief break, singles got underway and the Aztecs ran off four consecutive wins to clinch the match. In order, Julia Trunk posted a straight-sets victory at No. 1 and was followed into the clubhouse by Emma Cioffi, Colman, Aguilar and Antonana Iriarte, who all recorded two-set decisions.
In the afternoon contest vs. the Titans, it was the same story as SDSU swept through doubles to take the early 1-0 lead. Aguilar and Antonana Iriarte cruised to an 8-1 victory at No. 3 and Ellison/Ellison continued their stellar play by beating Tiffany Mai/Monica Rodriguez, 8-3, at the top of the ladder. Trunk and Cioffi later made it a clean sweep with an 8-6 performance at No. 2.
In singles, Cioffi made quick work of her opponent at No. 4 as did Wais at the second slot. Then for the second time in as many tries, Colman put the match to bed and provided the clinching point with her winning effort at No. 6. Trunk and Sierra Ellison rounded out the scoring for San Diego State as they won at Nos. 1 and 3, respectively.
SDSU returns to action on Saturday when it takes on UC Irvine on the road. Doubles will get underway at noon PT.
No. 57 San Diego State 6, UC Riverside 1
Aztec Tennis Center - San Diego, Calif.
Doubles
1. No. 27 Roxanne Ellison/Sierra Ellison (SDSU) def. Taylor Raney/Jamie Raney (UCR), 8-2
2. Alicia Aguilar/Julia Wais (SDSU) def. Nadia Sakhakorn/Natalie McKay (UCR), 8-3
3. Olivia Colman/Laura Antonana Iriarte def. Angelique Corpuz/Kate Bergeson (UCR), 8-6
San Diego State wins doubles point.
Singles
1. Julia Trunk (SDSU) def. Taylor Raney (UCR), 6-1, 6-0
2. Alicia Aguilar (SDSU) def. Jamie Raney (UCR), 7-6(2), 6-2
3. Nadia Sakhakorn (UCR) def. Roxanne Ellison (SDSU), 6-2, 3-6, 10-8
4. Laura Antonana Iriarte (SDSU) def. Natalie McKay (UCR), 7-5, 7-5
5. Emma Cioffi (SDSU) def. Kate Bergeson (UCR), 6-1, 6-2
6. Olivia Colman (SDSU) def. Angelique Corpuz (UCR), 6-1, 6-3
Order of finish
Doubles: 1, 2, 3
Singles: 1, 5, 6*, 2, 3, 4
*clinching match
No. 57 San Diego State 6, Cal State Fullerton 1
Aztec Tennis Center - San Diego, Calif.
Doubles
1. No. 27 Roxanne Ellison/Sierra Ellison (SDSU) def. Tiffany Mai/Monica Rodriguez (CSUF), 8-3
2. Julia Trunk/Emma Cioffi (SDSU) def. Megan Sandford/Morgan McIntosh (CSUF), 8-6
3. Alicia Aguilar/Laura Antonana Iriarte (SDSU) def. Karina Akhmedova/Malorie De la Cruz (CSUF), 8-1
San Diego State wins doubles point.
Singles
1. Julia Trunk (SDSU) def. Tiffany Mai (CSUF), 6-2, 6-4
2. Julia Wais (SDSU) def. Morgan McIntosh (CSUF), 6-4, 6-2
3. Sierra Ellison (SDSU) def. Malorie De la Cruz (CSUF), 6-3, 6-4
4. Emma Cioffi (SDSU) def. Megan Sandford (CSUF), 6-0, 6-3
5. Karina Akhmedova (CSUF) def. Laura Antonana Iriarte (SDSU), 6-3, 6-0
6. Olivia Colman (SDSU) def. Monica Rodriguez (CSUF), 6-2, 6-1
Order of finish
Doubles: 3, 1, 2
Singles: 4, 2, 6*, 5, 1, 3
*clinching match