Feb. 26, 2011
HONOLULU - The 62nd-ranked San Diego State women's tennis team snapped a five-match losing streak on Saturday with its 5-2 victory at Hawai'i. The win propels the Aztecs to a record of 4-5.
In doubles, SDSU swept all three matches to take the early lead. Olivia Colman and Sierra Ellison were the first ones off the court with their 8-3 decision over Alyssa Nafarrete and Mari Tadaki. No. 46 Julia Wais and Alicia Aguilar later clinched the point after cruising to an 8-2 win at the top of the ladder. Then San Diego State made it 3-for-3 when Julia Trunk and Emma Cioffi grinded out a 9-7(3) performance at the middle position.
Wais gave the Aztecs a 2-0 lead with her straight-sets win (6-1, 6-2) over Magdalena Ploch at No. 3 and Sierra Ellison brought the Scarlet and Black to within one point of the team victory after she dispatched Natasha Zorec, 6-2, 6-2, at No. 4.
Cioffi put an end to the suspense at No. 5 and provided the Aztecs with their fourth point as she defeated Nafarrete, 7-5, 6-2. Following a UH win at No. 6, Aguilar provided San Diego State with its fifth team point after she beat Barbara Pinterova, 0-6, 6-4, 6-3.
SDSU returns to the court March 4, when it plays host to Long Beach State at noon.
No. 62 San Diego State 5, Hawai'i 2
Honolulu, Hawaii
Doubles
1. No. 46 Wais/Aguilar (SDSU) def. Pinterova/Poljakova (UH), 8-2
2. Trunk/Cioffi (SDSU) def. Zorec/Van den Bergh (UH), 9-7(3)
3. Colman/S. Ellison (SDSU) def. Nafarrete/Tadaki (UH), 8-3
San Diego State wins doubles point.
Singles
1. No. 94 Katarina Poljakova (UH) def. Julia Trunk (SDSU), 6-1, 7-6(3)
2. Alicia Aguilar (SDSU) def. Barbara Pinterova (UH), 0-6, 6-4, 6-3
3. Julia Wais (SDSU) def. Magdalena Ploch (UH), 6-1, 6-2
4. Sierra Ellison (SDSU) def. Natasha Zorec (UH), 6-2, 6-2
5. Emma Cioffi (SDSU) def. Alyssa Nafarrete (UH), 7-5, 6-2
6. Aglae Van den Bergh (UH) def. Laura Antonana Iriarte (SDSU), 7-5, 6-2
Order of finish
Doubles: 3, 1, 2
Singles: 3, 4, 5*, 6, 2, 1
*clinching match