March 26, 2011
LOS ANGELES - The 44th-ranked San Diego State women's tennis squad posted its fifth straight win after defeating Loyola Marymount on the road, 6-1, Saturday afternoon. With its season-best fifth consecutive victory, SDSU improves to 9-6 on the year.
In doubles, Julia Trunk and Emma Cioffi emerged with the 9-7 decision at No. 3 to start the Aztecs off on the right foot. Then No. 54 Alicia Aguilar and Julia Wais downed Ashley Anderson and Miya Jin at the second position, 8-6, to give San Diego State the doubles point and the early 1-0 lead.
Wais continued her solid play in singles as she gave SDSU a 2-0 lead after her straight-sets, 6-1, 6-2, victory over Melissa Valenzuela at No. 2. Aguilar, meanwhile, followed her doubles partner's lead at No. 3 when she posted a 6-3, 6-2 decision over Jin.
The Aztecs received the match-clinching win and the necessary fourth team point at the No. 4 position when Emma Cioffi defeated Reka Rohonyi, 6-4, 7-5.
LMU earned its lone point of the afternoon at the bottom of the lineup as Anderson downed Olivia Colman in two sets, 6-3, 6-3.
With the decision already in the books, Trunk and Roxanne Ellison put the finishing touches on the match with three-set victories at Nos. 1 and 5, respectively.
San Diego State returns to action on Thursday, March 31, when it travels to Las Vegas, Nev., as it opens Mountain West Conference action. The Aztecs will face Wyoming at Fertitta Tennis Complex at 10 a.m. PT.
No. 44 San Diego State 6, Loyola Marymount 1
Doubles
1. Bisharat/Valenzuela (LMU) def. No. 44 Ellison/Ellison (SDSU), 9-7
2. No. 54 Aguilar/Wais (SDSU) def. Anderson/Jin (LMU), 8-6
3. Trunk/Cioffi (SDSU) def. Pironkova/Rohonyi (LMU), 9-7
San Diego State wins doubles point.
Singles
1. Julia Trunk (SDSU) def. April Bisharat (LMU), 6-3, 3-6, 10-5
2. Julia Wais (SDSU) def. Melissa Valenzuela (LMU), 6-1, 6-2
3. Alicia Aguilar (SDSU) def. Miya Jin (LMU), 6-3, 6-2
4. Emma Cioffi (SDSU) def. Reka Rohonyi (LMU), 6-4, 7-5
5. Roxanne Ellison (SDSU) def. Elisaveta Pironkova (LMU), 1-6, 7-6, 10-7
6. Ashley Anderson (LMU) def. Olivia Colman (SDSU), 6-3, 6-3
Order of Finish
Doubles: 3, 2, 1
Singles: 2, 3, 4*, 6, 1, 5
*Clinching match