March 31, 2011
LAS VEGAS - The 47th-ranked San Diego State women's tennis team opened Mountain West Conference action with a 4-3 victory over Wyoming at Fertitta Tennis Complex on the campus of UNLV. The win was the Aztecs' sixth in a row and improves their record to 10-6 on the season (1-0 MWC).
SDSU continued its dominating ways in doubles, claiming all three decisions to take the early 1-0 lead. No. 51 Roxanne Ellison and Sierra Ellison defeated Simona Synkova and Kim van Ginkel at the top of the order, 8-7(4). San Diego State's other ranked duo, No. 74 Alicia Aguilar and Julia Wais, posted an 8-6 win at No. 2, while Julia Trunk and Emma Cioffi were 8-3 winners at third doubles.
In singles, SDSU took a 2-0 lead when Sierra Ellison cruised to a 6-3, 6-0 victory over Rebecca Berger at No. 5. Wyoming got on the scoreboard shortly thereafter when Sasa Nemvoca defeated Olivia Colman in straight sets to cut the Aztec lead to 2-1.
Cioffi, however, responded in a positive fashion at No. 4 when she downed van Ginkel, 6-0, 6-2, which brought San Diego State to within one point of the team victory. The deciding point came in the next decision when Aguilar was on the winning side of a 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 score vs. Synkova at No. 3.
The Cowgirls put the finishing touches on the match with victories at Nos. 2 and 1, respectively, but their effort was not enough as the Aztecs logged the necessary four points to post their season-long sixth win in a row.
San Diego State returns to the court on Friday when it faces Colorado State at Fertitta Tennis Complex at 10 a.m. PT.
No. 47 San Diego State 4, No. 68 Wyoming 3
Fertitta Tennis Complex; Las Vegas, Nev.
Doubles
1. No. 51 Roxanne Ellison/Sierra Ellison (SDSU) def. Synkova/Ginkel (WYO) 8-7 (4)
2. No. 74 Aguilar/Wais (SDSU) def. Berger/Kovacs (WYO) 8-6
3. Trunk/Cioffi (SDSU) def. Popovic/Carly Van Hollen (WYO) 8-3
Singles
1. Veronica Popovici (WYO) def. Julia Trunk (SDSU) 4-6, 7-5, 7-5
2. Alexandra Kovacs (WYO) def. Julia Wais (SDSU) 5-7, 6-1, 6-3
3. Alicia Aguilar (SDSU) def. Simona Synkova (WYO) 6-2, 3-6, 6-3
4. Emma Cioffi (SDSU) def. Kim van Ginkel (WYO) 6-0, 6-2
5. Sierra Ellison (SDSU) def. Rebecca Berger (WYO) 6-3, 6-0
6. Sasa Nemvoca (WYO) def. Olivia Coleman (SDSU) 6-4, 6-2
Order of Finish
Doubles: 3, 2, 1
Singles: 5, 6, 4, 3*, 2, 1
*clinching match