March 9, 2011
SAN DIEGO - The San Diego State women's tennis team bounced back from last week's loss to Long Beach State with a 4-3 victory against No. 30 Pepperdine on Wednesday afternoon at the Aztec Tennis Center. With the win, SDSU improves to 5-6 on the year.
In doubles, the Aztecs swept all three matches to take an early lead. No. 63 Julia Wais and Alicia Aguilar were the first to finish with an 8-2 win against Megan Moore and Arianna Colffer. Then Julia Trunk and Emma Cioffi defeated Khunpak Issara and Andrea Oates, 8-4, to clinch the point for SDSU. The Aztecs completed the sweep at doubles when No. 28 Roxanne Ellison and Sierra Ellison pulled of an 8-6 victory against Anamika Bhargava and Ale Granillo.
SDSU fell behind early in singles with three straight losses, but mounted a comeback. Emma Cioffi started things off with a 6-3, 6-3 win at No. 5 against Andrea Oates. The Aztecs then cut the deficit when Olivia Colman defeated Megan Moore, 6-1, 7-6 (4), at No. 6. Then in an intense battle at No. 1, Julia Trunk pulled off the 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 victory to give SDSU the win against Pepperdine.
The Aztecs will be back in action on Wednesday, March 16, when it faces Syracuse at 2 p.m.
San Diego State 4 def. No. 30 Pepperdine 3
San Diego, Calif.
Doubles
1) No. 28 Roxanne Ellison / Sierra Ellison (SDSU) def. Anamika Bhargava/Ale Granillo (PEP), 8-6
Julia Wais / Alicia Aguilar (SDSU) def. Megan Moore/Arianna Colffer (PEP), 8-2
3) Julia Trunk / Emma Cioffi (SDSU) def. Khunpak Issara/Andrea Oates (PEP), 8-4
Singles
1) Julia Trunk (SDSU) def. Anamika Bhargava (PEP), 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
2) Arianna Colffer (PEP) def. Julia Wais (SDSU) 6-2, 7-6 (4)
3) Ale Granillo (PEP) def. Alicia Aguilar (SDSU) 6-4, 7-6 (6)
4) Khunpak Issara (PEP) def. Sierra Ellison (SDSU), 6-3, 2-6, 6-2
5) Emma Cioffi (SDSU) def. Andrea Oates (PEP), 6-3, 6-3
6) Olivia Colman (SDSU) def. Megan Moore (PEP), 6-1, 7-6 (4)
Order of finish
Doubles: 2, 3, 1
Singles: 3, 2, 4, 5, 6, 1*
*clinching match