Jan. 28, 2012
SAN DIEGO - The No. 53 San Diego State women's tennis team picked up their first two dual-match victories of the season on Saturday. SDSU defeated UC Riverside and Cal State Fullerton by identical 7-0 scores at the Aztec Tennis Center.
In the morning match against the Highlanders (0-1), SDSU won the doubles point and never looked back. The duo of Roxanne Ellison and Sierra Ellison cruised to an 8-3 victory at the top of the order against Jamie Raney and Taylor Raney. Then at No. 2, Julia Wais and Alicia Aguilar registered an 8-3 victory over Natalie McKay and Kat Saltarelli. Emma Cioffi and Laura Antonana Iriarte then followed suit with an 8-4 effort over Courtney Pattugalan and Kate Bergeson at No. 3.
In singles play, the Aztecs won five of their six matches in straight sets. Laura Antonana Iriarte posted a 6-3, 6-0 victory at No. 2 against Natalie McKay and then teammate Julia Wais followed at No. 1 with a 6-1, 6-3 win over Jamie Raney to move the SDSU to within a point of the win.
SDSU then clinched its first dual-match win of the season when Roxanne Ellison logged a 6-0, 6-4 decision against Courtney Pattugalan at No. 5. With the outcome already decided, Emma Cioffi and Sierra Ellison recorded straight-set wins and Kristin Buth finished off the match with a 3-6, 6-2, 10-8 victory against Kate Bergeson.
In the afternoon contest against the Titans (0-1), it was the same story as SDSU swept through doubles to take the early 1-0 lead. Wais and Aguilar started things off with an 8-2 win at No. 2 and Ellison/Ellison followed suit with an 8-2 victory at the top of the ladder against Tiffany Mai and Morgan McIntosh. Cioffi and Antonana Iriarte later made it a clean sweep with an 8-3 performance at No. 3.
The Aztecs cruised through singles play as they earned straight-set victories in all six of their matches. Julia Wais started things off with a victory at No. 1 and then Kristin Buth followed suit with a 6-0, 6-1 win to set the Aztecs up for another victory.
Sierra Ellison then clinched the match as she defeated Morgan McIntosh 6-4, 6-0 to give SDSU its second dual-match victory of the day. Emma Cioffi, Alicia Aguilar and Roxanne Ellison rounded out the scoring for San Diego State as they won at Nos. 3, 5 and 4, respectively.
The Aztecs (2-1) are back in action on Feb. 1 as they travel to Berkeley, Calif., for a 1:30 p.m. PT match against Cal.
San Diego State 7, UC Riverside 0
Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012
Aztec Tennis Center
DOUBLES
1. Roxanne Ellison / Sierra Ellison (SDSU) def. Jamie Raney/Taylor Raney (UCR), 8-3
2. Julia Wais / Alicia Aguilar (SDSU) def. Natalie McKay/Kat Saltarelli (UCR), 8-3
3. Emma Cioffi / Laura Antonana Iriarte (SDSU) def. Courtney Pattugalan/Kate Bergeson (UCR), 8-4
Order of finish: 1, 2, 3
SINGLES
1. Julia Wais (SDSU) def. Jamie Raney (UCR), 6-1, 6-3
2. Laura Antonana Iriarte (SDSU) def. Natalie McKay (UCR), 6-3, 6-0
3. Sierra Ellison (SDSU) def. Kat Saltarelli (UCR), 6-1, 6-4
4. Emma Cioffi (SDSU) def. Taylor Raney (UCR), 6-3, 6-3
5. Roxanne Ellison (SDSU) def. Courtney Pattugalan (UCR), 6-0, 6-4
6. Kristin Buth (SDSU) def. Kate Bergeson (UCR), 3-6, 6-2, 10-8
Order of finish: 2, 1, 5, 4, 3, 6
San Diego State 7, Cal State Fullerton 0
Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012
Aztec Tennis Center
DOUBLES
1. Roxanne Ellison / Sierra Ellison (SDSU) def. Tiffany Mai/Morgan McIntosh (CSUF), 8-2
2. Julia Wais / Alicia Aguilar (SDSU) def. Kalika Slevcove/Monica Rodriguez (CSUF), 8-2
3. Emma Cioffi / Laura Antonana Iriarte (SDSU) def. Jessica Pepa/Avriel Tomaiko (CSUF), 8-3
Order of finish: 2, 1, 3
SINGLES
1. Julia Wais (SDSU) def. Tiffany Mai (CSUF), 6-3, 6-2
2. Sierra Ellison (SDSU) def. Morgan McIntosh (CSUF), 6-4, 6-0
3. Emma Cioffi (SDSU) def. Monica Rodriguez (CSUF), 6-2, 6-1
4. Roxanne Ellison (SDSU) def. Kalika Slevcove (CSUF), 6-0, 6-3
5. Alicia Aguilar (SDSU) def. Jessica Pepa (CSUF), 6-2, 6-3
6. Kristin Buth (SDSU) def. Avriel Tomaiko (CSUF), 6-0, 6-1
Order of finish: 1, 6, 2, 3, 5, 4