Jan. 24, 2015
SAN DIEGO - The San Diego State women's tennis team kicked off its spring slate in dominant fashion as it defeated both its opponents on Saturday. In the first match of the day the Aztecs blanked UC Riverside, 7-0, not allowing the Highlanders a single point. The afternoon saw SDSU defeat Cal State Fullerton, 6-1.
Doubles play opened the day with Olivia Larsson and Felicia Ahlborg downing the Highlanders' Natalie Penner and Tamilla Vaksmanm in the third position, 6-2. In the first spot, Dora Somoracz and Tami Nguyen handled Chloe Pham and Courtney Pattugalan, 6-3, to clinch the point. Kristen and Jana Buth dismissed Karla Dulay and Kassie Troung to complete the doubles sweep, 6-4.
Senior Hailey Johnson would keep the winning ways going as she defeated Sophie El Kara on court No. 6, 6-1, 6-0. In the second spot, Nguyen dismissed Pattugalan, 6-0, 6-0. On court No. 5, Larsson took down Vaksman, 6-1, 6-1. In the fourth spot, freshman Paola Diaz de Regules finished Penner, 6-1, 6-2. On court No. 3, Jana Buth defeated Dulay, 6-2, 6-2. In the top position, Kristin Buth finalized the sweep as she downed Pham, 6-1, 6-0.
The second match of the day began in the same fashion as the first with San Diego State sweeping doubles play. The Buth sisters handled Megan Sandford and Camille De Leon of Cal State Fullerton, 6-1, on the first court. In the second spot, Somoracz and Nguyen clinched the point for SDSU as the duo got past Alexis Valenzuela and Danielle Pham, 6-3. The third court saw the sweep completed as Johnson and Davis combined to down Emily Borkowski and Kalika Slevcove, 6-4.
Court No. 1, saw the only opposition point of the day as Valenzuela topped Kristin Buth, 6-1, 6-0. On court No. 2, Nguyen defeated De Leon, 6-4, 6-0. Diaz de Regules brought the Aztecs within a point of victory as she downed Sandford, 6-0, 6-4. The sixth spot saw Isabelle Hoorn clinch the second win on the day for SDSU as she finished off Michelle Erasmus, 7-5, 6-3. On court No. 4, Jana Buth got past Pha, 6-4, 7-5. The final match of the was also the longest as Davis took Barokowski to a 10-point tie break to decide the outcome, ultimately resulting in an Aztec win, 6-3, 5-7, 11-9.
San Diego State will get back on the courts on Saturday, Jan. 31, against Long Beach State. First serve at Aztec Tennis Center is set for noon,
San Diego State 7, UC Riverside 0
January 24, 2015 - 9 am
Aztec Tennis Center
Doubles
1. Somoracz/Nguyen (SDSU) def. Pham/Pattugalan (UCR) -6-3
2. K. Buth/J. Byth (SDSU) def. Dulay/Troung (UCR) - 6-4
3. Larsson/Ahlborg (SDSU) def. Penner/Vaksman (UCR) - 6-2
(Order of finish: 3, 1, 2)
Singles
1. Kristin Buth (SDSU) def. Chloe Pham (UCR) - 6-1, 6-0
2. Tami Nguyen (SDSU) def. Courtney Pattugalan (UCR) - 6-0, 6-0
3. Jana Buth (SDSU) def. Karla Dulay (UCR) - 6-2, 6-2
4. Paola Diaz de Regules (SDSU) def. Natalie Penner (UCR) - 6-1, 6-2
5. Olivia Larsson (SDSU) def. Tamilla Vaksman (UCR) - 6-1, 6-1
6. Hailey Johnson (SDSU) def. Sophie El-Kara (UCR) - 6-1, 6-0
(Order of finish: 6, 2, 5, 4, 3, 1)
San Diego State 6, Cal State Fullerton 1
January 24, 2015 - 4 pm
Aztec Tennis Center
Doubles
1. K. Buth/J. Buth (SDSU) def. Sandford/De Leon (CSF) - 6-1
2. Somoracz/Nguyen (SDSU) def. Valenzuela/Pham (CSF) - 6-3
3. Johnson/Davis (SDSU) def. Borkowski/Slevcove (CSF) - 6-4
(Order of finish: 1,2,3)
Singles
1. Alexis Valenzuela (CSF) def. Kristin Buth (SDSU) - 6-1, 6-0
2. Tami Nguyen (SDSU) def. Camille De Leon (CSF) - 6-4, 6-0
3. Kennedy Davis (SDSU) def. Emily Borkowski (CSF) - 6-3, 5-7, 11-9
4. Jana Buth (SDSU) def. Danielle Pham (CSF) - 6-4, 7-5
5. Paola Diaz de Regules (SDSU) def. Megan Sandford (CSF) - 6-0, 6-4
6. Isabelle Hoorn (SDSU) def. Michelle Erasmus (CSF) - 7-5, 6-3
(Order of finish: 1, 2, 5, 6, 4, 3)