Feb. 6, 2015
SAN DIEGO - On Friday afternoon, the San Diego State women's tennis team appeared to be on its way to an upset of No. 30 Pepperdine after taking the doubles point but ultimately could not maintain the early lead. The Aztecs would fall in singles play to the Waves, with only Tami Nguyen claiming a singles point. SDSU moves to 2-2 on the season with the 5-2 loss.
San Diego State got out to a fast start with two-straight wins in doubles play. The Buth sisters, Kristin and Jana, defeated Michaela Capannolo and Danielle Feneridis in the second spot, 6-2. Hailey Johnson and Isabelle Hoorn would claim the point for the Aztecs as the duo downed Christine Maddox and Laura Gulbe in the third position, 6-2. Despite the point being decided, the final doubles match would continue with Nguyen and Somoracz falling to Lorraine Guillermo and Apichaya Runglerdkraingkrai on court No. 1, 6-4.
In singles action, No. 17 Guillermo would even up the score for Pepperdine as she defeated Kristin Buth in first singles, 6-4, 6-1. On court No. 4, Capannolo gave the Waves the lead by getting past Paola Diaz de Regules, 6-4, 6-3. Runglerdkraingkrai brought the score to 3-1 as she topped Jana Buth in the third spot, 6-2, 7-6 (2). Court No. 5 would see the match decided as Maddox defeated Johnson, 6-1, 7-5. On court No. 6, Hoorn took her match to three sets but Matea Cutura proved too much, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3. The second spot saw San Diego State's second point of the day as Nguyen rallied from being down one set and took the match in three sets over Gulbe, 2-6, 6-2, 6-4.
The Aztecs will travel north to face 73rd-ranked UC Irvine at noon tomorrow at Anteater Tennis Stadium.
No. 30 Pepperdine 5, San Diego State 2
February 6, 2015 - 2 pm
Aztec Tennis Center
Doubles
1. Guillermo/Runglerdkriangkrai (PEP) def. Nguyen/Somoracz (SDSU) - 6-4
2. K. Buth/J. Buth (SDSU) def. Capannolo/Feneridis (PEP) - 6-2
3. Johnson/Hoorn (SDSU def. Maddox/Gulbe (PEP) - 6-2
(Order of finish: 2, 3, 1)
Singles
1. No. 17 Lorraine Guillermo (PEP) def. Kristin Buth (SDSU) - 6-4, 6-1
2. Tami Nguyen (SDSU) def. Laura Gulbe (PEP) - 2-6, 6-2, 6-4
3. Apichaya Runglerdkriangkrai (PEP) def. Jana Buth (SDSU) - 6-2, 7-6 (2)
4. Michaela Capannolo (PEP) def. Paola Diaz de Regules (SDSU) - 6-4, 6-3
5. Christine Maddox (PEP) def. Hailey Johnson (SDSU) - 6-1, 7-5
6. Matea Cutura (PEP) def. Isabelle Hoorn (SDSU) - 4-6, 6-4, 6-3
(Order of finish: 1, 4, 3, 5, 6, 2)