Women's Tennis

Women's Tennis finish first day of SDSU Fall Classic I

Women's Tennis finish first day of SDSU Fall Classic IWomen's Tennis finish first day of SDSU Fall Classic I

Sept. 30, 2016

SAN DIEGO -

2016 Fall Classic Day 1

The San Diego State women's tennis team wrapped the first day of the SDSU Fall Classic I. SDSU finished the first round of matches with seven wins. The three-day tournament is being held at Aztec Tennis Center through Sunday, Oct. 2.

The Aztecs claimed two victories in doubles action, one in each the red and black draws. In the red bracket, Mia Smith and Alli Valk defeated Mya Etienne and Marie Deleval of Grand Canyon University, 6-1. Marina Colvee and Olivia Larsson could not get past Lana Rinaldi and Emilia Occipinti of GCU, falling 6-3.

In the black draw, Taylor Lederman and Jana Buth were knocked off by Kylie Waschuk and Sasha Petrzalkova of GCU, dropping in a 6-2 decision. Kennedy Davis and Paola Diaz would team up to defeat Mickey Hsu and Kristen Poei of Cal State Northridge, 6-2.

Moving into singles play, Lederman was defeated by Elisa Elhadj of CSUN in the red bracket, 6-3, 4-6, 7-5. Larsson was also knocked off in the red draw, falling to Susie Baklini of GCU, 6-2, 7-6.

In the black draw, Davis was taken down by Colomba DiFilippo of USD, 6-1, 6-3, but Buth downed Anna Romeka of Loyola Marymount University, 6-3, 6-1.

Colvee was the sole Aztec competing in the white bracket, where she fought down to the wire to defeat Scout Shutter of CSUN, 7-6, 4-6, 7-5.

Acero and Valk were both victorious in the silver draw, with Acero knocking off Mari Udagawa of CSUN, 6-3, 7-5, while Valk took down Samantha Judan of CSUN, 6-2, 6-1.

Diaz brought in the seventh win of the day in the gold draw, downing Petrzalkova of GCU, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4. Smith could not overcome LMU's Camila Tumosa, dropping 4-6, 6-2, 6-3.

The tournament will continue tomorrow at the Aztec Tennis Center and begins with doubles play at 9 a.m., immediately followed by singles action.

SDSU Fall Classic I ââ'¬" Day One Sept. 30, 2016 Aztec Tennis Center

Doubles

Red Draw
Mia Smith/Alli Valk (SDSU) def. Mya Etienne/Marie Deleval (GCU) ââ'¬" 6-1 Lana Rinaldi/Emilia Occipiti (GCU) def. Marina Colvee/Olivia Larsson (SDSU) ââ'¬" 6-3

Black Draw
Kylie Waschuk/Sasha Petrzalkova (GCU) def. Taylor Lederman/Jana Buth (SDSU) ââ'¬" 6-2 Kennedy Davis/Paola Diaz (SDSU) def. Mickey Hsu/Kristen Poei (CSUN) ââ'¬" 6-2

Singles

Red Draw
Elisa Elhadj (CSUN) def. Taylor Lederman (SDSU) ââ'¬" 6-3, 4-6, 7-5 Susie Baklini (GCU) def. Olivia Larsson (SDSU) ââ'¬" 6-2, 7-6 (6)

Black Draw
Colomba DiFilippo (USD) def. Kennedy Davis (SDSU) ââ'¬" 6-1, 6-3 Jana Buth (SDSU) def. Anna Romeka (LMU) ââ'¬" 6-3, 6-1

White Draw
Marina Colvee (SDSU) def. Scout Shutter (CSUN) ââ'¬" 7-6 (4), 4-6, 7-5

Silver Draw
Berta Acero (SDSU) def. Mari Udagawa (CSUN) ââ'¬" 6-3, 7-5 Alli Valk (SDSU) def. Samantha Judan (CSUN) ââ'¬" 6-2, 6-1

Gold Draw
Camila Tumosa (LMU) def. Mia Smith (SDSU) ââ'¬" 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 Paola Diaz (SDSU) def. Sasha Petrzalkova (GCU) ââ'¬" 6-4, 4-6, 6-4