Margarita Karnaukhova |
PORTLAND, Ore. – Led by 61st-ranked freshman Margarita Karnaukhova, the Sacramento State women’s tennis team swept Eastern Washington, 4-0, on Friday afternoon in the quarterfinal round of the 2003 Big Sky Conference Championship, hosted by Portland State. With the win, the 69th-ranked Hornets improved to 14-7 on the year.In doubles play, Sacramento State won two of three matches to gain the point. Margarita Karnaukhova and Ann Roslund teamed up to defeat Jennifer Jolley and Marie Carroll, 8-1, and the Hornet tandem of Petra Abraham/Cristina Rivieccio defeated Stacie Pate and Lesley Liddell, 8-1. Since the Hornets had gained the doubles point, the match between Sacramento State’s Roberta Fessenko/Amanda Sanches and Eastern Washington’s Leanna Mehren/Teri Sherrill remained unfinished.
Karnaukhova rejoined the singles ladder, after eight matches on the sidelines due to an injured back, and defeated Jolley in straight sets, 6-0, 6-0. Sophomore Fessenko defeated Eagle Carroll, 6-0, 6-1, and junior Roslund defeated Pate, 6-1, 6-1. Abraham, Sanches and Rivieccio did not finish due to the Hornets clinching the win.
The Hornets advance to face Weber State in the semifinals of the Big Sky Conference Championships on Saturday, April 26, at 2 p.m., in
Sacramento State 4, Eastern Washington 0
Singles:
1: Margarita Karnaukhova (SAC) def. Jennifer Jolley (EWU), 6-0, 6-0
2: Roberta Fessenko (SAC) def. Marie Carroll (EWU), 6-0, 6-1
3: Ann Roslund (SAC) def. Stacie Pate (EWU), 6-1, 6-1
4: Petra Abraham (SAC) vs. Lesley Liddell (EWU), (did not finish)
5: Amanda Sanches (SAC) vs. Leanna Mehren (EWU), (did not finish)
6: Christina Riviecccio (SAC) vs. Teri Sherrill (EWU), (did not finish)
Doubles:
1: Karnaukhova/Roslund (SAC) def. Jolley/Carroll (EWU), 8-1
2: Fessenko/Sanches (SAC) vs. Mehren/Sherrill (EWU), (did not finish)
3: Abraham/Rivieccio (SAC) def. Pate/Liddell (EWU), 8-1
