WOMEN'S TENNIS FALLS, 5-2, AT SAN DIEGO STATE

3/19/2011

Maria Meliuk (above) and Clarisse Baca defeated a ranked pair in doubles play at SDSU.

SAN DIEGO, Calif. - The No. 42 ranked Sacramento State women's tennis team lost a dual match, 5-2, with No. 62 ranked San Diego State on Saturday afternoon at the Aztec Tennis Center.

The Hornets dropped to 8-6 on the season while the Aztecs' record also sits at 8-6 following their win.

San Diego State started off the match by taking the doubles point by winning at both No. 1 and No. 3. Sacramento State's tandem of Maria Meliuk and Clarisse Baca defeated SDSU's No. 54 ranked doubles team of Julia Wais and Alicia Aguilar, 8-5, at No. 2.

In singles play the Aztecs won at No. 1, No. 2, No. 3 and No. 5.

Baca and Katharina Knoebl won for the Hornets at No. 4 and No. 6 singles, respectively.

Sacramento State will stay in San Diego to play the University of San Diego Torreros tomorrow.

Sacramento State vs San Deigo State
3/19/2011 at San Diego, Calif.
(Aztec Tennis Center)

#62 San Deigo State 5, #42 Sacramento State 2

Singles competition
1. TRUNK, Julia (SDSU) def. KAPSHAI, Tatsiana (SAC) 6-4, 6-3
2. WAIS, Julia (SDSU) def. DELGADO, Rebeca (SAC) 6-2, 5-7, 6-0
3. AGUILAR, Alicia (SDSU) def. MELIUK, Maria (SAC) 6-2, 6-2
4. BACA, Clarisse (SAC) def. ELLISON, Sierra (SDSU) 6-4, 6-4
5. CIOFFI, Emma (SDSU) def. LOHSCHEIDT, Sophie (SAC) 6-3, 6-4
6. KNOEBL, Katharina (SAC) def. COLMAN, Olivia (SDSU) 6-4, 6-4

Doubles competition
1. #44 ELLISON, Roxanne/ELLISON, Sierra (SDSU) def. #68 KAPSHAI, Tatsiana/DELGADO, Rebeca (SAC) 8-4
2. MELIUK, Maria/BACA, Clarisse (SAC) def. #54 WAIS, Julia/AGUILAR, Alicia (SDSU) 8-5
3. TRUNK, Julia/CIOFFI, Emma (SDSU) def. LOHSCHEIDT, Sophie/KNOEBL, Katharina (SAC) 8-1

Match Notes
Sacramento State 8-6; National ranking #42
San Deigo State 8-6; National ranking #62
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (5,6,2,1,3,4)