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Hornets Down Weber State 6-1
4/10/2011 10:03:00 PM | Women's Tennis
OGDEN, Utah -- The Sacramento State Hornets continued its long-standing dominance of the Big Sky Conference on Sunday as the Weber State women's tennis team suffered a 6-1 loss at the Ogden Athletic Club.
The Wildcats were swept in doubles play, losing 8-1 at No. 1 and No. 2 and 8-0 at No. 3. The Hornets then took five of the six singles matches, winning in straight sets in each of the bottom four positions.
Naseem Eslami fought back from a 6-1 first set loss to extend the match with a 6-2 second set win, but fell in a tiebreaker in the deciding set to Tatsiana Kapshai at the No. 1 spot.
Brittiny Moore claimed the only point for the Wildcats on the day at the No. 2 position. After Moore took the first set 6-3, her opponent, Rebeca Delgado, retired, giving the point to the WSU junior.
The loss drops the Wildcats to 3-9 overall on the season, and to 2-3 in Big Sky Conference play. The Hornets improved to 14-8 with the win, and remained unbeaten in league play at 6-0.
Sacramento State vs Weber State Apr 10, 2011 at Ogden, UT (Ogden Athletic Club)
Sacramento State 6, Weber State 1
Singles competition
1. Tatsiana Kapshai (SAC) def. Naseem Eslami (WSU) 6-1, 2-6, 7-6
2. Brittiny Moore (WSU) def. Rebeca Delgado (SAC) 6-3, retired
3. Maria Meliuk (SAC) def. Annika Karlsen (WSU) 6-3, 6-0
4. Clarisse Baca (SAC) def. Michelle Warwick (WSU) 6-0, 6-1
5. Sophie Lohscheidt (SAC) def. Kristi Russell (WSU) 6-2, 6-3
6. Milica Zivanovic (SAC) def. Nittaya Phonharath (WSU) 6-2, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. Tatsiana Kapshai/Rebeca Delgado (SAC) def. Naseem Eslami/Brittiny Moore (WSU) 8-1
2. Maria Meliuk/Clarisse Baca (SAC) def. Annika Karlsen/Michelle Warwick (WSU) 8-1
3. Sophie Lohscheidt/Milica Zivanovic (SAC) def. Kristi Russell/Nittaya Phonharath (WSU) 8-0
Match Notes: Sacramento State 14-8; 6-0 BSC Weber State 3-9; 2-3 BSC
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