SAN FRANCISCO – The University of San Francisco women's tennis team rebounded from last week's loss to Fresno State to defeat the UC Davis Aggies, 4-3, Sunday afternoon at Golden Gate Park.
With the win, the Dons improved to 4-2 on the season while the Aggies fell to 3-6.
The Dons lost the doubles point for the second straight match after picking up the doubles point in the first four matches of the season.
USF would answer quickly, however, as
Andrea Ka,
Marina Nikolic,
Yurie Hashiguchi and
Sofia Holmberg would go on to win their singles matches to seal the victory for the Dons.
“I thought the girls fought extremely hard during the singles, especially after losing the doubles point,” said USF coach
Hilary Somers. “We knew it was going to be a really competitive match today and we hadn't beaten them in the past three years so that was a really good win for us. I felt like the girls fought extremely hard in their matches and kept that positive energy throughout the day.”
USF returns to the court on Saturday, Feb. 23 at noon when it hosts the Cal Poly Mustangs (2-4) at Golden Gate Park.
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DOUBLES:
1. Andrea Ka /
Sofia Holmberg (USF) def. Ellie Edles / Tiff Pham (UC Davis) 8-6
2. Layla Sanders / Nicole Koehly (UC Davis) def.
Yurie Hashiguchi /
Milica Hadzi-Tanovic (USF) 8-6
3. Melissa Kobayakawa / Megan Heneghan (UC Davis) def.
Melinda Akerbrant /
Marina Nikolic (USF) 8-5
Order of finish: 3, 2, 1
SINGLES:
1. Andrea Ka (USF) def. Megan Heneghan (UC Davis) 6-2, 6-4
2. Sofia Holmberg (USF) def. Layla Sanders (UC Davis) 6-4, 6-4
3. Lauren Curry (UC Davis) def.
Milica Hadzi-Tanovic (USF) 6-4, 2-6, 10-6
4. Marina Nikolic (USF) def. Melissa Kobayakawa (UC Davis) 6-4, 6-2
5. Yurie Hashiguchi (USF) def. Ellie Edles (UC Davis) 6-3, 7-6(3)
6. Nicole Koehly (UC Davis) def.
Melinda Akerbrant (USF) 6-0, 4-6, 6-4
Order of finish: 1, 4, 5, 2, 6, 3
FINAL SCORE: USF 4, UC Davis 3
