SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – The San Francisco women's tennis team continued its strong start to the spring, taking down Cal Poly 5-2 at the Mustang Courts Saturday.
The Dons remain undefeated in dual match action, improving to 3-0 on the year while Cal Poly dropped its opening match spring.
USF earned the doubles point after the Nos. 2 and 3 pairings nabbed wins. It took the tandem of
Milica Hadzi-Tanovic and
Genevieve McCloskey extra points before knocking off Mik Padmanabhan and Sayaka Tsugai 7-6.
In singles play, the Dons got straight-set wins from
Thyra Taune,
Andrea Ka,
Marina Nikolic and
Brooke Irish to close the match with a score of 5-2. Thus far in the young season, all four women are undefeated in the spring slate. Taune and Nikolic's victories put them at 3-0 in singles action.
USF continues its five-match road trip at UC Santa Barbara Sunday.
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USF 5, Cal Poly 2
Jan. 25, 2014 |Mustang Courts | San Luis Obispo, Calif.
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Singles |
Order of finish: unknown
No. 1 –
Thyra Taune (USF) def. Jennifer Cornea (Cal Poly); 6-2, 6-4
No. 2 – Emily Gibbens (Cal Poly) def.
Sofia Holmberg (USF); 6-4, 6-3
No. 3 –
Andrea Ka (USF) def. Hannah Stone (Cal Poly); 6-3, 7-5
No. 4 –
Marina Nikolic (USF) def. Mika Padmanabhan (Cal Poly); 6-3, 6-1
No. 5 – Kathryn Webb (Cal Poly) def.
Milica Hadzi-Tanovic (USF); 6-3, 6-3
No. 6 –
Brooke Irish (USF) def. Ane McPike (Cal Poly); 6-3, 7-5
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Doubles |
Order of finish: unknown
No. 1 – Cornea/McPike (Cal Poly) def. Holmberg/Taune (USF); 6-2
No. 2 – Ka/Nikolic (USF) def. Gibbens/Stone (Cal Poly); 6-4
No. 3 – Hadzi-Tanovic/McCloskey (USF) def. Padmanabhan/Tsugai (Cal Poly); 7-6(5)
