Fresno State
San Diego
Bulldogs Breeze Past San Diego, 5-2
4/2/2006 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
April 2, 2006
FRESNO, Calif. - Led by seniors Lucia Sainz and Katharina Winterhalter, the Fresno State women's tennis team beat San Diego 5-2, Sunday at the Wathen Tennis Center. Sainz and Winterhalter both won in singles and combined for an 8-5 win at No. 1 doubles as well. Fresno State improved to 10-6 on the season, while San Diego fell to 9-5.
"It was nice to have a good crowd out today for the win," said head coach Simon Thibodeau. "We played well in doubles and beat a good top-50 team."
Sainz and Winterhalter improved to 28-7 overall and 12-4 in dual matches as the team's top doubles tandem. They each earned solid victories at singles, both having won five consecutive. Freshman Magdalena Tokarska was leading San Diego's Brittany Reitz 3-0 in the first set before Reitz retired due to injury. Sophomore Jacqueline Haskett topped Helene Lindstrand 6-3, 4-6, (10-7) as well.
Fresno State is back in action on Thursday, April 6, for a doubleheader with Cal Poly and Nevada at the Wathen Tennis Center beginning at 12:30 p.m.
NCAA Women's Tennis
Fresno, Calif.
Wathen Tennis Center
No. 29 Fresno State def. No. 49 San Diego, 5-2
Doubles (Fresno State wins doubles point)
1) No. 5 Sainz/Winterhalter (FS) def. No. 57 Murphy/Perl (USD), 8-5
2) Rowe/Tokarska (FS) def. Brown/Lindstrand (USD), 8-4
3) Gloria/Haskett (FS) def. Reitz/Taylor (USD), 8-1
Order of completion: 3, 2, 1
Singles
1) No. 42 Emma Murphy (USD) def. No. 19 Melanie Gloria (FS), 7-5, 6-3
2) Katharina Winterhalter (FS) def. Jennifer Brown (USD), 6-2, 6-2
3) Lucia Sainz (FS) def. Lauren Perl (USD), 6-4, 6-1
4) Jacqueline Haskett (FS) def. Helene Lindstrand (USD), 6-3, 4-6, (10-7)
5) Magdalena Tokarska (FS) def. Brittany Reitz (USD), 3-0 retired inj.
6) Zoe Taylor (USD) def. Bruna Paes (FS), 6-2, 6-2
Order of completion: 5, 3, 2, 6, 4, 1
Records: Fresno State (10-6); San Diego (9-5)
