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Women's Tennis Earns Sixth Place Finish
(San Diego) - The University of San Francisco women's tennis team finished in sixth place at the 2011 West Coast Conference Championships Saturday after the Dons dropped a 5-2 decision to Loyola Marymount in San Diego.
The Lions took an early 1-0 edge in doubles action, garnering wins at the No. 1 and 3 positions. San Francisco led at the No. 2 position, 7-5, before doubles action was halted.
USF rallied back in singles play as Cecile Duriez and Jessy Mekpoh earned victories for the Green and Gold. Duriez tallied a straight-set 6-2, 6-0 win at No. 2, while Mekpoh secured a 6-0, 7-5 triumph at No. 5 for the Dons. The Lions surged, though, winning three positions in straight-sets for the win.
The Dons finished the season 5-15.
Women's Match #10 (Consolation Bracket)
#7 Loyola Marymount def. #8 San Francisco, 5-2
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Doubles |
Score |
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1. April Bisharat/Melissa Valenzuela (LMU) def. Yurie Hashiguchi/Cecile Duriez (USF) |
8-0 |
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2. Reka Rohonyi/Elisaveta Pironkova (LMU) trails Cecilia Gratian/Julia Wartenburger (USF) |
5-7 (DNF) |
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3. Shauna Morgan/Miya Jin (LMU) def. Melinda Akerbrant/Andrea Gaitan (USF) |
8-5 |
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Singles |
Score |
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1. April Bisharat (LMU) def. Julia Wartenburger (USF) |
6-0, 6-2 |
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2. Cecile Duriez (USF) def. Melissa Valenzuela (LMU) |
6-2, 6-0 |
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3. Miya Jin (LMU) def. Cecilia Gratian (USF) |
6-1, 6-2 |
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4. Reka Rohonyi (LMU) def. Yurie Hashiguchi (USF) |
6-4, 1-6, 6-2 |
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5.Jessy Mekpoh (USF) def. Estelle La Porte (LMU) |
6-0, 7-5 |
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6. Elisaveta Pironkova (LMU) def. Alana McMahon (USF) |
7-5, 7-5 |
