March 28, 2003

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The USF women's tennis team staged a rally, but Santa Clara closed out the last two singles matches with third set wins to defeat USF 5-2 in action Friday at Golden Gate Park.

The Lady Dons took the doubles point as the Beate Bernhoft and Carey Savage defeated the Broncos' Ashley Campbell Casey Knutson 8-1 while Michelle Duncan and Jill Rader were defeating Mariko Kawakami and Casey Knutson 8-1.

Santa Clara won the first two singles matches with Christine Limbers defeating Gabi Ruiz 6-0, 6-1 and Janalle Kaloi defeating USF's Anna Skogerboe 6-0, 6-3.

USF's Beate Bernhoft then took a straight set win over Patti Ruiz 7-6, 6-3.

Santa Clara won the match with third set victories by Catherine Cochrane over Carey Savage 7-5, 2-6, 6-3 and Casey Knutson outlasting Michelle Duncan 6-3, 4-6, 6-3. Both Savage and Duncan had 2-1 leads in the third set but could not hold on.

USF dropped to 13-5 on the year.

Women's Tennis at Golden Gate Park

Santa Clara 5, USF 2

Doubles

Limbers/Kaloi (SC) d. Ruiz/Skogerboe (SF) 8-3

Bernhoft/Savage (SF) d. Campbell/Siegel (SC) 8-4

Duncan/Rader (SF) d. Kawakami/Knutson (SC) 8-1

USF takes doubles point.

Singles

Christine Limbers (SC) d. Gabi Ruiz (SF) 6-0, 6-1

Janalle Kaloi (SC) d. Ann Skogerboe (SF) 6-0, 6-3

Catherine Cochrane (SC) d. Carey Savage (SF) 7-5, 2-6, 6-3

Beate Bernhoft (SF) d. Patti Ruiz (SC) 7-6, 6-3

Casey Knutson (SC) d. Michelle Duncan (SF) 6-3, 4-6, 6-3

USF now 13-5