April 9, 2002

(Los Gatos, CA) - USF women's tennis won two of the three doubles matches to gain the first point of a non-conference women's tennis contest en route to a hard fought 4-3 win over San Jose State University on Tuesday. With the win, the Lady Dons (8-6) capture their sixth straight victory, and avenge an earlier 4-3 loss to the Spartans on Feb. 2.

Following doubles competition, San Jose State appeared to be in the driver's seat with wins at #1-#3 singles, but USF's #4-#6 captured their crucial points helping the Lady Dons to the victory against their Bay Area rivals. Anna Skogerboe led the way for San Francisco at #4 singles, winning 6-2, 6-2, while #5 Michelle Duncan dominated in a 6-0, 6-0 victory. Nikki Kobayashi won a marathon match at #6 6-3, 7-6 (6-4).

USF returns to action with a Thursday match against Portland State. Match time is at 2:30 PM at Golden Gate Park.

Final Score: USF 4 San Jose State 3

Singles 1. Noelle Lee (SJSU) def. Gabi Ruiz (USF), 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 2. Coral Silverstone (SJSU) def. Caroline Tweeton (USF), 6-2, 6-1 3. Ana Lukner (SJSU) def. Carey Savage (USF), 6-2, 6-3 4. Anna Skogerboe (USF) def. Helen Van (SJSU), 6-2, 6-2 5. Michelle Duncan (USF) def. Emily Kuo (SJSU), 6-0, 6-0 6. Nikki Kobayashi (USF) def. Whitney Vasu (SJSU), 6-3, 7-6 (6-4 tiebreaker)

Doubles 1. Ruiz-Skogerboe (USF) def. Lukner-Silverstone (SJSU), 8-5 2. Lee-Van (SJSU) def. Savage-Tweeton (USF), 9-7 3. Kobayashi-Duncan (USF) def. Kuo-Vasu (SJSU), 8-2