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Women's tennis falters in first round of NCAA tournament
No. 21 Arizona State sweeps Sac State 4-0
Cameron Ross
Issue date: 5/12/08 Section: Sports
The No. 53 Sacramento State women's tennis team fell to No. 21 Arizona State
4-0 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament Friday in Fresno.
With the loss, the Hornets' season ends with a 21-7 record.
Arizona State won the doubles point with an 8-2 victory in the No. 1 match and an 8-3 victory in the No. 2 match.
In singles play, the Hornets fell with losses from juniors Anastassia Lyssenko and Joyce Martinez Gutierrez and freshman Melissa Valenzuela.
Nadia Abdala narrowly led Zheltova 7-5, 6-5 in the No. 1 match.
Junior Luba Schifris was the only Hornet to win a set (6-3) in her match at the No. 4 position. Junior Karina Jarlkaganova was up 5-3 in the second set of her match before it ended.
Sac State has a 134-43 record dating back to the 2002 season and has a minimum of 14 wins every season since.
Cameron Ross can be reached at cross@statehornet.com
4-0 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament Friday in Fresno.
With the loss, the Hornets' season ends with a 21-7 record.
Arizona State won the doubles point with an 8-2 victory in the No. 1 match and an 8-3 victory in the No. 2 match.
In singles play, the Hornets fell with losses from juniors Anastassia Lyssenko and Joyce Martinez Gutierrez and freshman Melissa Valenzuela.
Nadia Abdala narrowly led Zheltova 7-5, 6-5 in the No. 1 match.
Junior Luba Schifris was the only Hornet to win a set (6-3) in her match at the No. 4 position. Junior Karina Jarlkaganova was up 5-3 in the second set of her match before it ended.
Sac State has a 134-43 record dating back to the 2002 season and has a minimum of 14 wins every season since.
Cameron Ross can be reached at cross@statehornet.com
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