Feb. 21, 2004
Contact: Kyle Stephens (210) 458-4907 UTSA women fall to No. 62 Rice, 6-1
HOUSTON — Junior Paula Erausquin pulled off an upset at No. 2 singles, but No. 62 Rice proved too strong in a 6-1 victory over the Roadrunners on Saturday at Jake Hess Tennis Stadium. Erausquin defeated No. 51-ranked Lauren Archer at No. 2 singles in three sets, 4-6, 7-6, 1-0 (8), for UTSA's only win of the day. She improves to 2-2 on the season in singles action, but UTSA falls to 1-3 overall. The Roadrunners return to action on Friday, Feb. 27, when they face Texas A&M in College Station.
Results
#62 Rice 6, UTSA 1 Doubles
1) Archer/DiSesa (RU) def. Erausquin/Mooney (UTSA), 8-5
2) Chao/Chong (RU) def. Rossikhina/Martinez (UTSA), 8-3
3) Fisher/Goodrich (RU) def. Fuhrig/Romanenko (UTSA), 8-1 Singles
1) Blair DiSesa (RU) def. Nadezda Rossikhina (UTSA), 6-1, 6-1
2) Paula Erausquin (UTSA) def. #51 Lauren Archer (RU), 4-6, 7-6, 1-0 (8)
3) Karen Chao (RU) def. Elba Martinez (UTSA), 6-4, 6-2
4) Yasmin Fisher (RU) def. Tasja Fuhrig (UTSA), 6-3, 6-4
5) Erika Villalobos (RU) def. Barbara Mooney (UTSA), 6-3, 6-4
6) Annie Goodrich (RU) def. Kateryna Romanenko (UTSA), 6-2, 6-2 |
