April 5, 2004

SAN DIEGO, Calif. - The 31st-ranked Oregon women's tennis team earned a 4-3 victory over No. 38 San Diego today at the USD West Tennis Courts. USD's Emma Murphy, who sprained her ankle in the Pepperdine match on Sunday, bounced back today to defeat 8th ranked Daria Panova (UO) 6-4, 6-2. With the singles win at No. 1 Murphy improves to 14-2 on the season.

In doubles, Oregon (14-8, 2-6) won two of three matches to clinch the doubles point. No. 49-ranked Daria Panova and Courtney Nagle defeated USD's Lauren Kazarian and Jennifer Brown, 8-4, at the No. 1 position. Oregon's Anna Leksinska and Dominika Dieskova moved into a tie for 4th all-time for single-season doubles wins with their 17th win of the season. The duo defeated Lauren Perl and Lena Baensch, 8-6.

In singles, Oregon got help from the bottom of the lineup, recording key wins from the No. 4 and No. 5 spots. Junior Ester Bak clinched the match with her, 6-4, 5-7, 6-2, victory over Brown. Bak (Beaverton, OR) got revenge, having lost to Brown (North Medford) in the Oregon High School state finals in 2001. Besides the big win from Murphy, USD also received singles victories from Lena Baensch at No. 3 and Lauren Kazarian at No. 6.

Oregon 4 San Diego 3

DOUBLES 1. (49) Panova/Nagle (UO) def. Kazarian/Brown (USD) 8-4 2. Dieskova/Leksinska (UO) def. Perl/Baensch (USD) 8-6 3. Murphy/Livesay (USD) def. Mendiburu/Bak (UO) 8-2

Singles 1. (61) Emma Murphy (USD) def. (8) Daria Panova (UO) 6-4, 6-2 2. (56) Dominika Dieskova (UO) def. (81) Lauren Perl (USD) 6-3, 6-1 3. Lena Baensch (USD) def. Courtney Nagle (UO) 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 4. Davina Mendiburu (UO) def. Tara Livesay (USD) 6-1, 7-5 5. Ester Bak (UO) def. Jennifer Brown (USD) 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 6. Lauren Kazarian (USD) def. Anna Leksinska (UO) 6-3, 6-2