Feb. 25, 2006

SAN DIEGO, Calif. - The University of San Diego women's tennis team dropped their match to No. 23 Pepperdine Saturday at USD's West Tennis Courts by a score of 5-2. The Toreros, who are currently ranked 63rd in the nation, are now 3-3 on the season while Pepperdine remains undefeated at 8-0.

In doubles action, Pepperdine swept the Toreros at all three spots. The duo of Emma Murphy and Lauren Perl lost 8-6 to Pepperdine's Sylvia Kosakowski and Merve Asimgil. Jenny Brown and Helen Lindstrand took their doubles match all the way to a 7-7 tie, but couldn't hold on as Pepperdine's Bianca Dulgheru and Eva Dickes came away with the tiebreaker for an 8-7 victory. Sophia Vogt and Brittany Reitz also dropped their match at the No. 3 spot by a score of 8-3.

Seniors Emma Murphy and Jenny Brown clinched the sole Torero victories in the singles ladder. Murphy, who currently ranks at No. 100 in the nation, defeated Pepperdine's Bianca Dulgheru 6-4, 6-4. Brown's first set against Natalie Braverman resulted in a 7-6 tiebreaker victory for Brown who went on to clinch the second set by a score of 6-4.

The Toreros will head to Seattle to face Idaho (March 3, 9:00 a.m.) and Washington (March 4, 11:00 a.m.) before returning home to host the annual USD Invitational March 10-12.

Final Results
San Diego 2 Pepperdine 5

Doubles
1) Kosakowski/Asimgil (PEP) def. Murphy/Perl (USD) 8-6
2) Dulgeru/Dickes (PEP) def. Brown/Lindstrand (USD) 8-7
3) Braverman/Jovic (PEP) def. Reitz/Vogt (USD) 8-3

Singles
1) Emma Murphy (USD) def. Bianca Dulgheru (PEP) 6-4, 6-4
2) Sylvia Kosakowski (PEP) def. Lauren Perl (USD) 6-3, 6-1
3) Jenny Brown (USD) def. Natalie Braverman (PEP) 7-6, 6-4
4) Eva Dickes (PEP) def. Helene Lindstrand (USD) 7-6, 7-6
5) Merve Asimgil (PEP) def. Brittany Reitz (USD) 6-2, 6-2
6) Jelena Jovic (PEP) def. Sophia Vogt (USD) 6-4, 6-0