Feb. 5, 2006

SAN DIEGO, CA - The University of San Diego women's tennis team dropped their second home match of the season to the Sacramento State Hornets Sunday by a score of 5-2. With the loss, the Toreros are now 2-2 on the season.

In doubles action, Jenny Brown and Helene Lindstrand were the only Torero team to win their match, doing so by a score of 8-5. Emma Murphy and Lauren Perl lost their match 8-6 and Sophia Vogt and Brittany Reitz dropped their match 8-5.

In the singles ladder, senior Emma Murphy lost to Margarita Karnaukhova in three sets (3-6, 7-5, 6-1). Lauren Perl picked up a win over Anastassia Lyssenko by scores of 6-2 and 6-3. Sophia Vogt defeated her competition, Sacramento State's Svetlana Pimenova, in the No. 6 spot (3-6, 6-4, 10-6).

The Torero women next host UC Riverside in a 12 pm match Saturday February 11.

Final Results
San Diego 2 Sacramento State 5

Doubles Results
1. Karnaukhova/Lyssenko (Sac. State) def. Murphy/Perl (USD) 8-6
2. Brown/Lindstrand (USD) def. Schifris/Jarlkaganova (Sac. State) 8-5
3. Holland/ Pimenova(Sac. State) def. Vogt/Reitz (USD) 8-5

Singles Results
1. Margarita Karnaukhova (Sac. State) def. Emma Murphy (USD) 3-6, 7-5, 6-1
2. Luba Schifris (Sac. State) def. Jenny Brown (USD) 7-5, 7-5
3. Lauren Perl (USD) def. Anastassia Lyssenko (Sac. State) 6-2, 6-3
4. Karina Jarlkaganova (Sac State) def. Helene Lindstrand (USD) 6-4, 6-1
5. Cecilia Helland (Sac. State) def. Brittany Reitz (USD) 6-0, 6-1
6. Sophia Vogt (USD) def. Svetlana Pimenova (Sac. State) 3-6, 6-4, 10-6