Feb. 16, 2008

San Diego, CA - The USD women's tennis team had their hands full on Saturday at the USD West Tennis Courts while hosting the 17th-ranked Pepperdine Waves. The visitor's from Malibu dealt the Toreros a 6-1 defeat with senior Helene Lindstrand earning the Toreros lone point at No. 2 singles. Lindstrand defeated Bianca Dulgheru, 7-6, 7-5. The Waves swept all three doubles matches, and won in straight sets in the five other singles matches. USD falls to 1-4 on the season.

Doubles
1. Kosakowski/Dulgheru (Pepp.) df. Wiesener/Teeling; 8-2
2. Bandere/Bhargava (Pepp.) df. Lindstrand/Demidova; 8-0
3. Rice/Braveman (Pepp.) df. Kevey/Perl; 8-5

Singles
1. Kosakowski (Pepp.) df. Monica Wiesener; 6-2, 6-2
2. Helene Lindstrand (USD) df. Bianca Dulgheru; 7-6, 7-5
3. Anamika Bhargava (Pepp.) df. Alexandra Demidova; 6-2, 6-0
4. Anete Bandere (Pepp.) df. Carla Tamborini; 6-0, 6-4
5. Jill Braveman (Pepp.) df. Justine Perl; 6-2, 6-0
6. Tania Rice (Pepp.) df. Ellie Faulkner; 6-1, 6-0

Final Score: 6-1 Pepperdine, USD record moves to 1-4 overall