Feb. 23, 2008

(San Diego, CA) - The USD women's tennis team battled the 49th-ranked Sacramento State Hornets on Saturday and came away with a tough 4-3 loss. USD jumped out to a 1-0 lead after winning two of three doubles matches. At No. 2 doubles, Helene Lindstrand and Alexandra Demidova earned a 9-8 win over Luba Schifris and Karina Jarlkaganova. At No. 3 doubles, Tammy Kevey and Justine Perl downed the duo of Tsan/Lyssenko, 8-6. Sac State took a 3-1 lead after winning singles matches at No. 3, No. 6 and No. 1, but the Toreros evened the match following wins by Lindstrand at No. 2 and Ellie Faulkner at No. 5. The deciding point was won at No. 4 singles as Sac State's Karina Jarlkaganova downed Tammy Kevey, 7-5, 6-3. USD returns to the West Tennis Courts on Wednesday with a 1:30 p.m. match against Furman.

#49 Sacramento State 4, San Diego 3

Doubles
1. Zheltova/Valenzuela (SAC) def. Tamborini/Wiesener, 8-2
2. Lindstrand/Demidova (USD) def. Schifris/Jarlkaganova, 9-8
3. Kevey/Perl (USD) def. Tsan/Lyssenko, 8-6

Singles
1. #36 Katrina Zheltova (SAC) def. Monica Wiesener; 6-1, 0-6, 6-1
2. Helene Lindstrand (USD) def. Melissa Valenzuela; 6-0, 6-4
3. Luba Schifris (SAC) def. Carla Tamborini; 6-3, 6-1
4. Karina Jarlkaganova (SAC) def. Tammy Kevey; 7-5, 6-3
5. Ellie Faulkner (USD) def. Joyce Martinez Gutierrez 6-3, 6-1
6. Aileen Tsan (SAC) def. Milou Teeling, 6-0, 6-4

Order of finish: 3, 6, 1, 2, 5, 4