April 18, 2008
(Moraga, CA) - The USD women's tennis team, the No. 4 seed in the 2008 WCC Women's Tennis Championships, won their first round match today with a 4-1 victory over No. 5 seed Portland. The Toreros will now face No. 1 seed Pepperdine, a 4-1 winner over Santa Clara today, on Saturday at 1:00 pm. USD jumped out to a 1-0 lead with doubles wins at No. 2 and No. 3. The Toreros then collected singles victories at No. 2 from Helene Lindstrand, No. 4 from Alex Demidova, and No. 5 from Tammy Kevey. All three singles wins were in straight sets - Lindstrand won 6-2, 6-4 over Lindsey Griffin; Demidova won 6-2, 6-1 over Janna Tanzer; and Kevey won 6-3, 6-1 over Anna Gullickson. The Toreros improve to 6-13 on the season.
2008 West Coast Conference Women's Tennis Championships
@ Saint Mary's College in Moraga, CA
(#4) SAN DIEGO 4, (#5) Portland 1
Doubles
1. Wiesner/Tamorini (USD) vs. Sporndli/Griffin (POR), DNF
2. Lindstrand/Demidova (USD) vs. Feyen/Doolittle (POR), 8-4
3. Kevey/Perl (USD) def. Gullickson/Jenks (POR), 8-6
Order of Finish: 2, 3
Singles
1. Monica Wiesener (USD) vs. Megan Sporndli (POR), DNF
2. Helene Lindstrand (USD) def. Lindsey Griffin (POR), 6-2, 6-4
3. Christie Feyen (POR) def. Carla Tamborini (USD), 7-5, 6-1
4. Alex Demidova (USD) def. Janna Tanzer, 6-2, 6-1
5. Tammy Kevey (USD) def. Anna Gullickson (POR), 6-3, 6-1
6. Ellie Faulkner (USD) vs. Stefanie Doolittle (POR), DNF
Order of Finish: 5, 4, 3, 2
