March 16, 2011
SAN DIEGO, Calif.- The 25th-ranked University of San Diego women's tennis team swept the Princeton Tigers 7-0 on Wednesday afternoon from the Skip and Cindy Hogan Tennis Center. The Toreros (8-4) took care of singles play without a match going three sets, while the Tigers (7-7) were hampered by two defaults due to an undermanned lineup.
The Toreros opened doubles play with a one-match advantage as Princeton was unable to field a No. 3 doubles team and subsequently had to default that match.
At No. 1, Stephanie Hoffpauir and Juliette Coupez dropped their doubles contest to Hilary Bartlett and Taylor Marable 8-6 before the Toreros' No. 2 combo of Josymar Escalona and Laura Claus defeated Rachel Saiontz and Monica Chow 8-6 to wrap up the doubles point for USD. The victory was the fourth-straight for Escalona and Claus.
In singles play USD again started with a one-match edge since Princeton did not have a competitor at No. 6.
With the momentum in their favor, USD got a win from Claus at No. 3 over Marable by a score of 6-4, 6-0. Freshman Anna Depenau followed that up with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Katherine Flanigan at No. 5, improving to 9-3 in dual singles play in the process.
Hoffpauir, ranked 74th in singles, kept it up by topping Bartlett 6-2, 6-2, while Escalona earned a 6-3, 6-1 win over Saiontz at No. 2.
Coupez closed out the sweep for the Toreros with her 6-4, 6-2 win over Chow.
USD returns to action on Saturday, March 19th when they play Denver in a match being played at Fairbanks Ranch Country Club at 10:00 a.m.
March 16th, 2011
#25 San Diego 7, #51 Princeton 0
Hogan Tennis Center, San Diego, Calif.
Doubles
(1) H. Bartlett/Marable (PU) def. Coupez/Hoffpauir (USD) 8-6
(2) Escalona/Claus (USD) def. Saiontz/Chow (PU) 8-6
(3) Depenau/Sujica (USD) won by default.
Order of finish: 1, 2
USD wins doubles point.
Singles
(1) #74 Stephanie Hoffpauir (USD) def. Hilary Bartlett (PU) 6-2, 6-2
(2) Josymar Escalona (USD) def. Rachel Saiontz (PU) 6-3, 6-1
(3) Laura Claus (USD) def. Taylor Marable (PU) 6-4, 6-0
(4) Juliette Coupez (USD) def. Monica Chow (PU) 6-4, 6-2
(5) Anna Depenau (USD) def. Katherine Flanigan (PU) 6-3, 6-2
(6) Maja Sujica (USD) won by default.
Order of finish: 3, 5, 1, 2, 4
Match Notes:
San Diego: 8-4
Princeton: 7-7
