SAN DIEGO – San Diego women's tennis defeated cross-town rival San Diego State in a 5-2 decision Saturday afternoon.
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Gemma Garcia and
Kati Kukaras secured the first win of doubles at the No. 3 position with a 6-4 victory over SDSU's Magda Aubets and Agustina Godoy.
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A loss on court one left the doubles point to
Maria Tyrina and
Daniela Morales. The pair won their match over Jenny Moinard and Mia Smith to clinch with 7-6 score.
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In singles the Toreros only let one point slip before they clinched the victory over the Aztecs.
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Garcia earned the first win of play for the second time of the day. She defeated Alicia Melosch at the No. 4 spot 6-3, 6-1.
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SDSU's Shakhnoza Khatamova earned a point on court two over
Daniela Morales 6-2, 6-2.
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Maria-Paula Torres and
Sophia Chow scored consecutive points to clinch the match at 4-1. Torres defeated Abbie Mulbarger 6-0, 7-5, while Chow beat Godoy 4-6, 6-0, 6-1.
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The Toreros played out the match where each USD and SDSU picked up one last point.
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San Diego improved to 4-2 overall, San Diego State dropped 6-4.
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The Toreros pick up play at home March 6, against Middle Tennessee at 11 a.m.
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USD 5 SDSU 2
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Doubles:
- Melosch/Nadozie (SDSU) def. Torres/Colling (USD) 7-5
- Tyrina/Morales (USD) def. Moinard/Smith (SDSU) 7-6
- Garcia/Kukaras (USD) def. Aubets/Godoy (SDSU) 6-4
Order of finish: 3, 1, 2
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Singles:
- Solymar Colling (USD) def. Jenny Moinard (SDSU) 6-3, 7(5)-6
- Shakhnoza Khatamova (SDSU) def. Daniela Morales (USD) 6-2, 6-2
- Nnena Nadozie (SDSU) def. Kati Kukaras (USD) 7(3)-6, 6-3
- Gemma Garcia (USD) def. Alicia Melosch (SDSU) 6-3, 6-1
- Maria-Paula Torres (USD) def. Abbie Mulbarger (SDSU) 6-0, 7-5
- Sophia Chow (USD) def. Agustina Godoy (SDSU) 4-6, 6-0, 6-1
Order of finish: 4, 2, 5, 6, 1, 3
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