BERKELEY, CA – In the final day of ITA Kickoff Weekend, the University of San Diego women's tennis team upended #11 Cal, 4-1. The Toreros earn a spot in the 2023 ITA National Team Indoor Championships, which will take place February 10-13.
 
For the second straight day, USD won the doubles points with victories at No. 1 (Kailey Evans/Elizabeth Goldsmith) and No. 3 (Claudia De Las Heras/Jordyn McBride).
 
Goldsmith dominated in singles once again at No. 4, defeating #93 Hannah Viller Moeller 6-1, 6-1.
 
Evans brought USD to a 3-1 lead, winning at No. 6 by a score of 6-3, 6-2.
 
Solymar Colling clinched the match at No. 1 with a 6-4, 7-6 victory.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
 
San Diego (2-1) 4, No. 11 California (2-1) 1
Jan. 28, 2023, in Berkeley, Calif.
Hellman Tennis Complex
 
Doubles
1. No. 53 Kailey Evans/Elizabeth Goldsmith (USD) def. No. 15 Jessica Alsola/Katja Wiersholm (Cal), 6-3
2. Haley Giavara/Erin Richardson (Cal) vs. Solymar Colling/Abigail Desiatnikov (USD) 5-4 Unfinished
3. Claudia De Las Heras/Jordyn McBride (USD) def. Makenna Thiel/Hannah Viller Moeller (Cal), 6-3*
 
Order of Finish – 1, 3*
*Clinched the doubles point
 
Singles
1. No. 29 Solymar Colling (USD) def. Haley Giavara (Cal), 6-4, 7-6(5)^
2. No. 16 Jessica Alsola (Cal) def. Claudia De Las Heras (USD), 6-3, 6-1
3. Katja Wiersholm (Cal) vs. Abigail Desiatnikov (USD), 6-2, 5-5 Unfinished
4. Elizabeth Goldsmith (USD) def. No. 93 Hannah Viller Moeller (Cal), 6-1, 6-1
5. Berta Passola Folch (Cal) vs. Jordyn McBride (USD), 7-6(3), 3-6, 2-1 Unfinished
6. No. 41 Kailey Evans (USD) def. Erin Richardson (Cal), 6-3, 6-2
 
Order of Finish – 2, 4, 6, 1^
^Clinched the overall match
 
UP NEXT
USD will face SMU in a neutral site game on Thursday, February 2 in Tempe, AZ.