AUSTIN, Texas – The No. 34 San Diego women's tennis program (13-11, 6-1 WCC) dropped their NCAA Tournament second round matchup, falling to No. 8 Texas (23-4, 8-1 Big 12), 4-0, on Saturday at the Texas Tennis Center.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- After a pair of early break points from Texas during doubles, the Toreros fought their way back into the matchup.
- However, the Longhorns were able to pull away in second and third doubles, despite Solymar Colling and Kailey Evans leaving their match with a match point up 6-5.
- Singles started off quickly at the bottom half of the lineup, with Elizabeth Goldsmith and Jordyn McBride each taking the first set of their respective matches.
- While Goldsmith nearly closed in on the victory, the Longhorns stepped up to secure the match before other results started to trickle in.
#8 Texas 4, #34 San Diego 0
Doubles
No. 1 – #80
Solymar Colling/
Kailey Evans (USD) vs. #26 Charlotte Chavatipon/Sabina Zeynalova (UT) – 6-5 (UF)
No. 2 – Taisiya Pachkaleva/Nicole Rivkin (UT) def.
Claudia De Las Heras/
Jordyn McBride (USD) – 6-4
No. 3 – Nicole Khirin/Malaika Rapolu (UT) def.
Elizabeth Goldsmith/
Filippa Bruu-Syversen (USD) – 6-3
Order of Finish: 3, 2
Singles
No. 1 – #74 Nicole Khirin (UT) def. #98
Solymar Colling (USD) – 6-0, 7-6 (1)
No. 2 – #95 Charlotte Chavatipon (UT) def.
Claudia De Las Heras (USD) – 6-4, 6-2
No. 3 – #116 Sabina Zeynalova (UT) def. #85
Abigail Desiatnikov (USD) – 6-4, 6-1
No. 4 –
Elizabeth Goldsmith (USD) vs. Taisiya Pachkaleva (UT) – 6-3, 5-4 (UF)
No. 5 –
Jordyn McBride (USD) vs. Nicole Rivkin (UT) – 6-4, 4-6, 0-0 (UF)
No. 6 – Malaika Rapolu (UT) vs. #70
Kailey Evans (USD) – 5-7, 3-5 (UF)
Order of Finish: 3, 1, 2
