SAN DIEGO – The No. 15 San Diego women's tennis program (9-3, 0-0 WCC) took home another signature victory, downing No. 32 SMU (7-8, 1-0 AAC), 4-1, on Friday morning at the Hogan Tennis Center.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Welcoming a top-35 opponent to San Diego, the Toreros faced early adversity in doubles against the feisty Mustangs.
- While Elizabeth Goldsmith and Mia Mack shined on court one and earned a ranked win, the Mustangs were able to strike on court two, before winning a tiebreaker on court three to take the doubles point.
- However, the Toreros came out of the gate quickly in singles to immediately change the momentum.
- Claudia De Las Heras, Abigail Desiatnikov and Kailey Evans all jumped out to early breaks, as all three took their first sets.
- The tide turned even further, as Goldsmith earned a key break at 6-5 in the opening set to secure the first set as well, while Jordyn McBride followed her.
- From there, Evans and Goldsmith steamrolled to 6-0 and 6-1 second sets, while De Las Heras held off a push to get a third Torero point.
- Ultimately, Desiatnikov would secure the clinching match to end the match in a decisive 4-1 decision.
NEXT UP
- The Toreros are back at home tomorrow, hosting No. 12 California on Saturday at 10 a.m., at the Hogan Tennis Center.
RESULTS
#14 San Diego 4, SMU 1
Doubles
No. 1 –
Elizabeth Goldsmith/
Mia Mack (San Diego) def. No. 27 Taylor Johnson/Lana Mavor (SMU) – 6-2
No. 2 – Maja Makoric/Caroline McGinley (SMU) def.
Claudia De Las Heras/
Jordyn McBride (San Diego) – 6-3
No. 3 – Hadley Doyle/Drew Morris (SMU) def. No. 72
Kailey Evans/
Kristina Nordikyan (San Diego) – 7-6 (3)
Order of Finish: 2, 1, 3
Singles
No. 1 – No. 59
Claudia De Las Heras (San Diego) def. Taylor Johnson (SMU) – 6-2, 6-2
No. 2 –
Elizabeth Goldsmith (San Diego) def. No. 118 Drew Morris (SMU) – 7-5, 6-1
No. 3 – No. 47
Mia Mack (San Diego) vs. Hadley Doyle (SMU) – 2-6, 3-5 (UF)
No. 4 –
Jordyn McBride (San Diego) vs. Lana Mavor (SMU) – 7-5, 2-2 (UF)
No. 5 –
Abigail Desiatnikov (San Diego) def. Maja Makoric (SMU) – 6-2, 6-2
No. 6 –
Kailey Evans (San Diego) def. Caroline McGinley (SMU) – 6-3, 6-0
Order of Finish: 6, 2, 1, 5
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