Box Score BATON ROUGE, La. – San Diego women's tennis dropped a contest on the road to national No. 5 LSU on Monday, 4-0.
The Toreros first fell behind in the doubles point, falling at the No. 1 and No. 3 slots. In singles play, the Tigers claimed victories at No. 3, 5, and 4 singles to clinch the match.
Sophomores
Gabby Gregg and
Hannah Read were both leading one set to none in their respective matches only to see them go unfinished. Read, No. 53 in the ITA singles ranking, led 6-3, 5-5 against WTA No. 148 and All-American Kayla Cross.
Up Next
The Toreros, now 1-1, will return to America's Finest City to take on BYU on Friday, Jan. 23 at noon, on a neutral site at Aztec Tennis Center.
Results
#5 LSU 4, San Diego 0
Doubles
1. Cadence Brace/Kayla Cross (LSU) def. Vilma KrebsHyllested/
Kristina Nordikyan (USD) 6-2
2. Kenna Erickson/Ella McDonald (LSU) vs.
Maria Shmakova/
Charlotte Keitel (USD) 4-3, unfinished
3. Addison Lanton/Kinaa Graham (LSU) def.
Anni Moll/
Hannah Read (USD) 6-3
Singles
1. Cadence Brace (LSU) vs.
Charlotte Keitel (USD) 6-0, 5-1, unfinished
2. Kayla Cross (LSU) vs. #53
Hannah Read (USD) 3-6, 5-5, unfinished
3. Ella McDonald (LSU) def.
Ines Leon (USD) 6-1, 6-1
4. Carolina Kuhl (LSU) def. Vilma KrebsHyllested (USD) 6-0, 6-3
5. #78 Addison Lanton (LSU) def.
Maria Shmakova (USD) 6-1, 6-1
6. Florentine Dekkers (LSU) vs.
Gabby Gregg (USD) 4-6, 3-4, unfinished
Match Notes:
San Diego 1-1
LSU 2-0; National ranking #5
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (3,5,4)