Saturday, February 16, 2008
Women’s tennis: N.C. State 6, SMU 1
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No. 44 NC State handed the No. 60 SMU women's tennis team its first loss of the season Saturday, 6-1. The Mustangs move to 6-1 on the season while the Pack improves to 4-1.
SMU's lone point of the day came at No. 3 singles. Pavi Francis had an impressive come-from-behind win, beating Lenka Hojckova 2-6, 7-6 (1), 6-4.
The Mustangs struggled in doubles, losing two of the three matches. Natalia Bubien and Francis won their match at No. 1 over Brock/Petrovic, 8-1, while at No. 2, Kristen Reid paired with Jessica Yanoff , but lost to Hojckova/Roach, 8-2. The tandem of Kseniia Tokarieva and Nicole Briceno fought through a tight match, but ultimately fell to Bleakley/Grotz, 9-8 (6).
Bubien's undefeated streak was broken against #79 Daria Petrovic. She battled at No. 1, winning the first set, 6-4, but dropped the next two, 2-6, 1-6. At No. 2, Tokarieva lost to #97 Berkeley Brock in straight sets, 6-2, 6-1. Francis pulled out SMU's only point at No. 3, beating Hojckova in impressive fashion after dropping her first set, 2-6, 7-6 (1), 6-4. Yanoff fell at No. 4, losing to Julia Roach in straight sets, 6-2, 6-1. Kristen Reid had a close match at No. 5, but couldn't pull it out, dropping to Neils Barringer, 6-2, 6-4, while Briceno fell to Catherine Grotz, 6-0, 6-2.
The Mustangs are back in action Sunday as they take on No. 15 Duke. Live stats during the Duke match will be available on Duke's website, GoDuke.com. For the complete schedule and results, log on to SMUMustangs.com.
NC State 6, SMU 1
Doubles:
1. Bubien/Francis (SMU) def. Brock/Petrovic (NCSU) 8-1
2. Hojckova/Roach (NCSU) def. Reid/Yanoff (SMU) 8-2
3. Bleakley/Grotz (NCSU) def. Tokarieva/Briceno (SMU) 9-8 (6)
Singles:
1. #79 Daria Petrovic (NCSU) def. Natalia Bubien (SMU) 4-6, 6-2, 6-1
2. #97 Berkley Brock (NCSU) def. Kseniia Tokarieva (SMU) 6-2, 6-1
3. Pavi Francis (SMU) def. Lenka Hojckova (NCSU) 2-6, 7-6 (1), 6-4
4. Julia Roach (NCSU) def. Jessica Yanoff (SMU) 6-2, 6-1
5. Neils Barringer (NCSU) def. Kristen Reid (SMU) 6-2, 6-4
6. Catherine Grotz (NCSU) def. Nicole Briceno (SMU) 6-0, 6-2
Source: SMU
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