Tennis Upends Dominican
KENTFIELD, Calif., March 9 - Southern Utah's women's
tennis team got back on track Friday with a 6-3 win over Dominican University. The
match was played at College of Marin.
The Thunderbirds, who had lost two straight, got wins at
first and second doubles and at second through fifth singles to pick up the 6-3
win using NCAA Division II scoring rules.
Alex Ivanova and Olia Tatarchenko beat Irina Morozova and Gaby Verspieren, 8-6, at first doubles
while Ksusha Johnson and Lisa Pleskan downed Jamie Fernandez and Maria Ariana
Paradis, 8-7, at the second spot. With SUU competing with just five players
Dominican took the third doubles match by default.
In singles SUU Coach Lenny Lee opted to shake up his roster
a bit, moving Ivanova to No. and Johnson to No. 2. Ivanova lost a 6-3, 7-6
decision to Morozova but Johnson prevailed, 7-5, 6-3, over Versperien.
Tatarchenko rolle past Paradis, 6-1, 6-0, at No. 3 and Pleskan was a 6-2, 6-3
winner over Fernandez at No. 4. In the final match of the day SUU's Afton
Staheli beat Jobeth Pascual 10-6 in a super tie-breaker to complete a 6-0, 6-7
victory.
Tennis Match Results
Southern Utah vs Dominican (CA)
Mar 09, 2012 at Kentfield, CA
(College of Marin)
Southern Utah 6, Dominican (CA) 3
Singles competition
1. Irina Morozova (DUC-WT) def. Alex
Ivanova (SUU) 6-3, 7-6
2. Ksusha Johnson (SUU) def. Gaby
Verspieren (DUC-WT) 7-5, 6-3
3. Olia Tatarchenko (SUU) def. Maria
Ariana Paradis (DUC-WT) 6-1, 6-0
4. Elizaveta Pleskan (SUU) def. Jamie
Fernandez (DUC-WT) 6-2, 6-3
5. Afton Staheli (SUU) def. Jobeth
Pascual (DUC-WT) 6-0, 6-7, 10-6
6. Jessica Curlett (DUC-WT) def. No
player (SUU), by default
Doubles competition
1. Alex Ivanova/Olia Tatarchenko (SUU)
def. Irina Morozova/Gaby Verspieren (DUC-WT) 8-6
2. Ksusha Johnson/Elizaveta Pleskan
(SUU) def. Jamie Fernandez/Maria Ariana Paradis (DUC-WT) 8-7
3. Jobeth Pascual/Jessica Curlett
(DUC-WT) def. Afton Staheli/No player (SUU), by default
Match Notes:
Southern Utah 2-2
Dominican (CA) 2-7
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