Women's Tennis: Owls Fall to Syracuse
2/18/2000 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Hagedorn defeated Masha Kabanova 6-4, 6-3 at number four singles to improve her singles record to a team best 18-9 overall and 5-2 in dual-matches. Freshman Jeri Gonzales rallied after dropping the first set to defeat Shervin Saedinia 2-6, 6-2, 6-2 in the sixth position. Gonzales also played a hand in the Owls third point, teaming with sophomore Natalie Briaud at number two doubles to claim an 8-3 victory over Syracuse's Katie Thompson and Zuzia Boracka.
The Rice women, now 2-5 on the year, continue their stay at Ithaca, N.Y. this weekend, taking on Penn State on Saturday and Cornell on Sunday.
Results
Syracuse 6, Rice 3
Singles
1) Shareen Lai (SU) def. Elle Lewis (RU), 6-2, 6-4
2) Anna Khualina (SU) def. Charlotte Feasby (RU), 6-2, 4-3 (ret.)
3) Michelle Neveklovska (SU) def. Erin Waters (RU), 7-6, 6-4
4) Judith Hagedorn (RU) def. Masha Kabanova (SU), 6-4, 6-2
5) Katie Thompson (SU) def. Stephanie Moat (RU), 6-3, 7-6
6) Jeri Gonzales (RU) def. Shervin Saedinia (SU), 2-6, 6-2, 6-2
Doubles
1) Lai/Khualina (SU) def. Hagedorn/Lewis (RU), 9-7
2) Natalie Briaud/Gonzales (RU) def. Zuzia Boracka/Thompson (SU), 8-3
3) Kabanova/Neveklouska (SU) def. Moat/Waters (RU), 8-4
