Women's Tennis: Owls Tear Through Sam Houston, Lamar
2/14/2001 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Rice senior Erin Waters led the way at the number one position with wins over Lamar's Kasia Finkowska, 6-2, 6-0, and SHSU's Ivette Andrade, 6-4, 7-5, while Judith Hagedorn kept a six-match winning streak in tact at number two with wins over Lamar's Catalina Paz, 6-2, 6-1, and SHSU's Kim Gardiner, 6-0, 6-0.
At number three, Natalie Briaud took care of Lamar's Alta Wentzel, 6-1, 6-2, and SHSU's Stephanie Sutton, 6-0, 6-1. Yasmin Fisher downed Lamar's Jennifer Wright, 6-0, 6-0, at number four, while cruising past SHSU's Diala Ammar, 6-1, 6-1, at number five. Jeri Gonzales took the four position in the SHSU match and sweated out the Owls' only three-set victory of the day over Andrea Slatter, 6-2, 3-5, 7-6.
Karen Chao downed Lamar's Sarah Wilson, 6-0, 6-1, at number five and SHSU's Jayme Holmstrom at number six, 6-1, 6-0. Stephanie Moat took the number six match against Lamar's Maggie Cevallos, 6-0, 6-0.
In doubles action, Gonzales and Fisher won both number one matches over Lamar's Paz and Wentzel, 8-5, and SHSU's Andrade and Gardiner, 8-1. At number two, Briaud and Chao downed Lamar's Wright and Wilson, 8-1, and SHSU's Ammar and Slatter, 8-3. Waters and Hagedorn had no problems at number three with wins over Lamar's Finkowska and Cevallos, 8-1, and SHSU's Holmstrom and Sutton, 8-0.
The Owls return to action when they host Texas-Pan American Friday at the Rice Kinesiology Courts at 1 p.m.
Rice 7, Lamar 0
Singles
1. Erin Waters (RU) d. Kasia Finkowska (LU) 6-2, 6-0
2. Judith Hagedorn (RU) d. Catalina Paz (LU) 6-2, 6-1
3. Natalie Briaud (RU) d. Alta Wentzel (LU) 6-1, 6-2
4. Yasmin Fisher (RU) d. Jennifer Wright (LU) 6-0, 6-0
5. Karen Chao (RU) d. Sarah Wilson (LU) 6-0, 6-1
6. Stephanie Moat (RU) d. Maggie Cevallos (LU) 6-0, 6-0
Doubles
1. Gonzales/Fisher (RU) d. Paz/Wentzel (LU) 8-5
2. Briaud/Chao (RU) d. Wright/Wilson (LU) 8-1
3. Waters/Hagedorn (RU) d. Finkowska/Cevallos (LU) 8-1
Rice 7, Sam Houston State 0
Singles
1. Erin Waters (RU) d. Ivette Andrade (SH) 6-4, 7-5
2. Judith Hagedorn (RU) d. Kim Gardiner (SH) 6-0, 6-0
3. Natalie Briaud (RU) d. Stephanie Sutton (SH) 6-0, 6-1
4. Jeri Gonzales (RU) d. Andrea Slatter (SH) 6-2, 3-6, 7-6
5. Yasmin Fisher (RU) d. Diala Ammar (SH) 6-1, 6-1
6. Karen Chao (RU) d. Jayme Holmstrom (SH) 6-1, 6-0
Doubles
1. Gonzales/Fisher (RU) d. Andrade/Gardiner (SH) 8-1
2. Briaud/Chao (RU) d. Ammar/Slatter (SH) 8-3
3. Hagedorn/Waters (RU) d. Holmstrom/Sutton (SH) 8-0