Women's Tennis: Rice Downs SFA, 6-1
3/22/2001 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
For the second consecutive match, the Owls opened the day's action by winning all three doubles matches and claiming the first point.
Freshman Annie Goodrich continued to show she has returned to form by blanking Callie Johnson 6-0, 6-0 at number six singles. Three days prior, she dispatched her North Texas opponent 6-1, 6-0 in her first match in over a month. Her classmate Yasmin Fisher also put on a dominating performance, as she shut down Ashley Cagle at the five spot with a 6-0, 6-1 victory. Senior Erin Waters, junior Judith Hagedorn and sophomore Jeri Gonzales each swept their opponents to secure the team victory. Hagedorn dropped Sarah Osborn 6-1, 6-2 at number two for her team-leading 10th singles victory in dual-match action.
With the win, the Owls improve to 8-6 on the year. They return home to host Tulane at 4 pm on Saturday at the Jake Hess Tennis Stadium.
Results Rice 6, SFA 1 Singles 1) Erin Waters (RU) def. Amanda Tabisz (SFA), 7-5, 6-2 2) Judith Hagedorn (RU) def. Sarah Osborn (SFA), 6-1, 6-2 3) Meredith Watson (SFA) def. Natalie Briaud (RU), 6-3, 3-6, 1-0 (10-5) 4) Jeri Gonzales (RU) def. Jessica Beauchene (SFA), 6-3, 6-3 5) Yasmin Fisher (RU) def. Ashley Cagle (SFA), 6-0, 6-1 6) Annie Goodrich (RU) def. Callie Johnson (SFA), 6-0, 6-0 Doubles 1) Fisher/Gonzales (RU) def. Osborn/Watson (SFA), 8-2 2) Hagedorn/Waters (RU) def.Beauchene/Cagle (SFA), 8-2 3) Briaud/Karen Chao (RU) def. Amanda Bradley/Tabisz (SFA), 8-1
