Women's Tennis: Rice Advances To WAC Championship Match
4/23/2005 HONOLULU - Top-seeded Rice advanced to its first-ever Western Athletic Conference Championship match after a 4-0 victory over Boise State, Friday, at the Univ. of Hawaii Tennis Complex.
The Owls captured the doubles point with identical 8-3 scores at the two and three positions.
In singles play, Medeja Egic posted a 6-2, 6-1 victory over Stacey Housley at number six. At the top spot, Blair DiSesa pulled out a 6-4, 7-5 win over Alissa Ayling, and moments later, Tracie Chong clinched the team victory with a 6-4, 7-5 triumph over Nadja Woscheck at number three.
The Owls will face Fresno State who defeated SMU in the other semifinal. The championship match is scheduled for 3 pm CDT.
Match Results
Rice 4, Boise State 0
Doubles
1. Patenaude/Egic (RU) vs. Ayling/Biorkman (BSU), DNF
2. Chong/Karas (RU) def. Curtolo/Pongratz (BSU), 8-3
3. Dao/DiSesa (RU) def. Coll/Woscheck (BSU), 8-3
Singles
1. Blair DiSesa (RU) def. Alissa Ayling (BSU), 6-4, 7-5
2. Kimberley Patenaude (RU) vs. Megan Biorkman (BSU), DNF
3. Tracie Chong (RU) def. Nadja Woscheck (BSU), 6-4, 7-5
4. Dominique Karas (RU) vs. Carolina Pongratz (BSU), DNF
5. Christine Dao (RU) vs. Tiffany Coll (BSU), DNF
6. Medeja Egic (RU) def. Stacey Housley (BSU), 6-2, 6-1 |
