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No. 47 Tigers Sweep No. 69 Owls
2/17/2007 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Feb. 17, 2007
HOUSTON -- Freshman Julie Chao's bid for a second-straight upset came up just shy as the No. 69 Rice women were swept 7-0 by No. 47 Louisiana State on Saturday afternoon at the Jake Hess Tennis Stadium.
Chao faced off with second-ranked Megan Falcon at No. 1 singles and snared the first set in a tiebreak. The Tiger rallied back in the second frame, then held on for a 6-7 (4), 6-1, 10-5 decision.
Freshmen Rebecca Lin and Jennifer Pan also waged close battles on Saturday. Lin, playing at No. 4, won her first set in a tiebreak, but LSU's Hanna Robinson fought back for a 6-7 (5), 6-1, 10-7 win. Pan, making her first appearance in the Owls' dual lineup, traded blows with Tiffany Tucker at No. 6 before falling 6-4, 5-7, 10-5.
The Owls travel to California next week to play No. 60 San Diego on Thursday and No. 49 San Diego State on Saturday.
Results
No. 47 LSU 7, No. 69 Rice 0
Doubles
1. No. 10 Falcon/Robinson (LSU) def. Lee/Chao (RU), 8-4
2. Hedberg/Spencer (LSU) def. Lin/Karas (RU), 8-4
3. Tucker/Amy Murdock (LSU) def. Braid/ Veronica Sagastegui (RU), 8-2
Singles 1. No. 2 Megan Falcon (LSU) def. Julie Chao (RU), 6-7 (4), 6-1, 10-5
2. No. 83 Mykala Hedberg (LSU) def. Tiffany Lee (RU), 6-2, 6-0
3. Nicole Kanton (LSU) def. Dominique Karas (RU), 6-3, 6-1
4. Hannah Robinson (LSU) def. Rebecca Lin (RU), 6-7 (5), 6-1, 10-7
5. Staton Spencer (LSU) def. Emily Braid (RU), 6-1, 6-0
6. Tiffany Tucker (LSU) def. Jennifer Pan (RU), 6-4, 5-7, 10-5
Order of Finish: D3, D1, D2, S5, S2, S3, S6, S4, S1
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