Rice University
Florida State
Owls Fall To Seminoles
2/9/2007 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Feb. 9, 2007
HOUSTON -- In a match twice delayed due to damp conditions, the No. 62 Rice women fell to No. 60 Florida State 6-1 on Friday afternoon at chilly Jake Hess Tennis Stadium.
Junior Christine Dao scored the only victory for the Owls with her 6-4, 6-2 triumph against Carolin Walter at No. 2 singles. Freshman Julie Chao challenged 58th-ranked Lauren Macfarlane early at No. 1 singles before the Seminole pulled away in the second frame for a 7-6 (1), 6-3 decision.
Although they lost doubles point, the Owls stayed close in decisions at one and two. Chao and Tiffany Lee traded blows with the 27th-ranked Seminole tandem of Macfarlane and Nicola Slater before succumbing 8-6. At No. 2, Walter and Tapiwa Marobela out-lasted Rice's Dominique Karas and Rebecca Lin 9-7.
The Owls next host No. 75 Auburn on Sunday in a 1 pm match at the Jake Hess Tennis Stadium.
Results
No. 60 Florida State 6, No. 62 Rice 1
Doubles
1. No. 27 Macfarlane/Slater (FSU) def. Lee/Chao (RU), 8-6
2. Walter/Marobela (FSU) def. Lin/Karas (RU), 9-7
3. Foley/Wente (FSU) def. Braid/Dao (RU), 8-2
Singles
1. No. 58 Lauren Macfarlane (FSU) def. Julie Chao (RU), 7-6 (1), 6-3
2. Christine Dao (RU) def. Carolin Walter (FSU), 6-4, 6-2
3. Nicola Slater (FSU) def. Dominique Karas (RU), 6-1, 6-1
4. Jessica Wente (FSU) def. Tiffany Lee (RU), 6-4, 3-6, 10-4
5. Miranda Foley (FSU) def. Rebecca Lin (RU), 6-2, 6-3
6. Tapiwa Marobela (FSU) def. Emily Braid (RU), 6-3, 6-1
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