Rice University
Pepperdine
Rice Falls To No. 19 Pepperdine
4/9/2007 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
April 9, 2007
HOUSTON -- Heading into the final week of the regular season, the Rice women were swept by No. 19 Pepperdine in dual-match action on Monday afternoon at the Jake Hess Tennis Stadium.
Rice freshman Julie Chao had her upset bid averted at No. 1 singles, where she pushed 56th-ranked Sylvia Kosakowski to the edge. The Wave rallied back against the determined Owl for a 1-6, 6-3, 12-10 decision. Chao was looking for another upset earlier in the day with partner Tiffany Lee. Pepperdine's No. 29 tandem of Kosakowski and Bianca Dulgheru finally overcame the upstart Owls for an 8-6 decision.
Rice wraps up the regular season on Friday in double-header action. The Owls first host Texas-San Antonio at 11 am, then face Abilene Christian at 4 pm. Both matches are slated for the Jake Hess Tennis Stadium.
Results
No. 19 Pepperdine 7, Rice 0
Doubles
1. No. 29 Sylvia Kosakowski/Bianca Dulgheru (PEP) def. Julie Chao/Tiffany Lee (RICE) 8-6
2. Eva Dickes/Katia Sabate (PEP) def. Dominique Karas/Kimberley Patenaude (RICE) 8-4
3. Anete Bandere/Tania Rice (PEP) def. Emily Braid/Veronica Sagastegui (RICE) 8-3
Singles 1. No. 56 Sylvia Kosakowski (PEP) def. Julie Chao (RICE) 1-6, 6-3, 1-0 (12-10)
2. No. 95 Katia Sabate (PEP) def. Christine Dao (RICE) 6-1, 6-2
3. Eva Dickes (PEP) def. Tiffany Lee (RICE) 6-2, 6-3
4. Anete Bandere (PEP) def. Dominique Karas (RICE) 6-4, 6-0
5. Jillian Braverman (PEP) def. Emily Braid (RICE) 6-1, 6-1
6. Tania Rice (PEP) def. Veronica Sagastegui (RICE) 6-1, 6-2
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (5,2,6,4,3,1)
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