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2/13/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Feb. 13, 2008
Stephen F. Austin at Rice (Box Score - PDF) 
HOUSTON - The Rice women's tennis team rolled to a 7-0 sweep against Stephen F. Austin Wednesday afternoon at Jake Hess Stadium on the Rice campus.
The Owls (6-3) dropped a combined five games in doubles action. The pairs of Julie Chao and Dominique Karas along with Emily Braid and Varsha Shiva-Shankar notched a pair of 8-2 wins at the No. 1 and No. 3 spots.
Tiffany Lee and Rebecca Lin emerged with an 8-1 triumph in the No. 2 position over Gabriela Gadeva and Tatiana Smolnikova.
"It was nice for us to return home after a weekend on the road," head coach Roger White said. "We played a solid match and took care of business across the board."
In singles play, Lee turned in a dominant 6-0, 6-1 effort against Sanjana Kapur at the No. 2 slot.
Lin put the Owls ahead 3-0 with a 6-3, 6-1 win at No. 4 against Gadeva before Shiva-Shankar provided the clinching point at the bottom of the lineup with a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Christelle Kaempfer.
Chao fired off a 6-2, 6-1 win over Roxana Enica at No. 1, while Emily Braid won her third consecutive singles match at No. 5 with a hard-fought 7-5, 6-3 win against Smolnikova.
Karas added the finishing touch with a 6-2, 6-0 victory over Mary Harrision in the No. 3 hole to secure the sweep.
"It was very important for us to be efficient today with three more matches this weekend," White said.
Rice squares off with another Southland foe Friday when Texas-Arlington visits Jake Hess Stadium. First serve is slated for 3pm. Admission is free.
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