Rice University
Texas State
No. 64 Women's Tennis Sweeps Texas State
3/22/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
March 22, 2008
HOUSTON - The No. 64 Rice women's tennis made quick work of Texas State in a 4-0 victory Saturday afternoon at Jake Hess Stadium.
The Owls (14-4) have notched eight consecutive victories and won 11 of 12 at home this season.
Rice's top pair of Julie Chao and Dominique Karas dominated Andrea Giraldo and Ashley Ellis 8-0 in 35 minutes.
Tiffany Lee and Rebecca Lin emerged moments later with an 8-2 triumph Jennifer Nowland and Sumarie Muller at the No. 2 spot to clinch the doubles point.
"The girls did an excellent job of focusing," head coach Roger White said. "We're gearing up and working on our mentality for the conference tournament. The men's match ran longer than expected so I was impressed with our team handled that situation because it's hard to wait around and stay ready."
Chao pushed the lead to 2-0 with an impressive 6-2, 6-1 win over Giraldo at the top position.
Lin blanked Muller 6-0, 6-0 in the No. 4 hole to make it 3-0 before Varsha Shiva-Shankar sealed the victory with a 6-0, 6-2 triumph against McLeod at the bottom of the lineup.
The Owls wrap up the home schedule Sunday against Texas-Arlington. Rice will recognize its graduating class of Dominique Karas, Christine Dao and Tiffany Lee before the match. First serve against the Mavericks is slated for 3pm and admission is free to Jake Hess Stadium.
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