| 49ers Fall To #22
Pepperdine, 5-2
Beach Is 10-8 On Season
March 30, 2007
MALIBU, CA-- The 49er women’s tennis team dropped a 5-2 decision
at #22-ranked Pepperdine on Friday afternoon. The 49ers, who are ranked
#44 nationally, fell to 10-8 on the season while the Waves improved to
13-7.
Pepperdine got off to a strong start by winning two of the three doubles
matches to earn the doubles point. The Waves won at #1 doubles as Sylvia
Kosakowski and Katia Sabate won 8-4 over Stephanie Bengson and Katy Williams.
At #2 doubles, Eva Dickes and Anete Bandere won 9-7 over Hannah Grady
and Jessica Weeks. The 49ers did capture #3 doubles as Sandra Rocha and
Emmanuelle Tabatruong won 9-8 over Jillian Braverman and Tania Rice.
In singles action, Grady picked up a big win at #1 singles as she defeated
#53-ranked Kosakowski in straight sets, 6-3, 6-1. Grady is ranked #119
in the nation in the latest ITA singles rankings. The win was her fifth
this season over a nationally-ranked opponent. The other 49er victory
came at #3 singles as Bengson prevailed 4-6, 6-4, 10-8 over Dickes. Bengson
has currently won nine consecutive singles matches this spring and owns
a 13-4 mark in singles play.
The 49ers will next be in action on Tuesday, April 3 when they play at
Brown University in Providence, RI. They continue their East Coast swing
with a match at Boston College on Wednesday.
DOUBLES
1. Kosakowski/Sabate (Pepp.) def. Bengson/Williams (LBSU), 8-4
2. Dickes/Bandere (Pepp) def. Grady/Weeks (LBSU) , 9-7
3. Rocha/Tabatruong (LBSU) def. Braverman/Rice (Pepp), 9-8
SINGLES
1. #119 Hannah Grady (LBSU) def. #53 Sylvia Kosakowski (Pepp), 6-3, 6-1
2. #90 Katia Sabate (Pepp) def. Katy Williams (LBSU), 6-3, 6-3
3. Stephanie Bengson (LBSU) def. Eva Dickes (Pepp), 4-6, 6-4, 10-8
4. Anete Bandere (Pepp) def. Jessica Weeks (LBSU), 6-1, 6-4
5. Tania Rice (Pepp) def. Sandra Rocha (LBSU), 6-1, 7-5
6. Jillian Braverman (Pepp) def. Emmanuelle Tabatruong (LBSU), 6-0, 6-2
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