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AaronS | Posted: 22 Mar 2013 | Updated: 8 Nov 2020
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Dons down Cougars 4-2

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SAN FRANCISCO - Two days after its first conference win, the BYU women’s tennis team fell to San Francisco 4-2 at Golden Gate Park.

The Dons (8-5, 1-2 West Coast Conference) picked up the doubles point with wins at the No. 1 and 3 positions.

In singles play, BYU’s (7-6, 1-1 WCC) freshman Nicolette Tran earned a point for the Cougars as she topped Marina Nikolic 6-2, 6-4 on court 4. Senior Aubrey Paul added the second point for BYU on court 6 over Yurie Hashiguhci 6-2, 6-4.

At the No. 1 position, junior Desiree Tran lost to No. 76 Andrea Ka 6-0, 6-2. The Dons also won at the No. 2 and 5 positions.

The Cougars play their third match of the week at noon PDT Saturday against Santa Clara.

 

Doubles

1. Ka/Holmberg (USF) def. Sheehan-Dizon/N.Tran (BYU) 8-6

2. Hadzi-Tanovic/Hashiguchi (USF) vs. Anderson/Maddox (BYU) DNF

3. Irish/Nikolic (USF) def. D.Tran/Paul (BYU) 8-3

Order of finish: 1, 3

Singles

1. #76 Andrea Ka (USF) def. Desiree Tran (BYU) 6-0, 6-2

2. Sofia Holmberg (USF) def. Meghan Sheehan-Dizon (BYU) 6-2, 6-3

3. Milica Hadzi-Tanovic (USF) vs. Morgan Anderson (BYU) DNF

4. Nicolette Tran (BYU) def. Marina Nikolic (USF) 6-2, 6-4

5. Brooke Irish (USF) def. Mackenna Maddox (BYU) 6-1, 6-3

6. Aubrey Paul (BYU) def. Yurie Hashiguchi (USF) 6-2, 6-4

Order of finish: 1, 5, 6, 4, 2

 

 
AaronS | Posted: 20 Mar 2013 | Updated: 8 Nov 2020
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Back-to-back conference matches in California

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PROVO, Utah – After earning a win in its conference debut, the BYU women’s tennis team travels to California to play league opponents San Francisco on Friday and Santa Clara on Saturday.
 
The Cougars (7-5, 1-0 West Coast Conference) face the Dons (6-5, 0-2 WCC) at 1 p.m. PDT on Friday and the Broncos (5-5, 1-0 WCC) at noon PDT on Saturday.
 
In doubles play, teammates Aubrey Paul and Desiree Tran have won eight of their nine matches this season. Morgan Anderson and Mackenna Maddox also share a team-high eight wins.
 
With a 5-2 win over Portland, Paul improved to 9-3 on the year at the No. 6 singles position.
 
Santa Clara has won three of its last four matches, including a 4-3 win over San Francisco.
 
The Dons have played eight consecutive matches at home but are still looking for their first conference victory.
 
BYU will also play two more league matches in California against San Diego on March 29 and Saint Mary’s on March 30.