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AaronS | Posted: 23 Mar 2013 | Updated: 8 Nov 2020
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BYU falls to Santa Clara 5-2

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SANTA CLARA, Calif. - In its second match in as many days, the BYU women's tennis team lost to Santa Clara 5-2 Saturday at the Degheri Tennis Center.

The Cougars (7-7, 1-2 West Coast Conference) notched a victory at the No. 3 doubles position as Aubrey Paul and Desiree Tran topped Stephanie Skaras and Delphine Rouvillios 8-7(5). But the Broncos (7-5, 2-0 WCC) went on to win the remaining two doubles matches to secure the first point of the day.
 
In singles, Meghan Sheehan-Dizon came from behind to beat Kelly Lamble in three sets at the No. 2 position, 2-6, 6-4, 10-8. Paul earned a win on court 6 as she defeated Skaras in straight sets 7-6(5), 6-3. Paul owns a team-high 11 wins on the season.
 
Senior Desiree Tran fell to No. 32 Katie Le 6-3, 6-2 at the No. 1 singles position. Santa Clara rounded out the match with wins on court 3, 4 and 5.
 
BYU continues its stretch of conference matches in California on March 29 against San Diego and Saint Mary's on March 30.
 
Doubles
1. Le/Agra (SCU) def. Sheehan-Dizon/N. Tran (BYU) 8-6
2. Lamble/McGeorge (SCU) def. Maddox/Anderson (BYU) 8-3
3. Paul/D. Tran (BYU) def. Skaras/Rouvillios (SCU) 8-7(5)
Singles
1. #32 Katie Le (SCU) def. Desiree Tran (BYU) 6-3, 6-2
2. Meghan Sheehan-Dizon (BYU) def. Kelly Lamble (SCU) 2-6, 6-4, 10-8
3. Alexandra Zaniewski (SCU) def. Morgan Anderson (BYU) 6-3, 6-3
4. Chelby Cooke (SCU) def. Nicolette Tran (BYU) 6-2, 6-2
5. Delphine Rouvillios (SCU) def. Mackenna Maddox (BYU) 6-1, 6-2
6. Aubrey Paul (BYU) def. Stephanie Skaras (SCU) 7-6(5), 6-3
 

 
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.