University of Oregon
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Ducks Struggle against No. 10 Trojans
03/28/08 | Women's Tennis
EUGENE, Ore. - The Oregon women's tennis team fell to No. 10 USC 7-0 on Friday afternoon at Mark Stadium in Los Angeles.
USC was able to cruise through doubles play with a 1-2-3 finish. #5 Fink/Niculescu defeated Rolly/Powaska with an 8-1 decision at the No. 1 slot, followed by an 8-2 win for Fansler/Nelson over Seremeta/Hirt at No. 2. At No. 3, freshman duo Andrews/Sanchez had an 8-4 victory over MacFarlane/Olivos to bring up singles play with USC leading the match 1-0.
In singles play the Ducks struggled in all six positions giving the Trojans an advantage on the day. First it was freshman Cristala Andrews, who served up a 6-1, 6-1 win over Claudia Hirt at the No. 6 position. Next in line was fellow freshman Maria Sanchez, who defeated Ana Cecilia Olivos 6-0, 6-2 at No. 5 to get USC within a point of clinching the match. Amanda Fink topped Carmen Seremeta with a decisive 6-1, 6-0 victory to make it 4-0. At the No. 4 slot, Sarah Fansler stepped in and was victorious over Stephanie MacFarlane 6-1, 6-2, leaving matches at the No. 3 and No. 1 spots still going. Gabriela Niculescu made it 6-0 USC with a 6-4, 6-1 win over Anna Powaska at No. 3, and then Lindsey Nelson beat Celine Rolly 6-2, 6-2 from the No. 1 position to round out the sweep for USC.
The No. 42 Ducks face No. 8 Bruins tomorrow in L.A. at 12 p.m.
#10 USC 7, #42 Oregon 0
DOUBLES
(1) #5 Fink/Niculescu (USC) def. Rolly/Powaska (ORE) - 8-1
(2) Fansler/Nelson (USC) def. Seremeta/Hirt (ORE) - 8-2
(3) Andrews/Sanchez (USC) def. MacFarlane/Olivos (ORE) - 8-4
USC wins doubles point.
Order of finish: 1, 2, 3
SINGLES
(1) #52 Lindsey Nelson (USC) def. Celine Rolly (ORE) - 6-2, 6-2
(2) #18 Amanda Fink (USC) def. Carmen Seremeta (ORE) - 6-1, 6-0*
(3) #98 Gabriela Niculescu (USC) def. Anna Powaska (ORE) - 6-4, 6-1
(4) #97 Sarah Fansler (USC) def. Stephanie MacFarlane (ORE) - 6-1, 6-2
(5) #102 Maria Sanchez (USC) def. Ana Cecilia Olivos (ORE) - 6-0, 6-2
(6) Cristala Andrews (USC) def. Claudia Hirt (ORE) - 6-1, 6-1
Order of finish: 6, 5, 2*, 4, 1, 3
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