Utah State Nips Titans at BWC Championships Apr. 21, 2005 – Indian Wells, Calif.
No. 9 seed Utah State defeated No. 8 seed Cal State Fullerton in a close
4-3 match in the first round of the Big West Women’s Tennis Championships
at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden on Thursday.
The Aggies captured the crucial doubles point to start out the match after
winning at the No. 1 and No. 3 spots. Lindsey Bennion and Carolyn Stephens
were 8-5 victors over Carla Rocha and Mai-Ly Tran at No. 1, while Andrea
Barker and Courtney Anderson defeated Caroline Freeman and Chip Dunbar
8-4 at No. 3.
The two teams split the six singles matches down the middle, but the deciding
point came at the No. 3 slot. It took three sets, but Stephens edged out
Rocha 7-5, 4-6, 6-2 to lead USU to the victory. Barker was a 6-2, 6-2
winner over Freeman at No. 5 and Lauren Monson outlasted Dunbar 6-3, 6-4
at No. 6. For the Titans, Ruya Inalpulat, Gina Le and Tran notched victories
at No. 1, No. 2 and No. 4, respectively.
Utah State improved to 12-11 on the year while Cal State Fullerton fell
to 6-15. The Aggies move on to face top-seeded Pacific in the quarterfinals
on Friday at 11:00 a.m. (PDT). The Titans play UC Riverside for ninth
place on Friday at 5:00 p.m. (PDT).
Utah State (4) vs. Cal State Fullerton (3)
Thursday, April 21, 2005
Indian Wells Tennis Garden - Indian Wells, CA DOUBLES
1. Bennion/Stephens (USU) def. Rocha/Tran (CSF) 8-5
2. Le/Inalpulat (CSF) def. Smith/Monson (USU) 8-4
3. Barker/Anderson (USU) def. Freeman/Dunbar (CSF) 8-4 SINGLES
1. Ruya Inalpulat (CSF) def. Lindsay Bennion (USU) 6-1, 6-1
2. Gina Le (CSF) def. Jill Smith (USU) 6-1, 6-1
3. Carolyn Stephens (USU) def. Carla Rocha (CSF) 7-5, 4-6, 6-2
4. Mai-Ly Tran (CSF) def. Courtney Anderson (USU) 6-4, 6-4
5. Andrea Barker (USU) def. Caroline Freeman (CSF) 6-2, 6-2
6. Lauren Monson (USU) vs. Chip Dunbar (CSF) 6-3, 6-4
NCAA WOMEN'S TENNIS
Long Beach State (7) vs. Cal St. Fullerton (0)
– Feb. 14, 2004 at Long Beach, Calif.
DOUBLES (Must win two out of three matches for
one point)
