Mustangs Sweep Titans in Big West Opener
Jan. 15, 2005– San Luis Obispo, Calif.

Copy courtesy Cal Poly sports information office

The Cal Poly SLO women’s tennis team opened the 2005 season
with a 7-0 win over Big West Conference foe Cal State Fullerton at Mustang Courts on Saturday.

Cal Poly won the doubles point by sweeping all three matches. At No. 1
Samantha Waller and Nicole Shabaz combined for a 8-1 win over Ruya Inapulat
and Carla Rocha. At No. 2 doubles, Noelle Lee Chelsy Thompson were winners
over Gina Le and Mai-Ly Tran, 8-3. No. 3 doubles proved a tough match with
Carol Erickson and Falon Lopez defeating Caroline Freeman and Chip Dunbar
9-7.

The No. 1 and 2 singles matches proved to be a battle while Cal Poly won the
3-6 matches in straight sets.

Waller, playing No. 1 singles for Cal Poly, was forced into a tie breaker
with Inapulat. Waller won the first set 7-5 but lost the second 6-3. Waller
won the battle with a 11-9 win to take the first singles point.

No. 2 singles was similar with Thompson rebounding to win in the tie breaker
over Le. The Titan player won the opening set 6-2 but Thompson battled back
to win 6-0 and (10-8).

Cal Poly returns to the courts on Monday, Jan. 17 against Santa Clara at 11
am while Cal State Fullerton will play a neutral site match (Mustang Courts)
against the Broncos on Sunday at 9:30 am.

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