BAKERSFIELD, Calif. ? UC San Diego looked every bit the defending conference campion, beating Cal State Bakersfield 9-0 at the Sally Ann Silva Courts in Bakersfield Saturday afternoon.
UCSD (4-3, 4-0 CCAA) opened the afternoon by sweeping all three doubles matches while losing just two games. The Tritons lost just one set in sweeping the six singles matches.
The Roadrunners got a big effort from junior Kati Lynott at No. 1 singles, who nearly pulled off a major upset. Lynott took the first set from Marsha Malinow, 6-4, before falling 6-3 in the second set and 10-7 in the super tiebreaker.
Tessa Tran picked up the biggest win for the Tritons Saturday, defeating Leslie Begley 6-0, 6-0 at No. 6 singles. Pooja Desai also earned a 6-1, 6-0 win over Jennifer Paet at No. 5.
UCSD returns to action next weekend, playing at Cal State San Bernardino on Saturday, March 3rd at 11 a.m.
UC San Diego 9, Cal State Bakersfield 0
Singles:
1. Marrsha Malinow (UCSD) def. Kati Lynott (CSUB) 4-6, 6-3 (10-7)
2. Ina Dan (UCSD) def. Sara Mijwel (CSUB) 6-0, 6-1
3. Justine Ang Fonte (UCSD) def. Isabella Kasselstrand (CSUB) 6-2, 6-0
4. Pooja Desai (UCSD) def. Jennifer Paet (CSUB) 6-1, 6-0
5. Tessa Tran (UCSD) def. Leslie Begley (CSUB) 6-0, 6-0
6. Allison Legakis (UCSD) def. Fiona Kelly (CSUB) 6-0, 6-2
Doubles:
1. Malinow/Dan (UCSD) def. Lynott/Mijwel (CSUB) 8-0
2. Fonte/Christy Knudsen (UCSD) def. Kasselstrand/Paet (CSUB) 8-2
3. Legakis/Yekaterina Milvidskaia (UCSD) def. Begley/Kelly (CSUB) 8-0
