March 27, 2008

FRESNO,Calif. - The No. 16-ranked women's tennis team fell to No. 10-ranked USC on Thursday in Los Angeles, Calif. The Bulldogs' knew the match would be a tough one when they entered the match.

Playing at the No. 2 spot for doubles, sophomores Renata Kucerkova and Anastasia Petukhova played well in doubles as they won their match against Nelson and Kinstler, 8-1.

"We had some good matches in singles, Melanie played well today," Head coach Simon Thibodeau said.

"We had a good effort today, we just need to play tougher for the next match," Thibideau said.

Thirteen-ranked Melanie Gloria played at the No. 1 spot for doubles and won her match against No.52-ranked Lindsey Nelson, 7-5, 7-5.

Gloria improved to 17-8 overall and 9-4 in dual for the season.

The Bulldogs are now 9-6 in dual for the season with a match against Harvard on Saturday, March 29th.

NCAA Women's Tennis
Los Angeles, Calif.
March 27, 2008

No. 10 USC def. No. 16 Fresno State, 6-1

Doubles (USC Wins Doubles Point)
1) No. 5 Fink/Niculescu (USC) def. No. 2 Gloria/Rowe (FS), 8-3
2) Petukhova/Kucerkova (FS) def. Nelson/Kinstler (USC), 8-1
3) Andrews/Sanchez (USC) def. Haskett/Beatty (FS), 8-5
Order of finish: 2, 1, 3

Singles 1) No. 13 Melanie Gloria (FS) def. No.52 Lindsey Nelson (USC), 7-5, 7-5
2) No.18 Amanda Fink (USC) def. No. 12 Anastasia Petukhova (FS), 6-4, 6-3
3) No. 98 Gabriela Niculescu (USC) def. Renata Kucerkova (FS), 6-2, 7-5
4) No. 102 Maria Sanchez (USC) def. No. 109 Tinesta Rowe (FS), 6-0, 6-3
5) No. 110 Leyla Entekhabi (USC) def. Jacqueline Haskett (FS), 6-3, 5-7, 1-0 (6)
6) Lyndsay Kinstler (USC) def. Danon Beatty (FS), 6-3, 6-3
Order of finish: 4, 6, 2, 3, 5, 1