San Diego, Calif. -- The Anteaters came up short against the University of San Diego Toreros Sunday afternoon, 6-1, in San Diego.
San Diego (5-4) took the doubles point early with wins at Nos. 2 and 3 to lead, 1-0.
The Toreros took the first point in singles at No. 6 and UCI (1-7) came back with a point as Sarah Gong swept at No. 1 (6-0, 6-0).
San Diego grabbed another point at No. 3 before No. 5 Cassidy Branstine put up tough sets bug ultimately lost the point (6-2, 7-5). San Diego would go on to win two more points at Nos. 2 and 4 singles to give them the win over UC Irvine, 6-1.
UCI is at home this week set to face Hawai'i on Saturday (Mar. 5) at 11:00 a.m. and Portland on Sunday (Mar. 6) at 11:00 a.m. at the Anteater Tennis Stadium.
San Diego 6, UC Irvine, 1
UCI (1-7, 0-1) | USD (5-4)
February 28, 2016
San Diego, Calif.
Doubles
1 Spinosa/Oppinger (USD) vs. Gong/Hazell (UCI) – 5-5, unfinished
2 Stojanovic/Chow (USD) def. Duva/Dvali (UCI) – 6-4
3 Difilippo/Torres (USD) def. Branstine/Watrous (UCI) – 6-2
San Diego wins the doubles point
Singles
1 Sarah Gong (UCI) def. Marta Stojanovic (USD) – 6-0, 6-0
2 Drew Spinosa (USD) def. Vivien Dvali (UCI) – 7-6, 6-4
3 Sophia Chow (USD) def. Stephanie Hazell (UCI) – 6-1, 6-0
4 Dana Oppinger (USD) def. Mazy Watrous (UCI) – 6-4, 6-2
5 Maria-Paula Torres (USD) def. Cassidy Branstine (UCI) – 6-2, 7-5
6 Colomba DiFilippo (USD) def. Andrea Duva (UCI) – 6-2, 6-0
Order of finish: Doubles(3,2, )
Singles: (6,1,3,5,4,2)
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