Bak Leads Oregon in Win Over San Diego
04/05/04 | Women's Tennis
SAN DIEGO, Calif. ? The Oregon women's tennis team wrapped up its second consecutive trip to California with a 4-3 victory over No. 38 San Diego. The win gives Oregon 14 on the season, tying its top win total (14-11, 2002) since the Pac-10 merged into a nine-team conference in 1997.
In doubles, Oregon (14-8, 2-6) won two of three matches to clinch the doubles point. No. 49-ranked Daria Panova and Courtney Nagle defeated USD's Lauren Kazarian and Jennifer Brown, 8-4, at the No. 1 position.
Anna Leksinska and Dominika Dieskova moved into a tie for 4th all-time for single-season doubles wins with their 17th win of the season. The duo defeated Lauren Perl and Lena Baensch, 8-6.
In singles, Oregon got help from the bottom of the lineup, recording key wins from the No. 4 and No. 5 spots. Junior Ester Bak clinched the match with her, 6-4, 5-7, 6-2, victory over Brown. Bak (Beaverton) got revenge, having lost to Brown (North Medford) in the Oregon High School state finals in 2001.
At the No. 4 position, Davina Mendiburu rallied after being down 5-1 in the second set to defeat Tara Livesay, 6-1, 7-5. Mendiburu is now 15-10 overall on the season.
Rounding out the Duck victories was No. 56-ranked Dieskova, who dominated No. 81-ranked Perl, 6-3, 6-1, at the No. 2 position. The freshman is now an impressive 18-12 overall on the season.
The Ducks take the week off before finishing the regular season at Long Beach State (April 16, 1 p.m.) and at Pepperdine (April 17, Noon).
Oregon 4 San Diego 3
San Diego, Calif.
April 5
Doubles
1. (49) Panova/Nagle (UO) def. Kazarian/Brown (USD) 8-4
2. Dieskova/Leksinska (UO) def. Perl/Baensch (USD) 8-6
3. Murphy/Livesay (USD) def. Mendiburu/Bak (UO) 8-2
Singles
1. (61) Emma Murphy (USD) def. (8) Daria Panova (UO) 6-4, 6-2
2. (56) Dominika Dieskova (UO) def. (81) Lauren Perl (USD) 6-3, 6-1
3. Lena Baensch (USD) def. Courtney Nagle (UO) 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
4. Davina Mendiburu (UO) def. Tara Livesay (USD) 6-1, 7-5
5. Ester Bak (UO) def. Jennifer Brown (USD) 6-4, 5-7, 6-2
6. Lauren Kazarian (USD) def. Anna Leksinska (UO) 6-3, 6-2
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