Solid Start To A Promising Season for Women?s Tennis
SEATTLE, Wash. ? The Oregon women’s tennis got off to a solid start at the Pac-10 Indoor Championships in Seattle, Wash with three victories; two of which came in Flight I.
Reigning Pac-10 Player of the Year and 2003 Pac-10 Indoor champ Daria Panova began the season just as strong with a win against Rebecca Rankin (Arizona State) 6-1, 6-4. Panova had yet to play her quarterfinal match against Diane Hollands of Arizona.
Freshman and Slovakia native Dominika Dieskova began her season with an impressive victory against Orsi Sallai (Washington State), 6-1, 6-0. Dieskova was then defeated by No. 1 seed Raquel Kops-Jones of Cal 6-2, 6-3.
In Flight II, senior Courtney Nagle was defeated by Wendy Pilecka (Arizona State) 2-6, 6-3, 6-4.
Sophomore Anna Leksinska showed tremendous heart, winning her first match against Shilpa Joshi (UCLA) 6-4, 5-7, 7-6 (6) in Flight III. Leksinska then lost to Kelly Perry (Arizona), 6-4, 6-3 in quarterfinal play.
Both Jamie Marshall and Monica Hoz de Vila came up short in their Flight III matches. Marshall was defeated by Nora Gaal (Washington State) 6-1, 5-7, 6-1. Hoz de Vila did the same, losing a hard fought match to Kristen Case (Cal) 6-1, 7-6 (3).
Both senior Davina Mendiburu and junior Ester Bak received first round byes in Flight IV.
Pac-10 Indoor Championship
Seattle, Wash.
Singles- First Round
Flight I
No. 2 Daria Panova (UO) def. Rebecca Rankin (ASU) 6-1, 6-4
Dominika Dieskova (UO) def. Orsi Sallai (WSU) 6-1, 6-0
Flight II
Wendy Pilecka (ASU) def. Courtney Nagle (UO) 2-6, 6-3, 6-4
Flight III
Nora Gaal (WSU) def. Jamie Marshall (UO) 6-1, 5-7, 6-1
Kristen Case (Cal) def. Monica Hoz de Vila (UO) 6-1, 7-6, (3)
Anna Leksinska def. (UO) Shilpa Joshi (UCLA) 6-4, 5-7, 7-6
Quarterfinals
Flight I
No. 1 Raquel Kops-Jones (Cal) def. Dominika Dieskova (UO) 6-2, 6-3
Flight III
Kelly Perry (UA) def. Anna Leksinska (UO) 6-4, 6-3
