Panova Cruises Into Pac-10 Quarterfinals
OJAI, Calif. ? Junior Daria Panova is almost halfway to her quest for a fourth Pacific-10 Conference title. The No. 10-ranked native of Moscow, Russia, won both matches to advance to the quarterfinals on Friday.
Panova got off to a slow start, losing the first set in her first round matchup against ASU’s Joslynn Burkett, but rebounded to pull of 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 victory. In the second round, Panova made easy work of Stanford’s No. 39 Theresa Logar, 6-2, 6-2.
The wins marked the 30th and 31st, respectively for Panova on the season ? two shy of breaking her own single-season school record. She also holds a 16-4 record in tournament matches this season.
Freshman Dominika Dieskova won her first round match, defeating Diane Matias of USC, 6-4, 6-2. She then came up short in the second round, losing to Stanford’s No. 12 Alice Barnes, 5-7, 6-1, 6-1.
Senior Courtney Nagle was defeated in the first round, losing to No. 21 Dea Sumantri of Washington, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.
In the invitational draw, Anna Leksinska, Ester Bak and Davina Mendiburu were all defeated in the first round.
The Ducks return to action tomorrow (Fri.) as Panova will face USC’s Anca Anastasiu in the quaterfinals. Oregon will also compete in the championship and invitational doubles tournaments.
Women’s Pac-10 Championships
Ojai, Calif.
1st and 2nd Rounds
1st Round - Championship Singles
(10) Daria Panova (UO) def. Joslynn Burkett (ASU) 4-6, 6-2, 6-2
(69) Dominika Dieskova (UO) def. Diane Matias (USC) 6-4, 6-2
(21) Dea Sumantri (UW) def. Courtney Nagle (UO) 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
1st Round - Invitational Singles
Nina Yaftali (UCLA) def. Anna Leksinska (UO) 7-6, 2-6, 6-1
Steph Svandfeldt (UW) def. Ester Bak (UO) WD (inj.)
Melissa Esmero (USC) def. Davina Mendiburu (UO) 6-3, 6-2
2nd Round - Championship Singles
(10) Daria Panova (UO) def. (39) Theresa Logar (SU) 6-2, 6-2
(12) Alice Barnes (SU) def. Dominika Dieskova (UO) 5-7, 6-1, 6-1
