Doubles Team of Bak and Mendiburu Advance at Pac-10 Champs
OJAI, Calif. ? The University of Oregon women’s tennis team experienced another up-and-down day at the Pacific-10 Championships Friday. Seniors Ester Bak and Davina Mendiburu were the lone Ducks to advance with a semifinal berth in tomorrow’s invitational doubles draw.
In the championship draw, Daria Panova and Dominika Dieskova won their team-best 23rd match of the season, defeating ASU’s Jessican Rankin and Josyln Burkett in the opening round, but fell to USC’s Dianne Matias and Nicole Leimbach in the quarterfinals, 8-6. With the opening round win, Panova and Dieskova passed former Ducks Kumi Nagamoto and Cindy Grall (1987-88, 22-3) for first all-time for single-season doubles wins.
After receiving a first-round bye, Bak and Mendiburu defeated UW’s Allison Rainey and Stephanie Svanfeldt, 9-8, in the quarterfinals. The duo are now 22-7 on the season and currently sit tied for second all-time behind Panova and Dieskova.
Bak lost in the quarterfinals of the invitational singles to ASU’s Jennifer Leitch earlier today.
Full tournament results can be found at http://tournaments.usta.com/Tournaments/TournamentHome/Tournament.aspx?T=24290.
Pac-10 Championships ? Day Two
Ojai, Calif.
April 22
Quarterfinals Invitational Singles
Jennifer Leitch (ASU) def. Ester Bak (UO) 6-0, 6-4
First Round Championship Doubles
Panova/Dieskova (UO) def. Rankin/Burkett (ASU) 9-7
Nelson/Vermeulen (USC) def. Leksinska/Hoz de Vila (UO) 8-4
First Round Invitational Doubles
Bak/Mendiburu (UO) Bye
Quarterfinals Championship Doubles
Leimbach/Matias (USC) def. Panova/Dieskova (UO) 8-6
Quarterfinals Invitational Doubles
Bak/Mendiburu (UO) def. Rainey/Svanfeldt (UW) 9-8
