EUGENE, Ore. The Nevada women’s tennis team lost 4-3 to No. 32 Sacramento State on Saturday.
Nevada fell to 3-6 with the loss. All six of Nevada’s losses this year have come by a 4-3 margin.
Despite an 8-6 win from Maria Mizyuk and Caroline Bailly at the No. 1 doubles spot, the Pack lost the doubles point as the Hornets won at Nos. 2 and 3.
In singles play, Caroline Bailly (No. 2), Alice Hall (No. 4) and Lais Ogata (No. 6) all posted victories for the Pack. But Nevada lost at No. 1 (Mizyuk), No. 3 (Florence De Vrye) and No. 5 (Laetitia Tan, retired) and couldn’t overcome the margin.
Nevada will return to action next weekend at Long Beach State.
#32 Sacramento State 4, Nevada 3
3/8/2008 at Eugene, Ore. (Student Tennis Center)
Singles competition
1. #57 Katrina Zheltova (SAC) def. #40 Maria Mizyuk (NEV) 6-4, 6-3
2. Caroline Bailly (NEV) def. Melissa Valenzuela (SAC) 6-0, 6-1
3. Anastassia Lyssenko (SAC) def. Florence De Vrye (NEV) 6-0, 6-2
4. Alice Hall (NEV) def. Luba Schifris (SAC) 7-6, 6-1
5. Karina Jarlkaganova (SAC) def. Laetitia Tan (NEV) 1-6, retired
6. Lais Ogata (NEV) def. Joyce Martinez Gutierrez (SAC) 2-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-7)
Doubles competition
1. Maria Mizyuk/Caroline Bailly (NEV) def. Katrina Zheltova/Melissa Valenzuela (SAC) 8-6
2. Luba Schifris/Karina Jarlkaganova (SAC) def. Florence De Vrye/Alice Hall (NEV) 8-2
3. Aileen Tsan/Anastassia Lyssenko (SAC) def. Laetitia Tan/Ly-Huong Dinh (NEV) 8-1
