Jan. 25, 2006

LOS ANGELES, CA - The University of San Diego women's tennis team dropped their first road match of the 2006 season to 5th ranked USC by a score of 7-0 Wednesday at Marks Stadium in Los Angeles.

The Toreros, currently ranked 64th in the nation, received a doubles victory from the senior duo of Emma Murphy and Lauren Perl who took an 8-4 win over USC's Lindsey Nelson and Luana Magnani. Helene Lindstrand and Jenny Brown paired up in the No. 2 spot but lost 8-1, and Sophia Vogt and Brittany Reitz also lost 8-1 in No. 3 doubles.

In the singles ladder, Emma Murphy held her opponent to a tight first set but couldn't hang on as she dropped her match by scores of 7-6, 6-1. In the No. 4 slot, Helene Lindstrand took her opponent to a third-set tiebreaker in which she lost (4-6, 6-2, 10-7). In other singles action, senior Jenny Brown lost to third-ranked Amanda Fink (6-3, 6-1) and Lauren Perl, Brittany Reitz, and Sophia Vogt all dropped their matches in the No. 3, 5, and 6 spots, respectively.

San Diego next heads to UC Berkeley for a 12:00 pm match on Saturday, January 28.

#5 USC 7, #64 San Diego 1
DOUBLES
(1) Murphy/Perl (USD) def. Magnani/Nelson (USC) -- 8-4
(2) Fink/Vermeulen (USC) def. Brown/Lindstrand (USD) -- 8-1
(3) Anastasiu/Matias (USC) def. Vogt/Reitz (USD) -- 8-1
USC wins doubles point

SINGLES
(1) Lindsey Nelson (USC) def. Emma Murphy (USD) -- 7-6, 6-1
(2) #3 Amanda Fink (USC) def. Jennifer Brown (USD) -- 6-3, 6-1
(3) #78 Dianne Matias (USC) def. Lauren Perl (USD) -- 6-3, 6-0
(4) Luana Magnani (USC) def. Helene Lindstrand (USD) -- 4-6, 6-2, 10-7
(5) Carine Vermeulen (USC) def. Brittany Reitz (USD) -- 6-0, 6-0
(6) Anca Anastasiu (USC) def. Sophia Vogt (USD) -- 6-0, 6-0
Order of finish: 5, 6, 3*, 2, 4, 1