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Women's Tennis Suffers 5-1 Loss At Cal
April 22, 2000 | Women's Tennis
April 22, 2000
BERKELEY, Calif. -- USC women's tennis closed out the regular season with a 5-1 loss at the hands of fourth-ranked Cal, this afternoon at the Hellman Tennis Center in Berkeley. The Women of Troy fall to 15-8 overall and 4-4 in the Pac-10, ensuring a fourth place conference finish.
The Bears dominated singles play, taking five of six matches to assure the Cal victory. USC's only win came at the No. 5 position as the Trojans' Anita Loyola posted a 6-2, 6-4 win over Morisa Yang. The win marked Loyola's fourth straight. Throughout singles play, USC dropped four in straight sets, while Kara Warkentin pushed Anita Kurimay into a third-set tiebreaker at No. 1 before enduring a 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 defeat.
No doubles matches were played as the outcome of the match was already decided.
The Women of Troy return to action next week (April 27-30) at the Pac-10 Championships in Ojai, Calif.
Singles
(1) Anita Kurimay (Cal) def. Kara Warkentin (USC) - 5-7, 6-4, 6-3
(2) Amy Jensen (Cal) def. Veronika Safarova (USC) - 7-5, 6-3
(3) Karoline Borgersen (Cal) def. Jewel Petersen (USC) - 6-1, 6-0
(4) Claire Curran (Cal) def. Jacqui Boyd (USC) - 6-2, 7-5
(5) Anita Loyola (USC) def. Morisa Yang (Cal) - 6-2, 6-4
(6) Christina Fusano (Cal) def. Tiffany Brymer (USC) - 6-2, 6-4
Doubles
No Doubles Matches Were Played
