New Mexico and SDSU Win First Round Matches

Lobos and Aztecs clinch a spot in the semifinal round.

Top-seeded New Mexico will face fourth-seeded SDSU Friday at 2:00 p.m. PDT.
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April 29, 2004

SAN DIEGO - Top-seeded New Mexico swept the No. 8 seed Air Force, 4-0, while fourth-seeded San Diego State defeated fifth-seeded Colorado State, 4-1, in the afternoon session of quarterfinal round of the 2004 Mountain West Conference Women's Tennis Championship Thursday at Barnes Tennis Center in San Diego.

The 30th-ranked Lobos took control of the match early, winning the doubles point with victories by Maja Kovacek and Sandy Lukowski (No. 23 in the nation) at the No. 1 position and Michelle Heidbrink and Tiffany Robertson at the third spot. Lukowski also won her singles match in straight sets at the No. 5, followed by Tjasa Suvak at the No. 6 and Iva Gersic at the No. 2 to clinch the win for New Mexico.

No. 72 San Diego State took an early 1-0 advantage by winning two of the three doubles matches to claim the doubles point. After the Rams won at the No. 3, the 47th-ranked duo of Katalina Romero and Indra Erichsen defeated CSU's Dasha Zhurin and Emily Kirchem at the No. 1 spot to claim the first point of the match.

In singles, Colorado State's Tatyana Ugorich tied the match at one apiece with her victory at the number five. SDSU stepped things up a notch, winning the final three matches of the contest. Indra Erichsen beat Carla Pallares at No. 3, while Dita Hauerlandova defeated Emily Kirchem, 6-3, 6-2 at the No. 2 spot. Alesya Vidov brought home the win by beating Charity Malone, 7-6 (3), 6-3 at the No. 4 position.

New Mexico, now 19-3 on the season, will play San Diego State (9-14) in semifinal action on Friday at 2 p.m. at Barnes Center. Air Force falls to 13-13 on the year and will face Colorado State (11-12) in the 2 p.m. match in the consolation bracket on Friday.

(4) San Diego State 4, (5) Colorado State 1

DOUBLES: (San Diego State won point)
No. 1 - Indra Erichsen/Katalina Romero (SDSU) def. Dasha Zhurin/Emily Kirchem (CSU), 8-4
No. 2 - Dita Hauerlandova/Alesya Vidov (SDSU) def. Carla Pallares/Jasmin Singh (CSU), 8-0
No. 3 - Tatyana Ugorich/Alexandra Paganetti (CSU) def. Sarah Sansom/Patricia Graf (SDSU), 9-7

SINGLES:
No. 1 - Dasha Zhurin (CSU) vs. Katalina Romero (SDSU), 6-3, 5-3 (DNF)
No. 2 - Dita Hauerlandova (SDSU) def. Emily Kirchem (CSU), 6-3, 6-2
No. 3 - Indra Erichsen (SDSU) def. Carla Pallares (CSU), 6-1, 6-2
No. 4 - Alesya Vidov (SDSU) def. Charity Malone (CSU), 7-6 (3), 6-3
No. 5 - Tatyana Ugorich (CSU) def. Patricia Graf (SDSU), 6-4, 6-0
No. 6 - Jessica Jones (CSU) vs. Sarah Sansom (SDSU), 6-2, 2-5 (DNF)
Order of Finish: 5, 3, 2, 4
Clinched Match: 2

(1) NEW MEXICO 4, (8) AIR FORCE 0

DOUBLES: (New Mexico won point)
No. 1 - Maja Kovacek/Sandy Lukowski (UNM) def. Laura Nigro/Gina Black (AFA), 8-2
No. 2 - Iva Gersic/Maria Ruiz-Fabrega (UNM) vs. Kat Bushey/Karissa Walker (AFA), 6-3 (DNF)
No. 3 - Michelle Heidbrink/Tiffany Robertson (UNM) def. Miclynn Crail/Liza Vaccaro (AFA), 8-0
Order of Finish: 3, 1
Clinched Point: 1

SINGLES:
No. 1 - Maja Kovacek (UNM) vs. Laura Nigro (AFA), 6-4, 2-2 (DNF)
No. 2 - Iva Gersic (UNM) def. Kat Bushey (AFA), 6-0, 6-2
No. 3 - Tiffany Robertson (UNM) vs. Karissa Walker (AFA), 6-3, 4-1 (DNF)
No. 4 - Michelle Heidbrink (UNM) vs. Gina Black (AFA), 6-6 (DNF)
No. 5 - Sandy Lukowski (UNM) def. Katie Tomkie (AFA), 6-0, 6-0
No. 6 - Tjasa Suvak (UNM) def. Kelly Morgan (AFA), 6-1, 6-1
Order of Finish: 5, 6, 2
Clinched Match: 2