Junior Esther Cadua advanced to the round of 32 with a pair of victories on Thursday.

Oct. 18, 2007

SINGLES BRACKET | DOUBLES BRACKET

SAN DIEGO - The San Diego State women's tennis team completed a successful first day at the Wilson/ITA West Regional Championships, as the co-hosts had four players advance to the round of 32 in the singles draw and also went 2-0 in doubles action.

Three Aztecs had a pair of victories on Thursday as freshman Julia Trunk joined juniors Esther Cadua and Milana Yusupov, in securing a spot in the round of 32. Senior Eliska Krausova also advanced in the bracket with a win following a first round bye.

Trunk had a pair of solid performances as she dispatched Marie Tanaka of Hawai'i, 6-0, 6-0, before defeating UC Riverside's Erynne Oki, 7-5, 6-1.

Cadua also had a good day as she cruised by Canna Furuta of Northridge, 6-2, 6-2, and Riverside's Angelique Corduz, 6-2, 6-3.

In the bottom half of the bracket, Yusupov had a pair of 6-3, 6-1 victories over Julia Sandborn of Hawai'i and USD's Ellie Faulkner, while Krausova made the most of her only match of the day by taking a 6-1, 6-2 decision over Tania Rice of Pepperdine.

Senior Sisse Nielsen and freshman Olivia Colman each opened the tournament with a first round victory, but then dropped their following matches, while junior Holly Bagshaw was unable to take advantage of a first round bye as she fell 6-2, 6-0, to Pavla Mesterova of LMU in the round of 64.

In doubles action, Atalay and Yusupov defeated UCSB's Brittany Kausen and Bryanna Ojeda, 8-6, while Nielsen and Kitts downed Julia Sandborn and Marie Tanaka of Hawai'i, 8-3. Two other Aztec tandems (Bagshaw/Krausova and Cadua/Trunk) received a first round bye and will open doubles play in the round of 32 on Friday.

The Wilson/ITA West Regional Championships will resume tomorrow morning with the doubles round of 32 beginning at 9 a.m., followed by the singles round of 32 at 10:30 a.m.

2007 WILSON/ITA WEST REGIONALS
BARNES TENNIS CENTER - SAN DIEGO, CALIF.
OCTOBER 18, 2007
(SDSU Results Only)

Singles
First round
Sisse Nielsen (SDSU) def. Erin Wiesener (CS Fullerton): 7-5, 6-1
Julia Trunk (SDSU) def. Marie Tanaka (Hawai'i): 6-0, 6-0
Esther Cadua (SDSU) def. Canna Furuta (CS Northridge): 6-2, 6-2
Olivia Colman (SDSU) def. Milov Teeling (USD): 6-4, 7-5
Becky Duesler (UCLA) def. Kathryn Kitts (SDSU): 7-5, 6-3
Milana Yusupov (SDSU) def. Julia Sandborn (Hawai'i): 6-3, 6-1
Karina Akhmedova (CS Fullerton) def. Ozge Atalay (SDSU): 7-6(4), 6-1

Round of 64
Bianca Dulgheru (Pepperdine) def. Sisse Nielsen (SDSU): 6-2, 6-1
Julia Trunk (SDSU) def. Erynne Oki (UCR): 7-5, 6-1
Esther Cadua (SDSU) def. Angelique Corduz (UCR): 6-2, 6-3
Hannah Grady (LBSU) def. Olivia Colman (SDSU): 7-5, 6-3
Pavla Mesterova (LMU) def. Holly Bagshaw (SDSU): 6-2, 6-0
Milana Yusupov (SDSU) def. Ellie Faulkner (USD): 6-3, 6-1
Eliska Krausova (SDSU) def. Tania Rice (Pepperdine): 6-1, 6-2

Doubles
First round
Ozge Atalay/Milana Yusupov (SDSU) def. Brittany Kausen/Bryanna Ojeda (UCSB), 8-6
Sisse Nielsen/Kathryn Kitts (SDSU) def. Julia Sandborn/Marie Tanaka (Hawai'i), 8-3