Feb. 10, 2007

Las Vegas, Nevada - Utah State women's tennis suffered a 5-2 loss Saturday in Las Vegas against UC Riverside at the Fertitta Tennis Complex. The Aggies are now at 2-3 for the spring season.

USU's Brianna Harris and Courtney Anderson defeated UCR's H.R. Espiritu and Roxanne Plata , 8-5, in doubles action at number two. The Aggies struggled with the other doubles matches and UCR captured the doubles point.

Anderson started the team out right with a win in the singles action, defeating Erynne Oki, 6-4, 6-4, at number one. Anderson now holds a 5-0 record for singles this season. Harris played at number four and earned the Aggies a second point defeating opponent Yasaman Sakhakorn in two sets. Erin Monson fought hard at number two and pushed UC Riverside's H.R. Espiritu into a tiebreaker and lost 10-5.

The Aggies are scheduled to play University of Nevada, Las Vegas Sun., Feb. 11 at 11 a.m. at the Fertitta Tennis Complex.

UC Riverside 5, Utah State 2

DOUBLES
1. Oki/McCullough (UCR) def. Monson/Monson (USU) 8-3
2. Harris/Anderson (USU) def. Espiritu/Plata (UCR) 8-5
3. Eri Yoshimoto/Cabanilla (UCR) def. Strickland/Nelson 
(USU) 8-2
SINGLES
1. Courtney Anderson (USU) def. Erynne Oki (UCR) 6-4, 6-4
2. H.R. Espiritu (UCR) def. Erin Monson (USU) 6-7, 6-3, 1-0 (10-5)
3. Donna McCullough (UCR) def. Dee-Dee Nelson (UCR) 6-2, 6-2
4. Brianna Harris (USU) def. Yasaman Sakhakorn (UCR) 6-1, 6-1
5. Catrisha Cabanilla (UCR) def. Lauren Monson (UCR) 6-2, 6-2
6. Roxanne Plata (UCR) def. Bridgette Strickland (USU) 6-4, 6-3