COOKEVILLE, Tenn. -- Playing indoors for more than 12 hours
Thursday, the Tennessee Tech men's and women's tennis teams each
dropped a 4-2 match to USC-Upstate in non-conference action at the
Cookeville Indoor Tennis Center.
In the men's match, the Golden Eagles won the points at the top
and bottom of the singles ladder, but the Spartans won the four
contests in between to clinch the victory. In the women's match,
the contest was tied 2-2 before the visitors posted wins in the
final two matches for the win.
The Golden Eagle men saw thei record level off at 3-3 while
USC-Upstate improved to 6-4. The Tech women fell to 0-4 while the
Spartan women left town with a 6-1 dual match record.
Sophomore Alex Chen gave Tech a 1-0 lead with a tough three-set
win at No. 1 singles, downing Renzo Airaldo, 6-0, 4-6, 7-5. Tech's
other win came from Lloyd Harris at No. 6 singles with a 9-8 (1)
decision over Marco Linconir.
In between, Edgar Rodriguez, Javier Tori, Jack Roux and Ramiro
Blanco claimed USC-Upstate wins at Nos. 2-5. At the No. 2 spot,
Josh Girling put up a good fight in an attempt to give the Golden
Eagles a 2-0 match lead, claiming the first set 7-6 before losing
the next two to Rodriguez.
The match swung back-and-forth in the women's contest. Francisca
Valderrama gave the Spartans a 1-0 lead by outlasting Leydi Zora,
6-4, 2-6, 6-, at No. 1. Soon after, Tech's Diana Woodcock earned a
three-set win at No. 2 singles to tie the match at 1-1. Woodcock
won 6-3, 2-6, 6-2, over Monica Pezzoti.
Upstate took a 2-1 lead as Simona Cacciuttolo edged Laura Porras
in another three-set contest, winning 6-3, 6-7, 6-4 at No. 3.
Golden Eagle freshman Frederike Kahl kept things tight as she
swept to a straight set win over Emilia Milovanovic, 6-4, 6-3, at
the No. 4 spot.
The No. 5 position was a cliffhanger, won in three sets by
Upstate's Carolina Bello. She slipped past Victoria Cran, 4-6, 6-3,
6-4, to lift the Spartans ahead, 3-2. The last match on the court
went to Upstate's Ana Sofia Camberos with a 6-2, 6-2 triumph over
Katie Barnhill, to clinch the victory.
The Teh teams take a break from action for nearly two weeks. The
next action for the women's team is March 18 when Tech hosts
Chattanooga in a 1 p.m. contest. The Golden Eagle men and women
will host Austin Peay on March 19.
Men's Tennis
UCS-Upstate 4, Tennessee Tech 2
Cookeville Indoor Tennis Center
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Singles
No. 1 -- Alex Chen (TTU) def. Renzo Airaldo USCU), 6-0, 4-6,
7-5
No. 2 -- Edgar Rodriguez (USCU) def. Josh Girling (TTU), 6-7, 6-4,
6-3
No. 3 -- Javier Tori (USCU) def. Justn Kirstein (TTU), 6-3,
6-2
No. 4 -- Jack Roux (USCU) def. Nick Stafford (TTU), 6-3, 5-7,
6-3
No. 5 -- Ramiro Blanco (USCU) def. Arturo Santa Ruiz (TTU), 6-2,
6-4
No. 6 -- Lloyd Harris (TTU) def. Marco Linconir (USCU) , 9-8
(1)
Records:
USCU 6-4
Tech 3-3
Women's Tennis
UCS-Upstate 4, Tennessee Tech 2
Cookeville Indoor Tennis Center
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Singles
No. 1 -- Francisca Valderrama (USCU) def. Leydi Zora (TTU), 6-4,
2-6, 6-4
No. 2 -- Diana Woodcock (TTU) def. Monica Pezzoti (USCU), 6-3,
2-6, 6-2
No. 3 -- Simona Cacciuttolo (USCU) def. Laura Porra (TTU), 6-3,
6-7, 6-4
No. 4 -- Frederike Kahl (TTU) def. Emilia Milovanovic (USCU), 6-4,
6-3
No. 5 -- Carolina Bello (USCU) def. Victoria Cran (TTU), 4-6, 6-3,
6-4
No. 6 -- Ana Sofia Camberos (USCU) def. Katie Barnhill (TTU), 6-2,
6-2
Records:
USCU 6-1
Tech 0-
