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Women's Tennis Falls to 18th-ranked Cal, 6-1
March 18, 2005 | Women's Tennis
March 19, 2005
BERKELEY, Calif. - Playing its highest-ranked opponent so far this season, the Princeton women's tennis team fell to 18th-ranked California, 6-1, in a match played in Berkeley Saturday.
Cal clinched the doubles point with an 8-2 win at No. 1 and an 8-4 victory at No. 2. The Bears then won five singles matches, each coming in straight sets.
Princeton did earn a singles victory at No. 3, where freshman Christine Kansky split sets with Monica Wiesener before winning a tiebreak, 10-7, to take the match.
Sophomore Darcy Robertson played the fifth-ranked player in the country, Suzi Babos, at the No. 1 singles position. Babos won the match by a 6-1, 6-2 score.
No. 18 California 6, Princeton 1
Doubles
1. (Cal) Babos / Ravelojaona d. (P) Berg / Siebel, 8-2
2. (P) Robertson / Roth d. (Cal) Kusano / Shu, 8-4
3. (Cal) Lee / Visico d. (P) Kansky / Trimble, 8-5
Singles
1. (Cal) #5 Suzi Babos d. (P) Darcy Robertson, 6-1; 6-2
2. (Cal) Stephanie Kusano d. (P) Jessica Siebel, 6-1; 6-1
3. (P) Christine Kansky d. (Cal) Monica Wiesener, 6-4; 4-6 (10-7)
4. (Cal) Marion Ravelojaona d. (P) Laura Trimble, 6-1; 6-3
5. (Cal) Jessica Shu d. (P) Joanna Roth, 6-1; 6-3
6. (Cal) Cristina Visico d. (P) Stephanie Berg, 6-2; 6-3